How long does it take for HPV to become detectable?
İf there are no cuts or sores in the mouth, is it still contagious?
İf protection such as condom is used, how much will it reduce the risk of catching it?
İf a guy takes the shot Gardasil, will he both become immune and not carry it to other partners?
İ am really more concerned about my partner carrying it to others, if i do have hpv that is. Not kissing and all this kind of safety stuff feels like a huge curse. What are the symptoms of hpv?
İ was told that İ can only get tested for it at a gyon or something, what is this?
İ am a virgin, have only given bj so far it even possible to catch it like that?
Thank you so much everybody who has read this and might provide me some helpful answers and/or advice.
(it’s sad that the chapters containing this information were deliberately avoided by teachers in school. so i found out about stds too late. in addition, there was only a class copy of the books which had to remain there.)
Although condoms are highly effective for preventing the transmission of other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), recent studies have concluded that condoms only offer partial protection, at best, against the transmission of genital HPVs.
This may be due to the fact that HPVs can infect genital skin areas that are not covered by condoms. On the other hand, some studies have suggested that regular condom use can effectively limit the ongoing persistence and spread of HPV to additional genital sites in individuals who are already infected.
Thus, condom use may reduce the risk that infected individuals will progress to cervical cancer or develop additional genital warts. A 2006 study of 82 college students suggests that condoms can be up to 70% effective for preventing genital HPV infection if used for every sexual encounter. Planned Parenthood recommends condom use to reduce the risk of contracting HPV,but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintain that “the effect of condoms in preventing HPV infection is unknown.”
STDs are always contagious and no matter what medicine you take (including that new shot) you are never totally immune. The best advice is to be careful who you have sex with, and to always use condoms.
When I got HPV, I had one missed period (first time ever in my life). Fortunately, a month later was my annual gyn exam. My doctor noticed my cervix had some unusual cells on it and in doing a biopsy, determined I had HPV. I immediately went and had the growths burned off (it was out patient surgery and relatively painless) – took about a month to heal but sex has never been the same for me since (it’s been 7 years). So be careful.
Well HPV is a virus that is spread by skin-to-skin contact. It is highly unlikely that you will get the disease from performing oral sex on someone who is infected, though there is a risk that you can contract it that way. Condoms really don’t protect you from HPV because it is not spread through body fluids. If he receives Gardisil it will make him immune to the common types of HPV, EXCLUDING the type he has. His immune system must fight the virus off on it’s own and then he will become immune to the type he has. You can kiss as long as you and your partner doesn’t have Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis, HPV of the respiratory system. You can be tested for HPV and RRP at the gyn (gynecologist). A gynecologist is a doctor who specializes in the reproductive organs of females. Performing oral sex is not safe. There are no symptoms of HPV unless you have changes in the cells of your cervix or genital warts. Most people who have HPV never know. Go see a gynecologist so that he or she can diagnose you.