is hpv a serious disease? and will this disease ever go away? does this mean tha!
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Yes, hpv is a serious disease, as it frequently causes cervical cancer in women, rectal cancer in those on the receiving end of sodomy, and rarely cancer of the penis in a man. Yes, you can have kids, and they aren't likely to get it at birth. But cervical cancer can lead to early infertility, by requiring a hysterectomy, and even by causing early death of a woman. Condoms do not prevent the spread of hpv.
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You can have kids, but they are at risk for getting the infection during birth.
Is it serious? It is linked to certain cancers, but in itself it is not lifethreatening.
Genital HPV infection is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Human papillomavirus is the name of a group of viruses that includes more than 100 different strains or types. More than 30 of these viruses are sexually transmitted, and they can infect the genital area of men and women including the skin of the penis, vulva (area outside the vagina), or anus, and the linings of the vagina, cervix, or rectum. Most people who become infected with HPV will not have any symptoms and will clear the infection on their own.
Approximately 20 million people are currently infected with HPV. 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. About 6.2 million Americans get a new genital HPV infection each year.
The types of HPV that infect the genital area are spread primarily through genital contact. Most HPV infections have no signs or symptoms; therefore, most infected persons are unaware they are infected, yet they can transmit the virus to a sex partner. Rarely, a pregnant woman can pass HPV to her baby during vaginal delivery. A baby that is exposed to HPV very rarely develops warts in the throat or voice box.
Most people who have a genital HPV infection do not know they are infected. The virus lives in the skin or mucous membranes and usually causes no symptoms. Some people get visible genital warts, or have pre-cancerous changes in the cervix, vulva, anus, or penis. Very rarely, HPV infection results in anal or genital cancers.
Genital warts usually appear as soft, moist, pink, or flesh-colored swellings, usually in the genital area. They can be raised or flat, single or multiple, small or large, and sometimes cauliflower shaped. They can appear on the vulva, in or around the vagina or anus, on the cervix, and on the penis, scrotum, groin, or thigh. After sexual contact with an infected person, warts may appear within weeks or months, or not at all.
Most women are diagnosed with HPV on the basis of abnormal Pap tests. A Pap test is the primary cancer-screening tool for cervical cancer or pre-cancerous changes in the cervix, many of which are related to HPV. Also, a specific test is available to detect HPV DNA in women. The test may be used in women with mild Pap test abnormalities, or in women >30 years of age at the time of Pap testing. The results of HPV DNA testing can help health care providers decide if further tests or treatment are necessary.
No HPV tests are available for men.
There is no "cure" for HPV infection, although in most women the infection goes away on its own. The treatments provided are directed to the changes in the skin or mucous membrane caused by HPV infection, such as warts and pre-cancerous changes in the cervix.
More information:
http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdhpv.htm
http://www.indiana.edu/~health/hpv.html
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/pp2/portal/files/portal/medicalinfo/sti/fact-HPV-virus.xml
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http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm
This is a question you should be asking your gynecologist. HPV is serious. It causes cervical and uterine cancer. It does not go away. Yes you can still have children. As for the disease going away, I don't believe it does, though there are new treatments all the time. Talk to your doctor!
yes as it can lead to cervical cancer, which it potentially fatal, theres a reason a woman has to go for a pap smear regularly, not a very pleasant thing but beats dying from cancer
my sister has HPV, and she has two kids. It does not go away. It puts you at risk for cervical cancer, so you need to be careful and keep on top of that.
bio geek is totaly right there has harrdely no kid that mom had this desese and din't pass it on if you have it your kids are 1-out of 10000 going to get it also..also there is no cure oly drugs(meds) to make you sick to distoy the particales..so ypur basicly poising your self temparaly to stop the desise temparaly.it always get you
Hi there,
1) Is hpv a serious disease?
It can be serious, if not detected. If a woman thinks she has hpv, she must go to a GYN and ask for the hpv test. If diagnosed with hpv, better to know for better prevention from cervical cancer.
There are 2 main types of strains: The high risk can lead to cervical cancer. The low risk strains cause genital warts.
3) And will this disease ever go away?
Well, it is possible, depends how well your immunity is, if it's very very good, the virus may eventually suppress itself.
This virus is one of the most common STDs. Unfortunately affects mostly women, If they are unaware they have hpv (depending which strain) the results can be dangerous. Men are usually just carriers (where it doesn't affect them at all, but CAN pass it on to others during sex). But there are cases where men have the low risk strain causing genital warts. It's extremely very rare for a male with hpv & develops penile cancer.
2) Does this mean that person will never have kids?
Sure that person can have kids and AND NO this virus will not infect the child during pregnancy or after birth.
If you don't have the virus, please be aware that condoms do not protect against genital warts. There will be a vaccine against cervical cancer in 2 years.
In your interest please visit these 2 websites. In WebMD, there are message blogs where you can post your concerns & others will respond.
http://www.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/hw26984.asp
http://www.thehpvtest.com/
Good luck, and Safe Sex!
Obviously, this has been answered well. But there are new studies that suggest that condom use may be protective against HPV spread. (very exciting, I know!)
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