May
Im scared to get HPV but I need to know how you get it.
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“Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). The virus infects the skin and mucous membranes. There are more than 40 HPV types that can infect the genital areas of men and women, including the skin of the penis, vulva (area outside the vagina), and anus, and the linings of the vagina, cervix, and rectum. You cannot see HPV. Most people who become infected with HPV don’t even know they have it.
http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.h…
Most people with HPV do not develop symptoms or health problems. But sometimes, certain types of HPV can cause genital warts in men and women. Other HPV types can cause cervical cancer and other less common cancers, such as cancers of the vulva, vagina, anus, and penis. The types of HPV that can cause genital warts are not the same as the types that can cause cancer.
HPV types are often referred to as “low-risk” (wart-causing) or “high-risk” (cancer-causing), based on whether they put a person at risk for cancer. In 90% of cases, the body’s immune system clears the HPV infection naturally within two years. This is true of both high-risk and low-risk types.
Genital warts usually appear as small bumps or groups of bumps, usually in the genital area. They can be raised or flat, single or multiple, small or massive, 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. Warts might appear within weeks or months after sexual contact with an infected person. Or, they might not appear at all. If left untreated, genital warts may go away, remain unchanged, or increase in size or number. They will not turn into cancer.
Cervical cancer does not have symptoms until it is quite advanced. For this reason, it is important for women to get screened regularly for cervical cancer.
Other less common HPV-related cancers, such as cancers of the vulva, vagina, anus and penis, also may not have signs or symptoms until they’re advanced.
Genital HPV is passed on through genital contact, most often during vaginal and anal sex. A person can have HPV even if years have passed since he or she had sex. Most infected persons don’t realize they are infected or that they are passing the virus to a sex partner.
Very rarely, a pregnant woman with genital HPV can pass HPV to her baby during vaginal delivery. In these cases, the child may develop warts in the throat or voice box – a condition called recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP).
HPV can cause normal cells on infected skin or mucous membranes to turn abnormal. Most of the time, you can’t see or feel these cell changes. In most cases, the body fights off HPV naturally and the infected cells then go back to normal.
•Sometimes, low-risk types of HPV can cause visible changes that take the form of genital warts.
•If a high-risk HPV infection isn’t cleared by the immune system, it can linger for many years and turn abnormal cells into cancer over time. About 10% of women with high-risk HPV on their cervix will develop long-lasting HPV infections that put them at risk for cervical cancer. Similarly, when high-risk HPV lingers and infects the cells of the penis, anus, vulva, or vagina, it can cause cancer in those areas. But these cancers are much less common than cervical cancer.
HPV infection. Approximately 20 million Americans are currently infected with HPV, and another 6.2 million people become newly infected each year. At least 50% of sexually active men and women acquire genital HPV infection at some point in their lives.
Genital warts. About 1% of sexually active adults in the U.S. have genital warts at any one time.
Cervical cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2008, 11,070 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer in the U.S.
Other HPV-related cancers are much less common than cervical cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2008, there will be:
•3,460 women diagnosed with vulvar cancer;
•2,210 women diagnosed with vaginal and other female genital cancers;
•1,250 men diagnosed with penile and other male genital cancers; and
•3,050 women and 2,020 men diagnosed with anal cancer.
Certain populations may be at higher risk for HPV-related cancers, such as gay and bisexual men, and individuals with weak immune systems (including those who have HIV/AIDS).
RRP is very rare. It is estimated that less than 2,000 children get RRP every year.
A vaccine can now protect females from the four types of HPV that cause most cervical cancers and genital warts. The vaccine is suggested for 11 and 12 year-old girls. It is also suggested for girls and women age 13 through 26 who have not yet been vaccinated or finished the vaccine series.
For those who select to be sexually active, condoms might lower the risk of HPV, if used all the time and the right way. Condoms might also lower the danger
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You get it from sex, or “feeling each other up”. It doesn't kill you. It sometimes gives you ugly genital warts, and sometimes increases the probability of getting cervical cancer. If you get cancer, it is usualy many years later. Most people never get cancer, and many never experience any symptoms. If you’ve to get a form of VD, it is one of the superior ones to get.
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You get it from sex. It would take some many years to actually kill you in almost all cases except for those where you have an immune system issue. Uncontrolled HPV can be extremely disfiguring however, and it can lead to some kinds of cancer, such as anal cancer. That’s what Fara Fawcett is dying of now.
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there is a lot of lies and media hype, commercials that are fear mongering and untrue. according to the FDA HPV virus does not cause cervical cancer and any healthy young women will generally never develop cancer but rather become immune to the virus. its classified as a sexually transmitted disease but honestly thats not the case. HPV can be transmitted skin to skin contact not just sexual intercourse so condoms have no effect. there’s no reason to get scared cause HPV is technically harmless. the thing that causes cancer is a prolonged and persistent infection from the virus, not the actual virus itself. some people never develop any infection. heres some info on the truth behind the virus and the new vaccine. dont worry sweet heart you will be fine.
http://redpillreich.blogspot.com/2008/02…
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You get it from the transmission of sex related bodily fluids and it only kills you if it develops into cancer, ie: ovarian cancer…as far as I know…
I'm guessing you are a chick so I'm gonna go with that….if you ever have a pap smear that show that you have genital warts or “bad cells” they’ll do a cryo- freezing deal to freeze them off….if you do have outbreaks of actual warts (which actually isn't that common) there are also medicines that you can take to prevent/regulate further out breaks…
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HPV is transmitted like any other STD, through unprotected sex. It is the most common STD. It doesn't kill you but it can lead to cervical cancer in women.
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HPV will not kill you. You get it through sex but its a touch sti because most don't know they’ve it. There’s many other things to worry about just be safe and get regular paps