can they test for that when you dont see any warts

1/24/2006 11:17:46 PM

yeah.. the can test for the virus strain

1/24/2006 11:21:38 PM

use sulfur to get rid of them

1/24/2006 11:32:17 PM

so i can just go in and tell them an old partner has it but i dont see anything on me and they can still test me

1/25/2006 12:00:32 AM

i'll save you the time....you've got 'em.

1/25/2006 12:05:50 AM

ouch

sulfur? wtf freeze them bitches off

1/25/2006 12:34:36 AM

shoot double

[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 12:46 AM. Reason : d]

1/25/2006 12:35:03 AM

she got a topical cream

1/25/2006 12:49:00 AM

Quote :

"whats the deal with genital warts "

1/25/2006 12:50:44 AM

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[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 1:05 AM. Reason : .]

1/25/2006 12:53:40 AM

"Most women are diagnosed with HPV on the basis of abnormal Pap tests. A Pap test is the primary cancer-screening tool for cervical cancer or pre-cancerous changes in the cervix, many of which are related to HPV. Also, a specific test is available to detect HPV DNA in women. The test may be used in women with mild Pap test abnormalities, or in women >30 years of age at the time of Pap testing. The results of HPV DNA testing can help health care providers decide if further tests or treatment are necessary.

No HPV tests are available for men."

http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm

And another happy fact from the CDC:

"Approximately 20 million people are currently infected with HPV. At least 50 percent of sexually active men and women acquire genital HPV infection at some point in their lives. By age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have acquired genital HPV infection. About 6.2 million Americans get a new genital HPV infection each year."

[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 1:02 AM. Reason : Scare Tactics]

1/25/2006 1:01:13 AM

oops... there is apparently no tests in men only treatment once u see some warts

that is scary... but not all HPV strains cause warts (those 80% are sayin thanks bc of that fact)



[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 1:08 AM. Reason : .]

1/25/2006 1:03:46 AM

There is no test for men.

If you have em, the doctor will freeze them off, but they are likely to come back at some point.

If you don't have them, you can still give a girl HPV. But hell, somebody's gotta do it.

1/25/2006 1:06:23 AM

If you see a blemish that you think may be a wart, you can swab it with a mixture of vinegar water and if it is a wart it will turn white. It's exactly what they would do at the doctor's office.

I use to work with the AIDS service organization, helping with their sex education and awareness program. . .so my brain is full of weird stuff.

1/25/2006 1:06:58 AM

^how'd u like that... the service part... i always wanted to do something like that outside of being deathly afraid

1/25/2006 1:08:15 AM

http://brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=381916

1/25/2006 1:12:10 AM

I learned a lot about poverty and ignorance through my volunteer work. A lot of the people we served were people who did not have the financial resources in place to buy food, much less medicine. I also learned just how little young people know about STDs and sex, thanks to parents who are unwilling to talk to their children and an educational system that still operates under an abstinence only sex-ed policy. Hmph.

1/25/2006 1:19:00 AM

who is this roidragintke tool?

1/25/2006 1:34:55 AM

Apparently someone's whose exgirlfriend just told him she found out she has genital warts. Hehe.

1/25/2006 1:37:25 AM

that test for HPV is not really the one for warts. The warts are caused by the same virus but when dealing with paps the strains are different.

1/25/2006 9:00:30 AM

from searching there is no test for guys
and vinegar didnt show anything either

1/25/2006 9:19:55 AM

^^The HPV test that is in association with an abnormal pap checks for the strains of HPV that have been known to cause cervical cancer (I believe there are 2). They can cause genital warts, but many women won't ever get them, hence why a yearly pap is important for women (although that doesn't seem to be the issue in this thread).

Cold sore? Herpes. Wart on your finger? HPV. Granted, neither of those cause genital warts, but that's how broad the herpes virus is.

As for the 80 percent of women who will acquire HPV infection by the age of 50 statistic, a large percentage will test positive for it, be re-tested on intervals, then find that it "disappears" 1-2 years after the initial positive test.

The more you know...

[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 9:51 AM. Reason : \/ corrected me!]

1/25/2006 9:41:39 AM

no...

cold sores are herpes of the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). not HPV.
HSV1 causes cold sores while HSV2 causes gential herpes.

HPV, as already stated, causes cancer and gential warts.

two different disesases.

[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 9:46 AM. Reason : ]

1/25/2006 9:44:16 AM

quick question....can HSV be transmitted by other avenues besides sex? i remember having cold sores when i was a kid...before i'd ever had sex!!

1/25/2006 9:51:49 AM

^ yes, you can be born with the cold sore virus

1/25/2006 9:53:22 AM

what would make you think it could only be transmitted during sex - do you think it only travels in sperm? did you even logically think about it before posting

1/25/2006 9:53:32 AM

most people get HSV1 when they are kids

1/25/2006 9:54:06 AM

Quote :

"HSV1 causes cold sores while HSV2 causes gential herpes."

and interestingly enough, you can get either simplex in either place via oral sex.

1/25/2006 11:14:22 AM

correct

but i just want to reiterate that HPV =/= HSV

HPV does not cause herpes/cold sores/fever blisters

1/25/2006 12:14:58 PM

HSV will prevent you from ever kayaking again.

unless you get valtrex.

1/25/2006 12:17:48 PM

oh, don't forget camping and horseback riding

1/25/2006 12:20:15 PM

And whats the deal with airline peanuts? Who are they trying to keep out of those things?

1/25/2006 12:23:36 PM

Quote :

"what would make you think it could only be transmitted during sex - do you think it only travels in sperm? did you even logically think about it before posting"

herpes = STD = sexually transmitted disease

1/25/2006 12:55:44 PM

there are many strains of herpes, only one of which is considered an STD.

For example, chicken pox is a herpes virus.

1/25/2006 1:06:53 PM

i heard that kids don't get chicken pox anymore... there is some sort of vaccine now... is that true?

1/25/2006 1:12:36 PM

yes i had it b4 i came to college b/c i was a lucky kid and never got em

1/25/2006 1:23:25 PM

i heard you can get aliases from genital warts too

1/25/2006 3:14:19 PM

herpes does not require sex, just skin to skin contact in an area with viral shedding

1/25/2006 5:52:52 PM

errbody's got HPV

I think my itis is flaring up too!

1/25/2006 5:55:37 PM

all of you who keep saying 'everybody has it'...

you are dirty dirty people

1/25/2006 6:14:42 PM