Hpv

[stugotsms]

I've been doing some reading on HPV and it seems to be very easy to catch. Anyone catch this or know some who has? Does it go away after a few years? Seems pretty scary. Seems like it would be very easy to catch from a SP or MPA. Gawd, how to you explian that one?

 

[Coldasice]

The gift that keeps on giving

HPV is a virus that you can not get rid of.
It can be treated but it will return, and it is easily contracted and hard to detect, until the growth is large enough to see. it also can have a long incubation period, you could have it for months before you show symtoms.

 

[james t kirk]

According to Dan Savage on HPV

HPV is not a big deal.

Before an angry mob of Planned Parenthood educators gathers under my window, let me get this on the record: in the STD galaxy, HPV is a supernova. Twenty million Americans are currently infected with HPV, and every year six million more Americans contract one of the more than 100 known strains of the virus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 50 percent of sexually active men and women acquire genital HPV infection at some point during their lives. By age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have acquired HPV infection. Some strains of HPV — a/k/a the human papillomavirus — can lead to cancer of the cervix, vulva, anus, or penis; other strains can result in unpleasant and unsightly warts on cocks, balls, pussy flaps, asslips, etc., and condoms offer only minimal protection.

So where do I get off saying that HPV is no big deal? Because in the vast and overwhelming majority of cases, WAW, men and women with HPV show no symptoms, never develop a single genital wart, and don’t come down with cancer of the stanky stuff. And while we once thought that HPV was like herpes — i.e., once a person is infected he’s infected and infectious forever — we now know, as the wonks at the CDC put it, "... most people who become infected with HPV [will] clear the infection on their own."

So should you have sex with this girl? If you’ve been fucking other women without protection, well, odds are good that you’ve been exposed to HPV already. But even if you have sex with this girl and contract HPV, the odds that you will screw up your penis forever are slight. Sex always carries some risk, WAW, and when the risk is slight and the reward is great, most adults go for it.

Finally, when I say that HPV isn’t that big a deal, I don’t mean to imply that people shouldn’t seek treatment if they have warts or inform their sex partners if they know they’re infected. Women, in particular, have to be vigilant. If you’re a sexually active woman, assume you have HPV and get annual Pap tests. Every year in the United States more than 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 4100 women die of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. Most of these cancers are caused by "high-risk" strains of HPV, and early detection of cervical cancer, through Pap tests, saves lives. According to the CDC, most women who develop invasive cervical cancer have not had regular cervical-cancer screenings. Don’t let that happen to you, ladies.

http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/savage/documents/04701563.asp

 

[goodtime]

Sadly many don't know that they have it.

James T, good info. According to WebMD a small fraction can also be carrier and not know it. As their immune system protects them from infected but still be carrier.

 

[HappyHookers]

I am sorry but the attitude of "Because in the vast and overwhelming majority of cases, WAW, men and women with HPV show no symptoms, never develop a single genital wart, and don’t come down with cancer of the stanky stuff" means it is not that big a deal, is a very ignorant attitude to an STD that is spreading like wild flower. Not only that but HPV is not curable so I don't know how they can say "most people who become infected with HPV [will] clear the infection on their own." Many people live with HIV and don't show signs for years, would they say that is no big deal too.

How the hell gives out that kind of advice????? It is just messed up that someone who say some of the things in the article.

HH

 

[stugotsms]

I guess I can't worry about something you really can't control. Life goes on.

 

[james t kirk]

Thing is, condoms offer little if any protection.

So other than dropping sex, you are going to have to take your chances.

If you come up with a wart, get it treated.

 

[JoyfulC]

I saw this earlier this week -- check it out:

Common virus kills cancer, study finds

I'm not sure what to make of it yet.

But it does go to show that there's so much we still don't know.

..c..

 

[anxiousinto]

Thing is, condoms offer little if any protection.

So other than dropping sex, you are going to have to take your chances.

If you come up with a wart, get it treated.

