HPV in the mouth/throat - Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Message Board

erika1093 · 12-24-2007, 09:59 AM

Is it possible to get HPV in your mouth or throat? I read an article that says that it may be possible and that women who have given oral sex to more than 6 partners increase their chances of throat cancer by 9x, possibly due to the transfer of HPV. If this is possible, is it then possible transfer the disease to your partner and then sleep with them not knowing you had given them HPV, and therefore contracting HPV in the genital area... which is worse because of its effects pertaining to cervical cancer. Thank you.

famnd · 12-24-2007, 06:42 PM

Dr. Dean says HPV can be in the mouth & throat. I posted the % of throat cancers it causes- I think it was like 30%. He also said it has shown up under the fingernails. He said there is some evidence that HPV is transferred in other ways besides sexual contact. Getting at the Dr's office is a possibility that I have read so I make sure I turn back the paper cover to make a double layer. Fam

girlcat36 · 01-13-2008, 03:40 PM

I had HPV throat cancer last year!

ddanny52 · 01-31-2008, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by girlcat36;33***78

I had HPV throat cancer last year!

what were the symptoms

girlcat36 · 01-31-2008, 05:32 PM

Most HPV oral cancers are usually found in the tongue, or in the tonsil. My only symptom was ONE enlarged tonsil that was painless. I went undiagnosed for about three years because my doctors did not know about the oral-HPV link and they discouraged me from having an adult tonsillectomy(not pretty). They finally decided the tonsil was getting too big, and during the tonsillectomy found a tumor. I was subsequently treated at a major cancer center that does testing on tumors, and they told me it was HPV+. I did not know I had HPV. While an adult tonsillectomy is not pretty, what was far worse was the chemo, radiation and feeding tube that I had.