Hpv

[FurryFury]

So a dear friend of mine the other day asks me how you get HPV other than through sexual contact. She has it. Her OB/GYN told her at a recent check up.

She's married in what we both had assumed is a monogamous relationship. I've always considered her partner a rare gem. Until now.

I figure if she hasn't googled it yet, she probably doesn't really want to know the answer to that question. As far as I can tell HPV is through genital contact and sometimes when a baby is born vaginally to an infected woman.

Does anyone know any other ways of transmission?

 

[nh23]

So a dear friend of mine the other day asks me how you get HPV other than through sexual contact. She has it. Her OB/GYN told her at a recent check up.

She's married in what we both had assumed is a monogamous relationship. I've always considered her partner a rare gem. Until now.

I figure if she hasn't googled it yet, she probably doesn't really want to know the answer to that question. As far as I can tell HPV is through genital contact and sometimes when a baby is born vaginally to an infected woman.

Does anyone know any other ways of transmission?

Does she have high risk HPV or the type that causes genital warts? High risk is what causes cancer. It's what caused the cancer I'm dealing with right now.

That being said it's only spread through sexual contact, however that doesn't mean her husband has cheated on her. About 93% of all people have had HPV in their lifetime. Most people fight it off in the first few years. A lucky few of us hang on to it and it causes cancer.

If you've ever slept with anyone, aside from only ever being with virgins it's like a 99% chance you've had one form or another of HPV. Depending on if she's ever been tested for it or not, it may have been there for awhile.

Condoms also aren't very effective against HPV because it's transmitted on the skin around the genitals too.

I've become an expert on HPV since my cancer diagnosis, so feel free to ask any questions you have.

 

[FurryFury]

That is very helpful information, thanks!

I feel better for her situation now. We didn't get into what type she has. I was a bit stunned at first. We didn't have nearly enough time to talk and there were little pitchers with big ears around too.

 

[missy_me]

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[nh23]

To my knowledge, HPV can also be latent and then just pop its head up randomly at some point. But I don't know how likely that is, especially if your friend has had a long relationship and hasn't had any symptoms until now.

There are no symptoms. Unless she's got the genital wart form. The only way she would have known is if she's ever been tested for it. They haven't been testing all that long, and some clinics only test women over 30, or women who've had a lot of sexual partners.

 

[FurryFury]

She's had two babies but the last one was over 4 years ago so I'm wondering why they tested now.

I know I was thrilled to find out they tested for AIDS the first time I was pregnant, while a friend of mine, pregnant about the same time was angry. Of course I was going through a divorce with a likely, unfaithful man.

She wasn't. She felt she hadn't been properly informed nor given her consent. I was just glad my evil ex wasn't going to literally bring death to me and the baby.

 

[Etoile]

She's had two babies but the last one was over 4 years ago so I'm wondering why they tested now.

I know I was thrilled to find out they tested for AIDS the first time I was pregnant, while a friend of mine, pregnant about the same time was angry. Of course I was going through a divorce with a likely, unfaithful man.

She wasn't. She felt she hadn't been properly informed nor given her consent. I was just glad my evil ex wasn't going to literally bring death to me and the baby.

Interesting...almost like a state encroachment on parental rights, there. The state wanting to know if the mother has HIV so it can know if the baby is at risk and can protect the child. *ponders*

 

[AngelicAssassin]

Interesting...almost like a state encroachment on parental rights, there. The state wanting to know if the mother has HIV so it can know if the baby is at risk and can protect the child. *ponders*

No more an encroachment than silver nitrate or the prenatal screening for STDs, perhaps?

 

[Etoile]

No more an encroachment than silver nitrate or the prenatal screening for STDs, perhaps?

I don't deny that those might be either. Never knew about the silver nitrate stuff myself. I'm just pondering. I'm not even saying it's bad to do these screenings or procedures.

 

[AngelicAssassin]

I don't deny that those might be either. Never knew about the silver nitrate stuff myself. I'm just pondering. I'm not even saying it's bad to do these screenings or procedures.

Not accusatory Etoile, i just watched Gone Baby Gone, so i'm rather hypersensitive at the moment. On one hand, i ponder why a parent would risk a lying partner, or dormant/ninja STD. On the other, i ponder how often state laws for legislated mandatory medical practices are reviewed.

 

[graceanne]

She's had two babies but the last one was over 4 years ago so I'm wondering why they tested now.

I know I was thrilled to find out they tested for AIDS the first time I was pregnant, while a friend of mine, pregnant about the same time was angry. Of course I was going through a divorce with a likely, unfaithful man.

She wasn't. She felt she hadn't been properly informed nor given her consent. I was just glad my evil ex wasn't going to literally bring death to me and the baby.

When I got my HIV testing with my tykes I had to sign a permission slip. Sounds like that's a good idea if it pisses people off to be checked.

 

[FurryFury]

When I got my HIV testing with my tykes I had to sign a permission slip. Sounds like that's a good idea if it pisses people off to be checked.

I agree.