I didn’t even think about the possibility of being infected with HPV until I developed warts
Hi I just came back from the doctor finding out I have some type of HPV (type not yet known for sure but waiting for the test results to come back).
Of course knowing I and my boyfriend didn’t have HIV, I didn’t even think about the possibility of being infected with HPV until I developed warts 
My doctor didn’t really give me much information because he said he wanted to get my tests back first….but he said there are cures for genital warts..is this true? So far from what I have been reading it seems like they just wait for it to get out of your system.
I am so thankful that I caught this now because my boyfriend and I plan on marrying and having a baby sometime soon, but now I am scared I may not be able to have one because my doc said no pregnancy until we get rid of the HPV, but he also told me that sometimes it NEVER goes away!
Has anyone here had any experience where the HPV just won’t go away? Has anyone here been infected for a really long time? What should I expect and can anyone recommend what kind of questions to ask since I really really want to have a family someday, hopefully soon!
Also I saw the posts about condom effectiveness (only about 30%!) so I guess this means no sex until this is all taken care of.
Thanks everyone I am glad I found a place where I can find some support and people can share their stories!
You need to know that you can spread this to your children. So you need to think about things and be careful and try not to get sick or be stressed out while pregnant because it may cause a breakout. I also suggest going to a different doctor. Your doctor is not telling you the truth. HPV IS NOT CURABLE.
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is a virus that will stay with you forever. You can be dormant for years and not show sign or symptoms but it can not be cured. Think of it as herpes.
Doctors will tell you with herpes once you get it you always have it even though you don;t show it. At this point if your getting married and you have been diagnosed unless you have not had sex with your future husband he probably already has it. Hope this info helps.
However the chance of passing this to your child is exteremely low, they dont even need to perform c-sections on women with HPV because the chance is so low. And its only like herpes because it’s a sexually trasmitted virus. Herpes hides in your spinal ganglia and the immune system can’t take care of it.(help me out here Phish) Most people completely supress their HPV within two years. THERE IS NO CURE FOR ANY VIRUS! Is is just me or don’t many people actually do their research about this thing???
If you have warts, you have low risk HPV. The tests will only tell which strain. High risk is dysplasia (abnormal/precancerous/cancerous cells) usually on the cervix and possible other surrounding areas. It is possible to have both, but they would have to be caught seperately, as they are two different viruses.
There are treatments to get rid of the symptoms/infection, the warts. Condoms can help, but don’t stop HPV. I am accepting I will probably be “contagious” the rest of my life with a sexual partner. No one knows if the virus ever fully goes away.
You should be able to have children though. Most people have no problems.
If you’ve been intimate with your boyfriend, then he probably already has this virus too. He may have had it and not known in the first place. It can hide for many years before an outbreak. You can have sex with him, you can’t pass the virus back and forth since it doesn’t really leave anyways. As for sex with an active outbreak of warts, I’m not sure. I don’t carry that kind.
While I have much knowledge about Herpes, I don’t want to discuss to much about it on this board, because past experience has proven it only serves to confuse, rather than enlighten club members.
You are correct in that the Herpes virus lives in the base of the spine. Anyone who has ever had the chicken pox has it living in the base of their spine as well. It can later on reactivate itself into shingles. Herpes has a built in shelf life and it will run it’s course with or without treatment. It doesn’t bind to the DNA or cause cancer. It’s a very hardy virus, whereas, HPV is not. Herpes can remain in suspended hybernation for decades and doesn’t have to constantly replicate in order to survive. It can also live on inatimate objects for a good 20 minutes. Unlike HPv, Herpes antibiodies can be detected in a blood test that is one 100% accurate and it can be indivudually typed by that blood test as well.
On another note to dispell a myth,… low risk HPV strains can and does cause cervical dysplasia. Don’t assume that all dysplasia is caused only by high risk strains. The cervix is any std’s most coveted real estate. The cervix is constantly undergoing cellular changes because of hormones and has a fabulous blood supply, which is nothing more than an endless buffet of food for std’s.
Never ever forget the cervix is the lower half of the womb. The womb is designed to feed, protect and grow and deliver a human life, therefore what goes on there is unlike what goes on in any other part of human body.
Anatomy plays a far bigger role in how std’s behave than most people reallize.
THANKS everyone for posting your responses! I feel alot better lately and have come to realize through your support (and that of my fiance and friends) two huge points:
1. There are many wonderful people out there who are supportive and that makes life a whole lot easier
2. Be informed and honest!
Well I talked to my boyfriend the day i came back from the doctor…and he was very very supportive as he usually is. We have been through all sorts of tests together and it was always scary waiting for results, so if this is the worst thing we will have to deal with in our lives then Thank GOD!
Thank you for all the information. I was looking at stuff on the web, but you never know what is accurate and what is not out there! So yes HPV is not curable, but staying healthy and on top of it so the break outs are less. I just hope now that having the warts os a good sign and means I dont carry the high risk kind of HPV. I also found out they now have blood tests for it so you don’t have to wait until an abnormal pap smear or wart to find out if you have HPV which is great!
I always thought genital warts were something you would KNOW you have because of breakouts! Well now I am going to take better care of myself with eating right and vitamins to minimize breakouts, and encourage my fiance (who has never had a breakout, but then again i have read some warts are very very tiny so who knows!) to continue doing the same.
Of course staying informed helps tremendously too! Can’t wait for my tests to come back next week! Hope everyone is in as good spirits as I am!