I'm scared as shit! I just went to the STD clinic and they told me I MIGHT have a genital wart on my nutsack near the base of my dick (not on it) and that I should go to a dermatologist to have it checked out for sure. It also might be a pimple from shaving that I never let clear up properly. That's what they said the first time I went to the clinic a couple months ago and I never let it heal up properly but it's been months now! There are a couple more little bumps nearby too but all with hair growing out of them. I got curly hair also if that makes any difference.

Anyway, I am very, very concerned that my life is over. I was looking forward to settling down with the right woman and starting a family.

Some comments in this threat made me feel like I could just get the wart treated (if that's what it is) and the HPV would go away on its own and I'd be able to go on dating and hopefully settling down. Can't women get a vaccine against HPV anyway? So if I meet the right girl I should tell her and then she can get the vaccine and we're on our way?

Am I way off base here? Can you guys help set me mind at ease?

Thanks for any advice I appreciate it a lot.

'Anxious'

 

[dcbogey]

I'm scared as shit! I just went to the STD clinic and they told me I MIGHT have a genital wart on my nutsack near the base of my dick (not on it) and that I should go to a dermatologist to have it checked out for sure. It also might be a pimple from shaving that I never let clear up properly. That's what they said the first time I went to the clinic a couple months ago and I never let it heal up properly but it's been months now! There are a couple more little bumps nearby too but all with hair growing out of them. I got curly hair also if that makes any difference.

Anyway, I am very, very concerned that my life is over. I was looking forward to settling down with the right woman and starting a family.

Some comments in this threat made me feel like I could just get the wart treated (if that's what it is) and the HPV would go away on its own and I'd be able to go on dating and hopefully settling down. Can't women get a vaccine against HPV anyway? So if I meet the right girl I should tell her and then she can get the vaccine and we're on our way?

Am I way off base here? Can you guys help set me mind at ease?

Thanks for any advice I appreciate it a lot.

'Anxious'

Do you have a family doctor? If so, go and talk to him/her. Get some PROFESSIONAL advice! Is it really that hard to do??

 

[anxiousinto]

I plan to of course, but unforunately not at 8:00 on a Saturday night and my mind is racing!

 

[S.C. Joe]

Your life is not over with but you should get it check out, if they brush you off go some place else...a few hundred dollars for your good health is money well spent.

I agree with HPV is no big deal, at least for males. True some types of HPV can cause cancer in women but not men they are pretty sure of. Women can get a vaccine now but only if they haven't caught HpV yet, mostly teens but I think up to the early 20's women can get the vaccine. But that vaccince can cause health problems, even death in rare cases. Most cases just feel bad for a feel days but some women have gotten rashes that won't go away, some have have lost of feeling in their legs, arms...just google for problems with the HpV vaccince, its scaring reading about it.

I seen 16 year old girls posting that their classmates past out a few hours after getting the shot in school. But many girls get the vaccine and have no problems.

As for me having HpV...I don't know, I do know I have the Chicken Pox virus inside me since I was 5 years old, feeling just fine but it may cause me problems later on in my old age.

 

[Ashton.]

They should be administering the vaccine in kindergarten.

 

[Aardvark154]

With respect for the Captain. If he wants to see a “big deal” try dealing with someone who doesn’t speak either of the Official Languages as a first language and who believes (either because she didn’t understand or incubation periods weren't adequately explained) - that the Cervical Dysplasia she’s just been diagnosed as having is due to you giving her HPV.* - anyone want to play the “Honeymoon's Over Stakes Horse Race Video with “It’s all over” coming up on the outside!

In any event at this point JTK if it was in my power I’d forcibly vaccinate every teenager in the world!


* Unless she had the fastest developing case in the history of medicine by years, I had nothing to do with it - that's the opinion of two physicians not my own.

 

[anxiousinto]

From what I've read, the strain of HPV that caused worts is not the same strain that causes cervical cancer.

 

[fuji]

Because in the vast and overwhelming majority of cases, WAW, men and women with HPV show no symptoms...

What the hell does "WAW" mean?

 

[Never Compromised]

Its a wart. Its ugly, but it is not going to kill you.

