genital warts can be cured??! - Sexually Transmitted Diseases Message Board

john1122 · 08-23-2004, 08:08 PM

how many times have i read on here that HPV can not be cured. Do people just say things because they read it here and assume it is fact or is it indeed a fact?

http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/news/RevBrochure1pdfhpv.htm

"Genital warts are extremely common, but can be treated and cured."....."Most HPV infections appear to be temporary and are probably cleared up by the body's immune system. One study in college students showed that in 91 percent of women with new HPV infections, HPV became undetectable within two years (Ho, 1998). However, reactivation or reinfection is possible...."

Maybe im missing something, but that pretty clearly says genital warts can be cured.

luv4adonai · 08-23-2004, 09:24 PM

genital warts is a virus that CAN NOT be cured. the warts can be removed and it can go into remission for years...maybe even forever. i've heard stories about hpv leaving the body after a year of no break outs, but i don't know how true that is. my own doctor has stated very clearly that hpv CAN NOT be cured.

john1122 · 08-23-2004, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by luv4adonai

genital warts is a virus that CAN NOT be cured. the warts can be removed and it can go into remission for years...maybe even forever. i've heard stories about hpv leaving the body after a year of no break outs, but i don't know how true that is. my own doctor has stated very clearly that hpv CAN NOT be cured.

And my own doctor said and i quote "i'll give you a prescription to get rid of it" leaving me to believe it will be cured. Forget the doctors for a second, did you bother reading the link? From the cdc??? Center for disease control? I would say they trump your doctor, or mine. Doctors dont know everyting there is to know about every disease. And if you actually read my posts you would see that I am not in denial, but I accept it as its not really a big deal anyway.

luv4adonai · 08-23-2004, 10:09 PM

read what it's saying..."genital warts can be treated..." i realize i made the mistake of saying "genital warts is a virus that can not be cured"...i meant to say HPV is a virus that can not be cured. yes, warts can be treated, however, warts are a RESULT of hpv...warts are NOT hpv. hpv is what you will have for the rest of your life...not the warts.

luv4adonai · 08-23-2004, 10:15 PM

"There is no cure and no vaccine for genital warts. Treatment focuses on removing visible warts. However, even after visible warts are removed, the virus remains in your body and may cause outbreaks again in the future." - source: http://my.webmd.com/content/article/8/1680_54222.htm?lastselectedguid={5FE84E9 0-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348}