These are good questions to ask your doctor.

That's utter nonsense.

Again, talk to your doctor.

If you are in school or college, you may also have a student health
services office where you can ask these questions.

Jeff

On Jan 7, 10:33 am, beyourt...@gmail.com wrote:

Hello. You need to see an NP or MD. HPV is very common but can lead to
problems. Condom use is wise except when you want to get pregnant with
your spouse.

Appearance
The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a viral infection that can be
passed through intercourse.  Depending on the specific type of HPV, it
could cause genital warts. Genital warts, in my professional
experience, look like overgrowths of skin. Sometimes they are large
and can cover a large area, but sometimes they may be small or appear
in only a small cluster. Warts from HPV can show up from very soon
after you contract the virus to never. Some people are infected with
the type that does not produce the visible warts.

HPV and Cervical Cancer
Only certain types of HPV are linked to cervical cancer. While
cervical dysplasia can be caused from an infection, or even the
presence of HPV, your pap smear will probably be repeated in a few
months to see if the dysplasia has cleared up.

What HPV is not
Well, since HPV is a virus, you did not catch it from tampon use. It
is not a compatibility problem between you and your partner. It is an
infection, a virus, that spreads from person to person via physical
contact. HPV generally does not cause any other associated symptoms
like fever, etc. It is possible to have contracted it from any of your
sexual partners since they may have had the virus but no visible
warts.

What to do
You should ask your health care provider what particular type of HPV
you have. Get a number if you can, or just ask if it is high risk or
low risk. The high risk viruses are the ones that are usually the
culprit in cervical cancer; the low risk ones generally just cause the
genital warts. When you find out, ask your other questions, like "How
often do I need to get screened for cervical cancer now that I know I
have HPV?" and "How do I prevent spreading HPV to my intimate
partners?"  Health care providers sometimes don't think to give you
all the information on a platter, so take time to write down your
questions before you talk. This will give you a more complete picture
of what you know and what you don't know, and you won't forget
something important.

Extra Help
Visit the CDC's website at www.cdc.gov and look for Human Papilloma
Virus information. The CDC has lots of good handouts in PDF format
that are easy to understand. I would read those before talking to your
Health Care Provider, then you can ask anything else you didn't learn
off the handouts.

Christina