How bad or curable is HPV?!


Question: How bad or curable is HPV?
I dont know if I have it but Im really starting to freak out. My bf of three years just told me that he think that he might have gotten HPV when he was visiting Mexico with his family when he was like 12 because he walked around barefoot all around the hotel and near/in the pool. He said that a few months after that he got a lot of blister/callous wart things on his feet and got them off on his own with sylic acid or something.

Says that ever since then he has never gotten any symptoms again. But just now he says that he thinks it might be HPV. Im freaking out cause I mean he's the ONLY guy Ive ever been with I never thought this would happen. So far I havent had any blister wart things on my feet, but how bad is HPV on ur feet? It's not curable is it?

Answers:

Ok, well, to answer your question, there are a lot of types of HPV. The virus that caused HPV on your bf's feet is not transmissable to you by sexual contact. If he has HPV on his genitals, that was cause by sexual contact and not by the same strain of HPV he contracted on his feet.

If I were you, I wouldn't worry about it. Warts can always be removed whether they are on your feet or your genitals. They are not particularly dangerous in either location. However, genital warts must be seen and removed by a doctor.



it is too hard to cure.Don't be scared by yourself.Go to have a test with your boyfriend.There are a lot of information on STDchats.com.



HPV infection occurs when the virus enters your body through a cut, abrasion or small tear in the outer layer of your skin. The virus is transferred primarily by skin-to-skin contact.

Genital HPV infections are contracted through sexual intercourse, anal sex and other skin-to-skin contact in the genital region. Some HPV infections that result in oral or upper respiratory lesions are contracted through oral sex.

Warts often go away without treatment. But even if your warts have disappeared or have been removed, you can still harbor HPV and may transmit the virus to others.

If medications don't work, your doctor may suggest one of the following procedures, which physically remove warts by:

Freezing with liquid nitrogen (cryotherapy)
Electrocautery, which uses an electrical current to burn off warts or lesions
Surgical removal
Laser surgery

http://www.mayoclinic.com/




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