Question 1

i received the results of hpv typing and i'm positive for lr57/71, hr 56, hr 66/68. is there a cure? does it go away?

Accepted Answer

Follow doc's advice: Almost all HPV infections are cleared by the immune system, usually 1-2 yr. Viral DNA may persist with chance of later recurrence, but for practical purposes the infection is gone. More important than HPV itself is whether you have dysplasia (pre-cancer cells) of the cervix or other infected area. Even high-risk HPV rarely leads to actual cancer. Follow doc's advice about treatment and follow-up.

Question 2

what does hpv mean?

Accepted Answer

HPV: Hpv stands for human papilloma virus which can cause genital warts and may be a cause of cervical cancer.

Question 3

is hpv bad for a male?

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COULD BE: Can cause certain cancers in men too.

Question 4

how do you contract hpv?

Accepted Answer

Unprotected contact: Generally hpv is contracted through unprotected sexual contact.  Unfortunately it is common to contract hpv and not realize it.  Not everyone has outward signs of hpv all the time, so you can have it and not know it.  This is why it is important for women to have regular pap smears, and why the new hpv vaccines are recommended for young women and men. Talk to your doctor to learn  more.

Question 5

does hpv cause any pain?

Accepted Answer

No: Hpv alone does not cause pain, but once it start to cause changes within affected cells especially the vulva women can develop warts that can be very uncomfortable. Other symptoms can including itching and burning.

Question 6

will i have hpv forever?

Accepted Answer

Depends: This depends on how you define having hpv. The virus has active and dormant phases. If you are discussing the active phase, like genital warts, these often eventually go away or respond to treatments.However, the virus is from a family of viruses well known for going dormant in the host body with the potential for recurrence.You tend to have it forever, but it may never return to an active state.

Question 7

how can you diagnose hpv?

Accepted Answer

On the cervix: It can be done with the pap or a sepaarte hpv culture.

Question 8

can men be cured from hpv?

Accepted Answer

Self cure in most: Most men get over the infection on its own; however, there is no known treatment to eradicate the infection in those who have persistent infection. See this site for more information on this topic.
http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv-and-men.htm.

Question 9

how do u know hpv is gone.

Accepted Answer

DNA probe: Most doctors when they do pap smears they are collecting cells from your cervix, while at the same time, also testing for the most serious, cancer causing types of hpv.  It's a 2 part test, the pap smear is, nowadays.  Thus when you hpv comes back negative, you know your immune system has suppressed the virus.  Once + for hpv, can always come back, but typically doesn't.

Question 10

how can  the hpv shot work?

Accepted Answer

Immunity: The injections work by causing an immune reacion to the type viruses in the injection.  There is a bivalent (two viruses) and a quadrivalent (four virus) vaccine.  This covers most of the viruses causing anogenital carcinoma in men and women but not all viruses!

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