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Roberta777

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Papilloma Virus
Posted: 06-21-07 17:44pm

My pap results have come back showing that I have a Papilloma Virus, which is sexually transmitted and that the cells are already changing. My boyfriend is the only one I have been with since my husband died.

She said this is extremely dangerous as he can infect his young wife and other young women and put them at risk for cervical cancer.

Now, I am at risk for the same thing and he is at risk for genital warts.

As I am older and have had a hysterectomy, my risk may be limited to genital warts.

My doctor is sending me to a gyn for a polcoscopy soon.

Never being with anyone, I trusted this 32 year old man to tell me the truth. He said he had never been with anyone except his wife. Only to find out 10 months later he has been with his business partner, but they used condoms.

Now, I guess this means I can never have a sexual relationship with a new person for fear of giving them this virus?

I am in shock.
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Tylanas

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Posted: 06-21-07 18:10pm

That's absolutely not true... there are medicines out there these days that can reduce the rink of spreading it - but you will have to be honest with future partners, so they don't get a shock like you did.
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Llewellyn

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Posted: 06-21-07 18:21pm

There is no reason why you could not have sex with someone new. You could be honest with them and use protection. There are also dating sites for people with various STDs so that they can meet someone else who already has it.
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Anne123

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Posted: 06-21-07 19:20pm

You can absolutely have more sexual partners. Human papiloma virus is extremely common and in most cases not terribly harmful - especially not harmful to men. Some of the 100 different strains have been implicated in cervical cancer, and some of the strains cause genital warts.

Here is some more information for you about human papiloma virus from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
http://www.cdc.gov/st d/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm

According to the .C.D.C:
"At least 50 percent of sexually active men and women acquire genital HPV infection at some point in their lives. By age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have acquired genital HPV infection."

Also, condoms do not fully protect against .H.P.V because there is usually still skin-to-skin genital contact. It is possible he got it from his coworker.

I read once on this forum that it can even be spread by a handshake or a kiss, but I haven't seen that from an accredited source. I did read on an accredited source that confirmed it could be spread by methods other than intercourse but it didn't get specific.

Don't worry about it too much. Read up on it and learn as much as possible. This is not a life-without-sex sentence.
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embe

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Posted: 06-21-07 20:36pm

u know whats funny about hpv and warts..
my friend has hpv but has on;ly ever had like 2 outbreaks that went away on their own... and when she had her son... he later developed warts all over his torso and the pediatrician said it had nothing to do with my friend having genital warts... Rolling Eyes which imo is not tru buecause the kid was a year old when they popped out

i still think all strains of warts are somehow related and once u have one strain.... u can get warts almost anywhere
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