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Re: endometriosis and hpv -one more thing
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue May 17 10:54:16 2005
Mind you, with all dure respect, this is coming from someone who earlier
said that HPV caused Herpes, cold sores, and chicken pox. Where does
this information that HPV is not an STD come from? Where is the
documentation to support this statement?
At Tue, 17 May 2005, anonymous wrote:
>
>Not always. You can develop an active case of HPV due to reasons and
>causes that do not include or depend upon having had ANY sexual
>activity.
>
>HOWEVER, if you have engaged in sexual activity and you do have an
>active case of HPV causing symptoms then your partner should be examined
>as well because it CAN come from someone else who had an active case.
>
>HPV can cause genital warts but not always. HPV can cause cervical
>dysplasia but is not the only cause. Cervical dysplasia can lead to
>cervical cancer so must be watched and treated. HPV does live in the
>common warts found on hands & feet and can be spread to other areas of
>the body or even another person under very specific conditions.
>
>Stress will cause a dormant HPV to become active.
>
>HPV lives in nearly 100% of the world's human population.
>
>Before your doctor announces to you that you have an STD he should first
>determine the validity of his statement. It has been documented in nuns
>and other non-sexually active women so that completely blows the HPV=STD
>theory out of the water and the inaccuracy should not be continued.
>
>At Tue, 17 May 2005, anonymous wrote:
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>>HPV on the cervix or in the genital area is an STD.
>>
>>At Mon, 16 May 2005, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>>
>>>I have endometriosis and have just recently been diagnosed with HPV and
>>>mild dysplasia - am I reading your message right that HPV is not an STD
>>>like my doctor is leading me to believe?
>>>
>>>At Mon, 16 May 2005, anonymous wrote:
>>>>
>>>>You are correct I did mis-write the info on Herpes/HPV. Sorry, that's
>>>>what happens when doing more than one thing at a time.
>>>>
>>>>thanks for the clarification of my jumbled post.
>>>>
>>>>At Mon, 16 May 2005, Jules wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Anon,
>>>>>
>>>>>I don't know where exactly you got your information from but there were
>>>>>at least two things you wrote that are wrong.
>>>>>
>>>>>1-Endometriosis is not identified visually. It can be suspected
>>>>>visually, but it must be sent to pathology to confirm before a diagnosis
>>>>>will be made.
>>>>>
>>>>>2-Herpes is not caused by HPV. HPV is the virus that causes warts.
>>>>>Every kind of wart, from planters warts to genital warts. It also
>>>>>causes cervical dysplasia. There are hundreds of strains of HPV, none
>>>>>of which cause Herpes or cold sores or chicken pox. They are caused by
>>>>>the Herpes Simplex virus. HS1 is very common and is usually responsible
>>>>>for cold sores around or in the mouth. HS2 is not as common and is
>>>>>usually responsible for genital herpes, though HS1 can be spread to the
>>>>>genitals also and vise-versa.
>>>>>
>>>>><><
>>>>>
>>>>>At Fri, 13 May 2005, anonymous wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Endometriosis CAN activate a dormant HPV.
>>>>>>Stress = emotional, mental, physical, medical
>>>>>>
>>>>>>At Fri, 13 May 2005, anonymous wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>*sigh*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>HPV is not caused by nor does it cause endometriosis and any doctor who
>>>>>>>confuses the two should be immediately sent for a brain scan to see if
>>>>>>>there is any living tissue between the ears.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Endometriosis is diagnosed via laparoscopic surgery and visual
>>>>>>>identification.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>HPV can be diagnosed with a vaginal swab or a swab of any of the other
>>>>>>>number of places that any of the hundreds of mutations and variations of
>>>>>>>HPV can be found including but not limited to your genitals, mouth,
>>>>>>>hands and feet.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>HPV, often thought to be an STD, can be contracted without sexual
>>>>>>>contact (this has been scientifically and medically documented many,
>>>>>>>many, many times despite some commonplace theories to the contrary).
>>>>>>>Having HPV is not evidence that you or your partner cheated, became
>>>>>>>infected and then infected the other person. HPV is a virus that is
>>>>>>>believed to be living silently in the bodies of nearly 100% of the human
>>>>>>>race what activates the virus in some people has not been established
>>>>>>>with 100% certainty but the belief is that stress, other illnesses or
>>>>>>>certain other immune-system conditions will trigger the dormant virus
>>>>>>>into an active state. Medications such as zovirax is used to control
>>>>>>>the outbreak and return the virus to dormant state. The same medication
>>>>>>>is used whether the type of HPV you have is genital herpes, common cold
>>>>>>>sore or chicken pox. All of which are HPVs. Gynecologists, family
>>>>>>>practice and general medicine doctors can easily diagnose and treat it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Endometriosis is a biological disease and the trigger or triggers are
>>>>>>>not 100% identified and determined thus the difficulty in establishing a
>>>>>>>reliable treatment protocol that works across the board with some sense
>>>>>>>of reliability and predictability. Reproductive Endocrinologists and
>>>>>>>skilled Laparoendoscopic Surgeons are who you need to seek treatment
>>>>>>>from.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>At Fri, 13 May 2005, Miranda wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>At Tue, 14 May 2002, JAMIE wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>hi, i just wanted to know if anyone knew of a connection between the
>>>>>>>>>two?Can a doctor misdiagnose you and say you have hpv and you really
>>>>>>>>>have endometriosis?
>>>>>>>>>jamie
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>>>Jamie
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Jamie,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Could you let me know if you get an answer to this question? I just
>>>>>>>>tested positive for HPV and I was wondering the same thing.
>>>>>>>>Endometriosis runs in my family so I was thinking the same exact thing.
>>>>>>>>I hope to talk to you soon.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>>>>Miranda
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