WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 1998: HPV Conflicting Info.

HPV Conflicting Info.

From: Tracy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 10 Nov 1998 15:12:56 -0600 (CST)

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When I was diagnosed with HPV my doctor told me that it was transmitted sexually and no other way, she froze them, and sent me home. There was never anything mentioned about this virus being with me for life or that I could pass it on. I only found this out years later on the internet.

Now I find information that totally blows all that I have known to be true out of the water.

This is what I found(answers from 1 site, 1 doctor):

HPV, the wart virus, has been found in the vaginas of young girls who have never had sex. It has been shown to be transmissable to people using a massage table. HPV, the herpes virus, is routinely transmitted nonsexually from parent to child, and is probably transmitted through toilet seats or other inanimate objects.

There is no question that most HPV infections on the cervix, and most cervical dyplasia, are sexually transmitted. Women who have never been sexually active are less likely to have dysplasia or cervical cancer than women with many partners. But there are always exceptions, and you are obviously one of them. The HPV virus clearly can be transmitted through inanimate objects. How otherwise do we get warts on the soles of our feet, or on our fingers as children? It is also a virus that can persist for long periods of time in normal skin -- perhaps for our entire lifetime.

Could you catch genital warts simply by being touched on your genitals by your boyfriend, without sexual intercourse? The answer is yes, warts are common on the fingers and may be so small that you don't know you have them. Warts can be transmitted to any skin surface or mucous membrane.

How do I know which information is correct?

--
Tracy L. Trull MA, NA, PCT
http://members.tripod.com/~traciet
tracy.trull@obgyn.net

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