How do men get tested for HPV?
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There are no conclusive tests for men with HPV, that is a big reason it is so rampant.  The only way a doctor can diagnose it is if there are visible symptoms, though the doctor may have more resources than you have for identifying them, including lights, and chemical solutions that react with warts and make them visible to the eye.  \n\nA man has to be honest, and you must rely on that honesty.  Its hard to do.  Especially when a guy has no visible symptoms.  Its way too easy for him to not tell you, and wait for them to appear on you, and accuse you of giving them to him... A guy can do this as much as he wants, because apparantly it is not a criminal offense to spread std's even the ones that can kill you.   There is a man in Canada who knowingly gave a terminally fatal disease to 7 women, and he got 7 years.
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Yes, actually. \nA large percentage of cervical cancers are caused by the HPV or genital warts virus, and that is sexually transmitted.\nThere is a test now that can be done with your regular PAP test.\n\nhttp://womenshealth.about.com/cs/cervicalcancer/a/hpvcervcancercn.htm
588798
No, but you can get warts from a horny guy (if he is infected with human papilloma virus.)
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There used to be a lot of horror stories going around about swabs being inserted into the tip of the penis, because that's the way testing for chlamydia used to be performed. Now, STD clinics can test for chlamydia in urine. Syphilis testing and Hepatitis-C tests are blood tests. HIV testing can be done either by using blood or by OraSure, which is basically pressing a cotton pad in the mouth against the gumline and sending it off to a lab.\n\nI'm not sure if the swab is still being used for gonorrhea testing in men, but chlamydia is much more common in most parts of the U.S. than gonorrhea is.
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HPV is an STD. Studies conducting from examining the medical records of patients treated for STD's suggests that promiscuous behavior starts as early as nine but tappers off by the time one gets twenty-six, at least on average. Although you can get cervical cancer and not have HPV, the likelihood is infinitesimally small. However you can't get HPV without having unprotected sex, which is a promiscuous behavior. So after 26 typically, you are (hopefully) beyond the promiscuous behavior stage and should not need the vaccine.
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I am a genetic scientist ı am currently working in a diangnostic laboratory. We have a HPV test. Generally HPV can be seen in the cervics of Woman. However it is contagious virus so it can be seen in the man also. So most probably you have HPV or he had a sexual relationship with other woman.(sorry for this possibility)\nYou can ask additional questions to me via e-mail.
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Talk to your doctor.  The HPV virus can lead to cancer, but it is not cancer.  Also, HPV can take up to ten years to lead to cancer.  It sounds like you need more information from your doctor.
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You cannot cure genital warts.  If you have them, you will always carry the virus.  This does not mean you will always have warts though - you simply have the virus in your blood.\n\nThere are tons of products on the internet that claim to cure everything.  The reason is because some people believe everything they see - and some people are very desperate for a cure - and others take advantage of that by selling things that do not work.\n\nYou can get tested free of charge at many Planned Parenthoods, or at Family Planning or STD clinics through your local or state department of health.  It's confidential and no one will ever find out - not even your parents.
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Make sure you get regular pap tests. Your doctor might want to check to make sure you don't have any STD'S or a  Urinary Tract infection.
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I would say yes.  You might not have to get tested for STD's because you're not sexually active.  But the PAP smear tests for cancerous cells in your cervix, and those can develop any time.  You don't want to risk your future fertility or health - Make, and keep those annual appointments!!
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HPV is the Human papillomavirus. \n\nSo many women are infected with it because of men giving it to them. There is no test for men and HPV doesn't really have any signs or symptoms. That's why men pass it to women usually unaware that they even have it. The only way women even find out is usually by having an abnormal pap smear come back or by developing genital warts. \n\nThere are at least 100 different kinds of HPV and most don't do anything. Some kinds though develop into genital warts, cervical cancer, hand and feet warts, penile cancer and rectal cancer. The most common however are genital warts and cervical cancer. Cervical cancer kills 300,000 women a year! That is why they are so concerned with women having HPV. I have had both genital warts and cervical cancer and have been treated for both.\n\nHope that answered your question!
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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!
