Re: hpv
From: j wang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 18:29:50 -0600 (CST)
Not likely to have gotten HPV. Your partner needs to get evaluated,
thoug. Douching is also not recommended.
At Mon, 15 Jan 2001, karen wrote:
>
>i borrowed a firends douche, it was cleaned in hot water a soap before
>usage. soon after i developed a red rash and my vagina swelled for a
>couple of days then nothing except now i seem to have a lot of white
>cottage cheese-like discharge. now my boyfriend has cold sores that
>heal and come back on his mouth . i've been tested for herpes, aids,
>clamidia, syphilis and all came back negative, in fact i've never had an
>abnormal pap and i get tested every 6 months to a year. can i possibly
>have contracted hpv from my friend this way and show no outward signs
>even with a negative herges test?
--
James Wang, M.D
Assitant Clinical Prof.
Tufts University School of Medicine
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