Passing HPV back and forth? - Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Message Board

k2626 · 06-18-2007, 12:18 PM

A friend of mine who went through this suggested that if my current boyfriend gave me HPV which has led to my high grade dysplasia that I could keep getting it from him. She said after her LEEP and after she stopped having sex with the person she thought she got it from she was fine.

After my LEEP, if I am "cleared" is it possible for me to get it all over again from my boyfriend?

Timber · 06-18-2007, 01:16 PM

No. You're either already got or have become immune to the strains he has.

If you had sex with someone new, you could acquire a new strain.

FromSqueaky · 06-18-2007, 01:37 PM

You will ALWAYS have HPV. There are many strains of the HPV virus. Over 100 strains. Once you have that strain you keep it forever. Once you have the leep those cancer cells will be gone but the virus stays in you and can cause abnormal paps at any time. Regular paps are a must to catch HPV as soon as possible.
You can not get reinfected with the same strain but you can catch the one of the others. Unless you never slept with anyone else it is possible that you got it from another. You can HPV for years and never know it. Even though your pap comes back as normal you can still have HPV.
Leep is done to remove bad cells. If not removed they have been know to cause cancer and or the need to have a hysterectomy.

k2626 · 06-18-2007, 01:46 PM

Thanks, thats what I thought but I questioned it when I heard that possibility from my friend. I hope to god my LEEP gets rid of the high grade dysplasia and that this has not led to cancer by the time I get the LEEP in a few weeks. I call daily to see if there are cancellations but there are not.

If I am cleared, which I hope I am I am going to get my pap at least every 6 months even if my paps start coming back as normal. I figure you cant be too safe with this, right?!

Timber · 06-18-2007, 01:51 PM

FromSqueaky is incorrect. Most women's bodies clear the virus within a few years.