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HPV wart?
I've got to admit, I've been seeing CSW since I've been in Indonesia for almost a year. I've been doing it safely and always with condoms on. But i also realize that condom doesn't always protect the whole penis, in which it always leaves an inch uncovered on the base of it.
Few days ago i discovered a small bump around the base of my penis, it's really small and unlike other bumps like razor bumps or pimple, it seem thin and quite tall. I consulted with an online doc and he said it's probably HPV. Now I heard a lot of information regarding HPV, in which it can be transmitted to others, and it could cause cancer. The doc also told me that the strain of HPV that causes warts won't turn into cancer.
Is it possible than one might get other strains other than the one that causes warts? If i did caught some strains and transmit this virus to my future wife, is it possible that she might going to develop cervical cancer? I'm truly sorry about the "what-ifs", but I'm kind of scared right now.
Few days ago i discovered a small bump around the base of my penis, it's really small and unlike other bumps like razor bumps or pimple, it seem thin and quite tall. I consulted with an online doc and he said it's probably HPV. Now I heard a lot of information regarding HPV, in which it can be transmitted to others, and it could cause cancer. The doc also told me that the strain of HPV that causes warts won't turn into cancer.
Is it possible than one might get other strains other than the one that causes warts? If i did caught some strains and transmit this virus to my future wife, is it possible that she might going to develop cervical cancer? I'm truly sorry about the "what-ifs", but I'm kind of scared right now.
Also along with all the other good advice, if your concern is that you are going to transmit the virus to your future wife and she might get cervical cancer, do you have a way to ask your future wife if she has had the vaccine already? Depending on what country she lives in, she might have gotten it as a teenager.
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Gotten the vaccine, that is.
Will surely make sure that she has had gotten the vaccines, or to assure her to get vaccinated, as soon as she exists!
Good luck with your search. :-)
The HPV vaccine is considered something for the young, and is given to kids at 11 or 12, because they are trying to vaccinate against HPV before the person gets any sexual exposure. It is considered not as effective to get the vaccine later in life because by the age of 26 or so, many or most people have already been exposed to HPV. It's not impossible to get the vaccine if you are over 26, but some doctors might tell you there is an upper age limit. (Some insurance plans might impose an age limit also and refuse to pay for the shot.)
The HPV vaccine is considered something for the young, and is given to kids at 11 or 12, because they are trying to vaccinate against HPV before the person gets any sexual exposure. It is considered not as effective to get the vaccine later in life because by the age of 26 or so, many or most people have already been exposed to HPV. It's not impossible to get the vaccine if you are over 26, but some doctors might tell you there is an upper age limit. (Some insurance plans might impose an age limit also and refuse to pay for the shot.)
Many places have now extended the age limit to 45 because the vaccine covers 9 common strains, and you can get another strain after you get one.
This varies greatly from country to country, so if your doctor has offered it to you, you should take it. :)
This varies greatly from country to country, so if your doctor has offered it to you, you should take it. :)
Fortunately, yes they do have HPV vaccines in here, and I think I'm going to have myself jabbed. But does vaccine help eras e the previous infections or does it merely prevent future cases?
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It only prevents future infections. It doesn't treat current ones.
Also, because I forgot to mention it, HPV will clear itself from the body within 2 years 90% of the time. Others, it may take a little longer.
How long have you been married? Were you or your wife sexually active prior to marriage?
Also, because I forgot to mention it, HPV will clear itself from the body within 2 years 90% of the time. Others, it may take a little longer.
How long have you been married? Were you or your wife sexually active prior to marriage?
No I'm not married just yet, I'm only concerned about the future wife if she would happen to catch anything from me later on.
That's also good to know that HPV will clear itself in 2 years, does that apply to all strains?
That's also good to know that HPV will clear itself in 2 years, does that apply to all strains?
Yes, it does. :)
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Your doctor is correct - the strains of HPV that cause warts won't cause cancer.
It is possible to get more than one strain of HPV at a time, or at different times. You can get a low risk kind - the kind that cause warts - and a high risk kind at the same time.
It is possible to transmit either of these to your wife. HPV is highly contagious.
HPV can cause cancer, but most of the time, it doesn't. Does your wife get her pap smears? If she does, it will likely be cause before it turns into cancer.
Is the HPV vaccine available in Indonesia? If it is, I don't know the guidelines for giving it, but talk to your doctor. It protects against the most common strains, so while it won't totally prevent it, it does help.
If you are going to continue seeing the CSWs, you are also infectious to them. Condoms help, but don't 100% prevent herpes, syphilis and HPV.
It is possible to get more than one strain of HPV at a time, or at different times. You can get a low risk kind - the kind that cause warts - and a high risk kind at the same time.
It is possible to transmit either of these to your wife. HPV is highly contagious.
HPV can cause cancer, but most of the time, it doesn't. Does your wife get her pap smears? If she does, it will likely be cause before it turns into cancer.
Is the HPV vaccine available in Indonesia? If it is, I don't know the guidelines for giving it, but talk to your doctor. It protects against the most common strains, so while it won't totally prevent it, it does help.
If you are going to continue seeing the CSWs, you are also infectious to them. Condoms help, but don't 100% prevent herpes, syphilis and HPV.
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