Telling a loved one about a std?!
Question: Telling a loved one about a std!?
I went for a pap about 7-8 months ago when i found out i was prego!. They told me my pap abnormal and i have high risk hpv(cervical cancer type) and not genital warts type!. I told my husband and he was fine with it more concerned about the cancerous cells!. Well not more than a month ago a saw a growth down there and no suspect that along with the high risk i also have low risk and only because i was pregnant and my hormones are going crazy did i find this out!. Well at the moment my husband is over seas (navy) and i dont know if i should wait until he comes back(in a month) or tell him via email!. I love him and i know he loves me but i was even disgusted when i noticed this!. I know i could have had it for years now and not known nothing or i could have gotten it from him and we wont know if he has it unless there is a growth on him!. But I am just a little afraid of his response considering my own to it!. please give me a little in site if you have had the same problem!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Yes, you can get both; and yes, pregnancy can bring out HPV/genital warts(low-risk)!. however, there is NO way to tell if he got it from you or if you got it from him!! He may have never had symptoms and still given it to you!. I am a PA and I work in an STD clinic, and it is so so common these days, 80% of sexually active individuals have it!. It is not painful, nor does it present any significant health risks, so just get the warts treated with a prescription cream, and they should not recur as often once you have your little one!Www@Answer-Health@Com
I never had it but i was working in a Dr s office and often seen it !. Unfortunately if one of you got it you both do !. Go see the Md see if they can deter min a time frame some stds appear x to x months ofter contact-infection!. Waite to tell him, Who is he going to infect !?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Educate yourself on the disease BEFORE you talk to him!. Research it on the internet and talk with your Dr about it!. This will help you be better prepared for any questions that he might have!. Now as far as talking to him, depending on how long he's going to be gone, you can write him ( I say this because I've found that people realize and accept things better when they see it on paper) or just talk to him on the phone about it!. You don't want to put off telling him too long as this might cause him to think that you're hiding something from him!. The following wesbite will give you some helpful info!. I hope everything works out for you!. Good Luck!!!!
http://www!.cancer!.gov/cancertopics/facts!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
http://www!.cancer!.gov/cancertopics/facts!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Genital warts, herpes, or any other viral STD can live in your bloodstream for months or years!. I would wait until you could either speak with him or see him face to face!. An email may be devastating!. I told my husband that I had herpes (that I had contracted before I met him) and was very surprised at his calm reaction!. Just be sure to reassure him that he is all you want and that you have been completely faithful!. A very expensive blood test will show if he carries the virus, but unless he breaks out you may never know if you or both of you is a carrier!. I have had 3 breakouts since being diagnosed six years ago!. Not many considering the statistics!. Good luck!!Www@Answer-Health@Com