SHOULD I TELL THE GUY I'M DATING I HAVE HPV?
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I have the high risk chronicle of HPV which causes cancer and not genital warts. Whoever gave it to me didn't know he had it. I wouldn't have detected it but for the actuality which multiform years ago a condom pennyless and afterwards my beloved told me he had engaged genital warts. So I went to the alloy to get checked.
The exam indicated I already had HPV, but I I didn't get the low risk HPV (genital warts) since I combined antibodies when I held the high risk HPV, at your convenience which competence have been. Should I discuss it everybody I competence have sex with which I have it? It is rarely contagious.
They do not know which it does anything to men, but 5% of all women with HPV will get cervical cancer. Also 70% of all cervical cancer is caused by this aria of HPV.
My friends and doctors contend I do not have to contend anything since it doesn't start the group I might give it to and which all adults who have had some-more than dual sex partner substantially engaged a form of HPV. I think which is uncool.
I do not have "Active HPV". I have it, I'm a carrier.
I will discuss it him.
I theory I have to discuss it everyone. It is additionally not the aria which causes penile cancer or verbal cancer.
6 Comments
September 22nd, 2009 at 3:14 pm
You must. It is the only moral thing to do in this situation.
September 25th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
You already know the answer to this question. But, I will state it for you. Yes, you are obligated to tell anyone you may have sex with that you have HPV. If your "then boyfriend" had told you, then, you would have had a choice not to have sex with him.
September 28th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
HPV is the most common STD….and yes ur right u can't hurt him because he doesn't have a cervix however he could give it to another woman…..It takes about 2 years for ur immune system to supress the virus….However many girls these days are getting the Gardisil shot so they are immune to ur strain of HPV….u should get the shot 2 even if u already have HPV….however the infection decreases in severity after a few months unless urs is really high…..seems like ur getting the proper medical attention which is great! How close are u with him? Anyone would freak out if u told them that an although u r thinking of his health he probably won't sleep with u…..or want to be near u….if he's ok with it def use a condom which i'm sure u know….but by telling him or abstaining from sex is a very honorable thing to do….
October 1st, 2009 at 6:45 am
If you are tested for HPV and are told by your physician, nurse or other healthcare provider that you have the virus, it is your own, personal decision whether to tell your partner. It is important to remember that most adults will get one or more types of HPV at some point in their lives. Chances are, your partner was already exposed to HPV by the time your infection was detected. Likewise, it is impossible to know for certain from whom you got the HPV virus in the first place. You could have been exposed in another relationship months or years earlier, and the infection may have been dormant in the meantime.
In addition, if your partner is a male, you should be aware that there is currently no FDA-approved HPV test for men. Thus, there is no way to determine whether he has the virus. Fortunately, serious, HPV-related health problems also are relatively rare in men.
October 3rd, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Any man you have sex with will have sex with other women, and pass it on. The only way to stop the HPV outbreaks is honesty with your partners. I know how embarrassing this is, but it is necessary. I'm sure your doctors told you that your body can recover? Why don't you get rechecked, and see if you have overcome it? Otherwise, no sex without disclosure!
October 5th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
It isn't true that HPV does not affect men. Thousands of American men die every year from oral and penile cancers caused by HPV.
Eventually, you will clear up the HPV. He should wear condoms though, unless he does not care. You should tell him if you really care about him.