if hpv causes cancer and for 6 years a 20 year old hasent done any thing dose this mean they have cancer?
117827
HPV causes changes in the cervical cells, and can cause a pre-cancerous condition called dysplasia.  You can go to your nearest Planned Parenthood and get a Pap Smear, and they have a sliding scale as to how much you pay.  You should have yearly Pap Smears.  I'm sure you can save enough money to have ONE doctor's visit a year.  Besides you're protecting your general health and reproductive health and you can't put a price on that!
1088591
HPV is human papillomavirus.  It has recently been discovered that this is the cause of cervical cancer.\n\nAround 80% of the sexually active population will come into contact with HPV at some point in their lives, and most do not develop cancer because the virus either does not cause symptoms at all, or the symptoms that do develop are caught early and treated before they have a chance to progress. \n\nThis is why it is so important for women to get a pap smear at least once a year.  Although there is no cure it is a highly treatable before it has a chance to become cancer.\n\nAs to the warts - get yourself tested.  Unlike men, women do not always show the warts on the outside.  If you have them get treatment.\n\nOther than that you have to question, where did all these STD's come from.
932432
Hi. I was diagnosed with cervical cancer when I was 25. I do remember the ob-gyn handing me a check-list of questions (about a dozen, i think) regarding behaviour/contributing factors that may be linked to the development of this type of cancer. Certainly 'multiple sexual partners' was on this list, but i don't recall a question about my partners sexual habits. I was told that multiple partners could increase the risk of being exposed to the pap virus, which is certainly a factor in developing this type of cancer. I'm not aware of any other viruses linked to cervical cancer. Perhaps you could ask your ob-gyn specifically why he asked and what he may be looking for? If your ob-gyn has a theory, you have a right to be kept informed. By the way, mine was 22 years ago.
154058
No, cervical cancer does not have any symptoms.  That is why we get a Pap Smear every year.  It is a relatively inexpensive test, and can even detect pre-cancerous cells so your doctor can treat it in the earliest stages.
25609
yes, you sure can.  but you will have to monitor your genitals for the rest of your life.  otherwise than that you are fine.  just make sure to use protection and when you do get married let the person know ahead of time to reduce any complications in the future.  dont worry.  you wont die.  though i must tell you, there is a higher rate of cancer amongst people with hpv, however, just like i said, if you read up on the symptoms to look for in case of outbreaks then you will live a healthy normal life.
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Another important thing to realize is that HPV often has NO SYMPTOMS so it might be hard to diagnose someone with HPV. Definitely get checked next time you go to the gyno.\n\nThanks for the reminder! :)
1024042
As your body develops an antibody response to the virus you can see a remission, which varies in degree by individuals.  However I am concerned that you say this is yor 3 year old niece that has the warts.  It is extremely unlikely a 3 year old would have genital warts unless they were sexually molested.  If that is the case you need to take steps to protect her and root out the molester, immediately.\n\nNote the new vaccine that was recently approved is only effective against the two genotypes of HPV that cause cervial cancer - it has no effect on the genotype of HPV that causes genital warts whatsoever and is not applicable.
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It is definitely possible that he gave it to you. Also, you don't have an outbreak of HPV, you have outbreaks of the herpes virus. You can get genital warts from HPV but it is not considered an outbreak. People can have HPV for years and never show any signs or symptoms. I have had HPV for about 5 years now. After a year of having it I developed cervical cancer and about 6 months ago I got genital warts. So it can take months, if not years to develop any symptoms. HPV is a virus, it will stay with you the rest of your life. The only thing you can do is treat the symptoms, but you will always have the virus.\n\nMen usually show no symptoms of having the STD and spread it very easily to women. There is no test currently for men to detect the virus, usually men find out they have it is by developing genital warts, hand or feet warts. So for him to try and sue you for it is not going to work. There is no way for him to prove you gave it to him or a women from a previous relationship he was in.
