Is HPV the second type of HIV? - Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Message Board

twhite · 11-22-2005, 06:20 PM

I was diagnosed with HPV about 2 years ago, but thank god it has been resolved along with leep and CKC procedure I had also. I heard on the radio here in Chicago that they are calling HPV the new HIV. Has anyone else heard of this?

Katharine2 · 11-22-2005, 10:47 PM

no, what they probably meant was that so many ppl have it in the US about 70 percent of sexually active ppl, so it is like the hiv/AIDS epidemic in some ways. But it is not the same disease.

malibu82 · 11-23-2005, 02:49 AM

Hi, I agree with Katharine2 in that the reason this was said is because HPV does seem to be a bit of an epidemic because of the amount of people who have it, but it is a very misleading thing to say as HIV and HPV are two very different things.

victoria48 · 11-23-2005, 03:48 AM

Hi twhite

I was a little worried when you said that your HPV was resolved. There is no cure for HPV yet (a vaccine is on the way as a preventative measure but only for people who are not infected) so if you contract it, you will have it forever.

Make sure you have regular pap smears.

Victoria

twhite · 11-23-2005, 10:35 AM

Hi,

Yes I have been keeping up with my paps they all have been coming back negative. I know that the vaccine is not out yet, but just by going what my doctor wrote on my visit sheet he gave me a copy and it said that it was resolved. But I've heard that some HPV are treatable. Maybe he lied to me...