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HPV through kissing
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I have been kissing a girl who has a genital HPV infection in the past. Is it possible get HPV by open mouth kissing? And with closed mouth kissing, peeks? I´m worried because there is no oropharyngeal cancer screening.
I have been kissing a girl who has a genital HPV infection in the past. Is it possible get HPV by open mouth kissing? And with closed mouth kissing, peeks? I´m worried because there is no oropharyngeal cancer screening.
Thank you very much. She had a conization 3 years ago, last paps are ok. Does that mean hpv is gone, or does it remain in the body indefinitely in a subclinical or lantent state?
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Yes, most people clear the virus in 2 years, meaning it's hone from her body. If her paps are normal, and she hasn't had any recent positive HPV tests, you can assume it's gone.
Avoiding HPV is going to be a challenge. It's estimated that 90% of those of us who are sexually active will get it at least once in our lives. Many experts consider it an inevitability.
There's a vaccine available for it that protects against the most common strains. Talk to your doctor to see if your a good candidate for it.
Avoiding HPV is going to be a challenge. It's estimated that 90% of those of us who are sexually active will get it at least once in our lives. Many experts consider it an inevitability.
There's a vaccine available for it that protects against the most common strains. Talk to your doctor to see if your a good candidate for it.
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How is it persistent? Is she still having abnormal paps? Having a conization doesn't necessarily mean it's persistent. Some women will develop cervical changes at faster speeds than others.
We don't really know if HPV is transmitted by kissing - some studies say yes, others haven't borne that out.
We do know that oral cancers are rare. Not quite 53,000 Americans will be diagnosed with an oral cancer this year - https://oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/ Knowing that about 90% of us will get HPV in our lifetimes, and that many of us engage in oral sex, and more of us engage in kissing, if it was easily transmitted (or transmitted by kissing at all), far more of us would have oral cancers.
If you smoke/use tobacco products, drink heavy amounts of alcohol, among other things, can increase your risk for oral cancers.
https://oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/
We don't really know if HPV is transmitted by kissing - some studies say yes, others haven't borne that out.
We do know that oral cancers are rare. Not quite 53,000 Americans will be diagnosed with an oral cancer this year - https://oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/ Knowing that about 90% of us will get HPV in our lifetimes, and that many of us engage in oral sex, and more of us engage in kissing, if it was easily transmitted (or transmitted by kissing at all), far more of us would have oral cancers.
If you smoke/use tobacco products, drink heavy amounts of alcohol, among other things, can increase your risk for oral cancers.
https://oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/
Thank you, yes I know that. My point is that I am worried about catching oncogenic HPV from kissing, assuming that perhaps it is easier from someone who has persistent genital infection (with a cervix conization) and perhaps in her mouth indeed.
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Hi Her having genital HPV you cannot get it from kissing her on the mouth, Its contracted from point of contact.
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