Syphilis can lead to blindness, insanity, death.

HPV is treatable. Don't worry about it.

Did you worry about getting a wart on your finger as a kid?

 

[james t kirk]

HPV is not a big deal.

Before an angry mob of Planned Parenthood educators gathers under my window, let me get this on the record: in the STD galaxy, HPV is a supernova. Twenty million Americans are currently infected with HPV, and every year six million more Americans contract one of the more than 100 known strains of the virus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 50 percent of sexually active men and women acquire genital HPV infection at some point during their lives. By age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have acquired HPV infection. Some strains of HPV — a/k/a the human papillomavirus — can lead to cancer of the cervix, vulva, anus, or penis; other strains can result in unpleasant and unsightly warts on cocks, balls, pussy flaps, asslips, etc., and condoms offer only minimal protection.

So where do I get off saying that HPV is no big deal? Because in the vast and overwhelming majority of cases, WAW, men and women with HPV show no symptoms, never develop a single genital wart, and don’t come down with cancer of the stanky stuff. And while we once thought that HPV was like herpes — i.e., once a person is infected he’s infected and infectious forever — we now know, as the wonks at the CDC put it, "... most people who become infected with HPV [will] clear the infection on their own."

So should you have sex with this girl? If you’ve been fucking other women without protection, well, odds are good that you’ve been exposed to HPV already. But even if you have sex with this girl and contract HPV, the odds that you will screw up your penis forever are slight. Sex always carries some risk, WAW, and when the risk is slight and the reward is great, most adults go for it.

Finally, when I say that HPV isn’t that big a deal, I don’t mean to imply that people shouldn’t seek treatment if they have warts or inform their sex partners if they know they’re infected. Women, in particular, have to be vigilant. If you’re a sexually active woman, assume you have HPV and get annual Pap tests. Every year in the United States more than 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 4100 women die of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. Most of these cancers are caused by "high-risk" strains of HPV, and early detection of cervical cancer, through Pap tests, saves lives. According to the CDC, most women who develop invasive cervical cancer have not had regular cervical-cancer screenings. Don’t let that happen to you, ladies.

http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/savage/documents/04701563.asp

Funny I'm reading this old post of mine and I'm thinking, "What the fuck was I talking about"

Then I realized that I was quoting Dan Savage.

Phew.

I wondered why I was getting PMs on this issue too. Now I know.

People, I'm a bricklayer, not a doctor. If you have a wart on your dick, see your doctor.

 

[james t kirk]

What the hell does "WAW" mean?

I was thinking the same thing, but I was quoting Dan Savage, so WAW must have been the person who wrote to Dan.

"Worried about Warts" would be my guess = WAW

 

[anxiousinto]

I'm scared as shit! I just went to the STD clinic and they told me I MIGHT have a genital wart on my nutsack near the base of my dick (not on it) and that I should go to a dermatologist to have it checked out for sure. It also might be a pimple from shaving that I never let clear up properly. That's what they said the first time I went to the clinic a couple months ago and I never let it heal up properly but it's been months now! There are a couple more little bumps nearby too but all with hair growing out of them. I got curly hair also if that makes any difference.

Anyway, I am very, very concerned that my life is over. I was looking forward to settling down with the right woman and starting a family.

Some comments in this threat made me feel like I could just get the wart treated (if that's what it is) and the HPV would go away on its own and I'd be able to go on dating and hopefully settling down. Can't women get a vaccine against HPV anyway? So if I meet the right girl I should tell her and then she can get the vaccine and we're on our way?

Am I way off base here? Can you guys help set me mind at ease?

Thanks for any advice I appreciate it a lot.

'Anxious'

Just a quick update and a question-

I went to my derm 2x. The first time she said let the area heal more (b/c I was scratching and irritating the shit out of it) and the second time she said that it's definitely not warts and nothing to be concerned about.

Here's the problem though- the little bumps are still there! Do I go back and see her again about the problem or just ignore it and stop jerking off so much? Any help from the crowd?

Thanks again.