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they will insert a small Qtip like swab inside the opening of your penis and then send that to the lab to check for any signs of infection and certain types of sexually transmitted disease's. Blood test usually checks for syphilis... Gonorrhea, herpes, chlamydia are usually checked by swab testing. HIV-Aids is checked by blood tests. So I guess you would have to know what STD they think they have,,,
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Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is a type of virus that infects the epithelial layer (the outer layer or covering) of the skin and mucous membranes. Over 70 different types of HPV have been identified. The various types of HPV each have a tendency to infect specific areas of the body.\n\nThe most common manifestation of HPV is warts. This includes warts on the skin such as plantar warts or common warts, and warts in the genital area, known as genital warts. However, many types of HPV do not cause warts or any other symptoms.\n\nGenital HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. At least 80 percent of sexually active women will have acquired an HPV infection by age 50.\n\nIt is important because certain types of genital HPV infection have been associated with an increased risk of changes in the cells of the cervix, including precancerous conditions and cervical cancer. Other genital tissues (vulva, vagina) may also show precancerous changes or cancer possibly related to HPV infection, but this occurs less frequently than cervical cell changes.\n\nGenital HPV is spread through direct physical contact such as intercourse, oral sex, anal sex, or any other contact involving the genital area (eg, hand to genital contact).\n\nSome types of HPV can cause genital warts, which may be associated with discomfort such as itching, burning, or tenderness in the genital area. However, most women with sexually transmitted HPV do not have any symptoms at all.\n\nWomen who test positive for an HPV infection may have acquired the infection days to a year or more prior to the diagnosis.\n\n****\n****\nThere is currently no treatment that is effective against the HPV itself. Women with genital warts may be treated with agents designed to reduce or remove the warts, including creams, oral medications, or surgery. In women who have HPV with no symptoms, the infection usually goes away without treatment, although infection with the higher risk types of HPV may linger for some time.\n\nResearch on a vaccine to treat or prevent infection is underway.\n\nHope this helped.\n\nBest of luck.\n\n-yes, I'm a doctor.
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HPV is a virus that can cause genital warts and cervical cancer in women.  There are several different strains of the virus, and not all of them cause warts.  It is very difficult to diagnose in men.  In women it is often found during a routine pap smear.\n\nAbout 75% of sexually active young people (25-40) have HPV.\n\nYou can prevent HPV spreading by using condoms.\n\nWebmd has a lot of good information about the virus.
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hey there, im in med school... i just learned about this.... i took this quote from a website that i just stumbled upon....\n\n"Genital HPV infection is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Human papillomavirus is the name of a group of viruses that includes more than 100 different strains or types. More than 30 of these viruses are sexually transmitted, and they can infect the genital area of men and women including the skin of the penis, vulva (area outside the vagina), or anus, and the linings of the vagina, cervix, or rectum. Most people who become infected with HPV will not have any symptoms and will clear the infection on their own."\n\nSo, unless you get some serious effects from this, nothing to worry about.  but, just to be on the safe side, get a regular PAP test because bumps and worts can be an early warning sign for cervical cancer.
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As with any longterm viral STD like Herpies you always run a chance at infection even when no symptoms are apparent.  While the main mechanism of HPV is unclear, what is true about HPV in general is that it is a virus that spreads by skin to skin contact (just like any kind of wart).  So in theory if you don't see any warts on the external genitalia there is no wart that can contact your skin to transmit the disease.  Know that these warts are not only on the vagina but in the vagina as well so just because you can't see it on the inside doesn't mean you can have sex without a condom.  \nIf the wart if on the outside of the vagina, on the perianal region or on the outskirts of the Labia Majora (outer labia or area of vagina) you may have skin to skin contact despite having a condom on. Remember this is skin to skin contact.  \nSome variants of HPV only present on women some only on the cervix (types 16,18,33) these are associated with cervical cancer.  \nIf you are a woman with HPV you need routine pap smears.  \nGood News for women is that there is a vaccine soon on the market that will eliminate cervical Cancer from HPV. See link below for details.\nMy opinion is, iIf your partner has an outbreak he or she should have it treated.  If it is in remission, you can precede but at your own risk and with extreme caution.  Remember that the alternatives to intercourse aren't that bad if they can get the job done.\nI suggest consulting with your physician for accurate medical information.