rednay
04-23-2009, 01:14 PM
my boyfriend got hpv virus from a girlfriend eight years ago he never got genital warts from it and i have had the guardasil shots what does this mean for me
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Pickle Eyes
04-23-2009, 09:19 PM
It means you need to stay current on your paps.
Even though you have had your vaccine, it doesn't mean that it protects against the strain(s) of HPV which you may be exposed to (by him or any other sexual partner* past, present, or future). The vaccine only protects against 2 strains of HPV. Those 2 strains are linked with about 70% of cervical cancer.
*Sexual partner doesn't just mean sexual intercourse, it is any skin to skin contact between vulva, vagina, cervix, penis, anus/rectum, mouth/throat.
Even though you have had your vaccine, it doesn't mean that it protects against the strain(s) of HPV which you may be exposed to (by him or any other sexual partner* past, present, or future). The vaccine only protects against 2 strains of HPV. Those 2 strains are linked with about 70% of cervical cancer.
*Sexual partner doesn't just mean sexual intercourse, it is any skin to skin contact between vulva, vagina, cervix, penis, anus/rectum, mouth/throat.