HPV/Pre Cancerous Cells/Cancer in Men?!
Question:
HPV/Pre Cancerous Cells/Cancer in Men?
My fiance has HPV and is on Aldara, I had my pap smear done about 3 weeks ago and just found out I have pre-cancerous cells. I was wondering if I have PRE-cancerous cells is there a possibility he could also?
Is there a test for men in this?
Thank you all so much
Answers:
Your fiancé most likely shares your HPV types. There is no FDA approved test for the male. Several studies have shown that men do share high risk HPV types when their partner has high risk HPV types. Newer studies show that 20 to 50% of people with low risk HPV types that show as visible genital warts also carry a co-infection with high risk HPV types (Articles will follow) This is from www.thehpvtest.com
Is there an HPV test for men?
There is currently no FDA-approved test to detect HPV in men. That is because an effective, reliable way to collect a sample of male genital skin cells, which would allow detection of HPV, has yet to be developed. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises men that they don’t need to be worried about the lack of an HPV test for them. The agency states that "there is no clear health benefit to knowing if men have this virus, since HPV is unlikely to affect their health and cannot be treated. For most men, there would be no need to treat HPV, even if treatment were available, since it usually goes away on its own."
The research articles do support the use of the HC2 High risk HPV test, but at this I am not aware of many doctors that will do the test on the male.
Aldara has been used successful in treating women with VIN (vulva intraepithelial neoplasia) 2 and 3. Aldara is also approved for some skin cancers. VIN 2 and 3 are due to high risk HPV types. Aldara has been used successful in treating women with VIN (vulva intraepithelial neoplasia) 2 and 3. VIN 2 and 3 are due to high risk HPV types. Aldara works with the body's immune stem to help recognize the virus and fight it. Maybe the Aldara will also help eliminate his high risk HPV infection.
Good luck to both of you in clearing the manifestation that HPV creates. There is no cue for the virus doctors can only treat the manifestation that the virus causes. Most people’s immune system does suppress the virus.