Hpv - Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Message Board

fiona36 · 06-16-2008, 11:56 AM

how many strands are connected to sexually transmitted desieses

newpatient485 · 06-16-2008, 12:05 PM

I'm not sure I understand your question. HPV IS a sexually transmitted disease; are you talked about being connected other OTHER diseases?

Of course, HPV causes other things (like plantars warts on your feet) but there are hundreds of strains that can be passed through sexual contact.

jenuine86 · 06-16-2008, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by fiona36

how many strands are connected to sexually transmitted desieses

There are many that can be passed through sexual activity.. I suppose if you were to research the numbers of strains that can cause cervical cancer and the number of strains that cause genital warts, you'd have a minimum number of strains connected to sexual transmission.
And actually, at bare minimum you know there are at LEAST two because one does cause warts and one can lead to dysplasia. (but there are more)
Furthermore, if you have one strain of HPV it is likely that you have more than one strain...
My doctor also suggested that women that test positive for hpv have a higher chance of having a different type of STD, but that wasn't my case and I don't know how true that statement is.. HPV is one of the most common sexually transmitted viruses & I don't think it really has a "partner in crime" type of disease that comes with it typically other than just another strain of itself.

fiona36 · 06-16-2008, 12:26 PM

My oncologist said I most likely got HPV from someone unknown it can be passesed as easilly as brushing up against someone. Some strands are sexually transmitted but not all, not most. I am just trying to gain some more information on the number of strands and how many are passed via sex. Is that clearer?

jenuine86 · 06-16-2008, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by fiona36

My oncologist said I most likely got HPV from someone unknown it can be passesed as easilly as brushing up against someone. Some strands are sexually transmitted but not all, not most. I am just trying to gain some more information on the number of strands and how many are passed via sex. Is that clearer?

How did you find out you had it? just a HPV test? I don't even know how they perform that test because I had warts.. which was kind of obvious that I had been infected and made it more obvious how I recieved it.