WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for March, 2001: Re: Genital warts and HPV testing in men

Re: Genital warts and HPV testing in men

From: Patti Tessler, Family Nurse Practitioner (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 26 Mar 2001 11:25:41 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Some wrote: <snip> >
>My second question is whether there are any tests for men to determine
>what HPV strain they may have. My understanding is that the Digene HPV
>DNA test is only intended to be used on women. Am I wrong about this?
>Are there other tests, approved for use with men, that can determine
>what strain of HPV a man is carrying?
>
>It would obviously be good for me know what risk the virus I am carrying
>may pose to my partner so that I can warn her of that risk and so that
>she can make an informed choice about what to do about my new diagnosis.
>This is true of my current partner, who I suspect may be the source of
>my infection, and is even more true about any future partners I may
>have.

There's a flaw in your logic. If the test were available to evaluate the strain found in your wart, that still would not tell your partner that you weren't an asymptomatic carrier of another, more worrisome subtype. In other words, you should practice the safest possible sex because there is no test to demonstrate that you are not carrying a worrisome HPV subtype. The same would be true had you never been diagnosed with genital warts. I do commend you for your concern.

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Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS
Family Nurse Practitioner

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