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A 20-year-old male asked:
Can you get infected by a high-risk strain of hpv (ones that cause cervical cancer) from wearing someone's unwashed worn underwear if they have those high-risk strains?
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Dr. John Berrymananswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 56 years experience
HPV ?'s: HPV is highly contagious and may be transmitted from genital contact with virus if present in the "unwashed underwear". There are many different genetic variants of HPV, only a few of which are more likely to cause abnormal cells in the cervix, and those are detectable and treatable early if pap smears are done regularly.
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Hi Doc,how bad is Cin3? After LEEP i still have Cin3. How long does cin3 take to turn into cancer? Could it go to other places as well? My dr wants to do hysterectomy and remove cervix,is this the way to go? I have hpv strain 16 and other high risk
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A 22-year-old female asked:
What strains of HPV cause cervical and prostate cancer?
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Several!: Several strains of hpv are implicated in cervical cancer pathogenesis. The common one are 16, 18, 31, 33 and 35.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
My girlfriend has cervix cancer ...Now i got HPV ? She gave it to me or her body rids itself n she cheated n caught a strain again
Dr. Liawaty Hoanswered
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A 27-year-old female asked about a 26-year-old female:
Abnormal pap, positive hpv, no cervical cancer, no genital warts. Given gardasil. Does that mean I have another strain of hpv?
Dr. Julan Craneanswered
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Are the hpv strains that cause common hand warts the same as the ones that cause cancer?
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
No, different types entirely.
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