Question 1

if a urine test for hpv in males comes back with a positive result, are the results reliable given that there is no accepted method of testing for hpv in males?

Accepted Answer

Reliability unknown: It's hard to know the reliability; such tests have not been systematically studied nor submitted to the FDA for certification. Most likely a positive result is true, but you could have additional types in addition to the one(s) found in your urine. And you could have HPV of your genital skin that doesn't show up in urine.

Question 2

can men be tested for hpv?

Accepted Answer

Yes: There are both serum tests (antibody response) and clinical tests for what appear to be HPV lesions. Their  doc  can arrange this.

Question 3

which sti can cause pain/prickly sensation throughout genitalia region? negative for all sti a male can test for. do have uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and hypothyroidism. just looking for possible causes? i havent tested for hpv

Accepted Answer

Prickly pain: It appears likely on limited information available that the pain may be related to the uncontrolled diabetes either through swelling/edema and /or neuropathy.
If high risk sexually activity completing work up for STD’s specifically if you had or have skin lesions makes sense.
Improving blood glucose numbers should help.

Question 4

they tested me again for my hpv is it an overall culture i asked if i had anything else and the nurse said i didnt, is it just hpv testing or overall?

Accepted Answer

Overall?: There is no test that picks up everything or even a few things. What does overall mean? Are you speaking of stds? All twelve of them?

This is a very good example why being specific and asking follow up questions is vital when working with health care professionals. We should all know what the real risks are and know how to test and or prevent stds.

Question 5

when did doctors start testing for hpv?

Accepted Answer

Good question: People frequently interpret abnormal pap smears as showing effects of hpv without actually testing for hpv and convey this to patients as being + for hpv.  Actual testing for high risk hpv combined with pap became a screening alternative in 2004 and incorporated into guidelines in 2006.  In 2012, combined pap/hpv testing every 5 yrs became the preferred screening for women over 30.

Question 6

what does it mean if i got a normal pap but a positive hpv testing?

Accepted Answer

HPV : It means that you do not have any precancerous cells or precancerous changes in your cervix but the hpv virus is present. Hpv is so common and routine testing with a pap is not usually recommended until after age 30. Most young women will simply clear the virus on their own without treatment.

Question 7

i requested a hpv test after testing negative the past five years ( five years ago i had cervical hpv). if it comes out negative am i still contagious?

Accepted Answer

No need for retest: It was a mistake to have another HPV test. if you have been sexually active in the past 5 years, probably you have been reexposed and likely reinfected with HPV. A positive result now probably would not be recurrence of your past infection. Regardless of  your new test result, you can safely assume that previous infection is gone and no longer contagious. Your more recent infection(s)? Maybe.

Question 8

does testing positive for hpv when married mean cheating? my life is upside down right now due to testing positive. husband says he has not cheated i believe him but this is wrecking our marriage. is this common. obgy is no help?

Accepted Answer

: Latent HPV infection is very common until it becomes symptomatic with genital warts, abnormal PAP smear, etc. Trust each other if you have nothing to hide.

Question 9

how accurate is hpv co-testing, done twice in 6 months, both time the result came back negative for hpv n pap. my husband diagnosed with warts rcntly, he said hed sex 10 years ago beside me and i havent seen him since 8 years. ive no sex bsd him?

Accepted Answer

: There a different species of HPV, some can cause warts and some could progress to cancer. They are not easily transferred unless through a breach in the skin or microtrauma during sexual activities. The fact that your husband has it does not mean you have it. Though the accuracy of the testing is not hundred percent it is likely that your immune activities may also prevent it from multiplying.

Question 10

dx w/ hpv in 14. 17 pap smear abnormal with low-risk hpv. 20 pap smear normal but no hpv testing done. dr says hpv is only clinically relevant if pap is abnormal. i want to know if i still have hpv. she says i dont need testing. can i get it done?

Accepted Answer

Some basics: HPV is a family of virus strains that range in importance from common skin wart strains to 7 or more associated with cervical cancer. When or if you acquire a cancer associated strain it would generally clear/not be contagious a few years later but it could trigger cancer years or decades later in some. The pap smears will still be needed, no mater what strains you acquire.

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A member asked:

If a urine test for hpv in males comes back with a positive result, are the results reliable given that there is no accepted method of testing for hpv in males?

A member asked:

Can men be tested for hpv?

A member asked:

Which sti can cause pain/prickly sensation throughout genitalia region? negative for all sti a male can test for. do have uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and hypothyroidism. just looking for possible causes? i havent tested for hpv

A member asked:

They tested me again for my hpv is it an overall culture i asked if i had anything else and the nurse said i didnt, is it just hpv testing or overall?

A member asked:

When did doctors start testing for hpv?

A member asked:

What does it mean if i got a normal pap but a positive hpv testing?

A member asked:

I requested a hpv test after testing negative the past five years ( five years ago i had cervical hpv). if it comes out negative am i still contagious?

A member asked:

Does testing positive for hpv when married mean cheating? my life is upside down right now due to testing positive. husband says he has not cheated i believe him but this is wrecking our marriage. is this common. obgy is no help?

A member asked:

How accurate is hpv co-testing, done twice in 6 months, both time the result came back negative for hpv n pap. my husband diagnosed with warts rcntly, he said hed sex 10 years ago beside me and i havent seen him since 8 years. ive no sex bsd him?

A member asked:

Dx w/ hpv in 14. 17 pap smear abnormal with low-risk hpv. 20 pap smear normal but no hpv testing done. dr says hpv is only clinically relevant if pap is abnormal. i want to know if i still have hpv. she says i dont need testing. can i get it done?

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