hpv help please - Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Message Board

steffk · 08-22-2004, 11:44 PM

i was told that i have ulcerative colitis in early jan. in late jan. i was told i have hpv. about 1 month or so ago a sore appeared in my mouth on my top gum. is there anything i can do for it and would anyone know what strain i might have. and how long before i was diagnosed that i may have gotten hpv. having no insurance makes it very difficult to get a doctor to look at me. my immune system is going haywire from the colitis. thanks.

luv4adonai · 08-23-2004, 01:45 AM

from what i know, you can get hpv and not have symptoms anywhere from a couple months to a year or two...it would be hard to say when exactly you contracted it. also, there are about 60 or 70 different strains...only tests and a doctor would be able to tell you what strain you have.

feelbad · 08-23-2004, 07:02 AM

That sore in your mouth could be totally unrelated to anything else that you have going on.try swishing your mouth with salt water a couple of times a day for about a week and see if it gets any better.Marcia

reni · 08-23-2004, 07:21 AM

You were diagnosed with HPV in your mouth? Or do you mean you were diagnosed with HPV in your vagina, and now have a sore in your mouth? If its the latter, I doubt your sore is related to the HPV. You have probably developed a canker sore from your depressed immune system. Unfortunately, that is a guess, not a diagnosis. A doctor would have to look at you to tell.

You´d need a DNA analysis to determine what strain of HPV you have.

steffk · 08-23-2004, 07:45 PM

thank you for taking the time to help me.