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Although Gardasil is a great tool for preventing certain strains of HPV, it does not prevent all of the strains. (there are over 100 strains, and some of the most aggressive strains are not included in the vaccine).  It also does not help those who already harbor the virus, or who choose not to be vaccinated, do not complete the series (you have to get all 6 as scheduled) or do not acquire immunity.  Also, they do not know what the long-term side effects will be to young women, or how long the immunity will last.  Overall, your best bet is to get regular Pap tests, and an HPV test.  Those of us who have been diagnosis Cervical cancer for years fear that young women will see this as a "cure".  It is not.  Please continue to spread the word that cervical cancer is caused by HPV, a sexually transmitted disease, but also encourage them to get regular Pap tests as soon as they become sexually active.  The youngest patient I have diagnosed was 10 years old.  The average age is 24.
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The human papilloma virus (HPV) is sexually transmitted, and is unfortunately very common. If you were both molested by the same man and have had no other partners, it is likely that you both got the virus from him (assuming there was penetration involved). However, if you have had other sexual partners it's possible you got it from one of them. Many people (some studies say as many as 80%) carry this virus, even though it doesn't cause dysplasia in everyone. Once you get the virus it often doesn't go away, and it usually takes several years before you actually get dysplasia changes on your pap smear, sometimes as long as 10 years. Sorry you have to go through this, but stay on top of it so the bad cells can be taken care of and it won't progress to cancer! Good luck!
917129
There is a test now for HPV.  Schedule an appointment with your gynocologist and have it done.  That's the only way you'll ever really know.  Women cannot tell if they have with out the test by the way.
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A history of HPV infection is believed to be a prerequisite for the development of cervical cancer; according to the American Cancer Society, women with no history of the virus do not develop this type of cancer. However, most HPV infections do not progress to cervical cancer. Because the process of transforming normal cervical cells into cancerous ones is slow, cancer occurs in people who have been infected with HPV for a long time, usually over a decade (Greenblatt, 2005; Sinal and Woods, 2005).\n\nHigh-risk HPV types 16 and 18 are together responsible for over 70% of cervical cancer cases (Baseman and Koutsky, 2005; Cohen, 2005). Type 16 causes 41 to 54% of cervical cancers (Noel et al., 2001; Baseman and Koutsky, 2005) and is also the usual cause of VIN (Edwards et al., 2005) and oropharyngeal cancers (Bolt et al., 2005).\n\nIf a woman has cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, or abnormal (possibly precancerous) cervical cells, a Pap smear can detect them. It is particularly important for women who have abnormal cervical cells to undergo colposcopy so that precancerous and cancerous lesions can be detected and treated early. \n\nSource(s):\n\nhttp://www.wikipedia.com \nThe condition of mild dysplasia or an ascus pap smear result will usually indicte the presence of the high risk strains of HPV genital wart viruses. When diagnosed with this condition it is recommended to have Pap smears and colposcopy every 4-6 months. Treatment is seldom recommended, because the progress to advanced stages usually takes several years and can easily be detected. The disease is linked to the sexually transmitted Human papilloma virus, which causes abnormal cells development. The condition of mild dysplasia or an ascus pap smear result will usually indicte the presence of the high risk strains of HPV genital wart viruses.
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HPV DOES NOT go away. It's a virus that stays with you for life. It goes through 2 phases lytic and lysogenic. The virus stays in the lysogenic stage most of the time there are usually no symptoms in this phase. For unknown reasons something triggers the HPV to switch from the lysogenic cycle to the lytic cycle, it is this cycle that causes symptoms
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YES IT CAN!  I have HPV and due to the HPV I have already had to have precancerous cells removed.  I suggest going to webmd and giving it a good read.  I learned a lot about HPV.  There are certain strands of it (yes there are MANY different kinds) that are known for causing cervical and uterine cancer.
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I have (or had..not sure if it actually ever goes away) HPV and gave vaginal birth to both of my children. I never got warts or anything from it though. Just some bad cells on my cervix. And the last stats I can remember hearing about HPV is that somewhere around 85% of women have it.
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it's not the amount of sexual activity that causes hpv, it's having unprotected sex with someone who already has hpv.
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Yes..I was diagnosed yesterday and I'm devastated. 2004 pap was normal, skipped 2005 (like a fool). last month I had another one and it came back with positive hpv high risk. Was sent to a OB/GYN who did a biopsy and it came back positive for Cervical Cancer...Next step, monday going for a cone biopsy to see if it's still contained in the cervix. Hopefully it is and I'll be cure with a simple hysterectomy. If not contained will be sent to another doctor...