Hpv - Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Message Board

tross · 01-07-2009, 02:24 PM

Me and my girlfriend have been together for awhile now... and She recently found out that she has hpv because she had an abnormal pap test... She is scheduled to get a colposcopy done and if she needs too she is going to get treatment to deal with it... I am completely there for her and I've told her this.. she is concerned that I need to get something done in terms of dealing with myself, because if she has it I more than likely do too... So is there anything I can do? She says that she wants me to get taken care of because she doesn't want to get treated and

Pickle Eyes · 01-07-2009, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by tross

She says that she wants me to get taken care of because she doesn't want to get treated and

. . . . . not sure how this sentence was going to end, so I will just have to reply to some of your concerns that you expressed.

The strains of HPV that affect the cervix (and other areas: vagina, vulva, anus, penis, mouth/throat) are spread very easily. They spread by skin-to-skin contact and condoms do not give full protections (since they don't cover all skin).

It is very likely that you and she have shared the strains of HPV that you each entered the relationship with since you have been having intercourse.

The bad news is you have been exposed to whatever strain of HPV has caused her dysplasia. The good news is that men do not usually have problems because of high risk HPV. You can be checked by your doctor, but there is no test for me for high risk HPV.

May I ask how old your girlfriend is? Younger women (under 30) tend to fight HPV at a higher rate than women over 30.

I hope this helps.

I'm glad your girlfriend is going for a colposcopy. Do you know if she had atypical squamous or atypical glandular cells? That will give the doctor (and her) a much better idea of how the outer cervix looks. It is important to know that the pap and the colpo do not give a full view of the cervix. Part of the cervix (ok, 2/3 of it) are further out of view than the colpo can show.

Thisby · 01-08-2009, 08:47 AM

Yeah, you probably have it now too. Only thing is, there's nothing you can do about it.

That said though, your gf doesn't need to be worried because she already has it, and once you have it you can't get it again so it's not like she's going to get it again from you if you're not treated. Hope everything works out for her.