Hi,
I can understand your confusion and hesitation to share your diagnosis of HPV with your new boyfriend. You said that you spoke with someone from the CDC. Did this individual have access to your Pap smear results?
According to the CDC website, in 90%of cases, the body’s immune system clears HPV naturally within two years. But sometimes, certain types o HPV can cause genital warts. In most cases, the body fights off HPV naturally and the infected cells then go back to normal. But in cases when the body does not fight off HPV, HPV can cause visible changes in the form of genital warts. You can pass the virus on to your partner. Using condoms will reduce the risk of transmitting the virus. There is no cure for the virus nor a test to check a person's overall HPV status. My only suggestion about telling your new boyfriend that you have HPV is this- if he has HPV wouldn't you want him to be truthful with you?
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Hi,
June 23, 2011 - 5:55pmI can understand your confusion and hesitation to share your diagnosis of HPV with your new boyfriend. You said that you spoke with someone from the CDC. Did this individual have access to your Pap smear results?
According to the CDC website, in 90%of cases, the body’s immune system clears HPV naturally within two years. But sometimes, certain types o HPV can cause genital warts. In most cases, the body fights off HPV naturally and the infected cells then go back to normal. But in cases when the body does not fight off HPV, HPV can cause visible changes in the form of genital warts. You can pass the virus on to your partner. Using condoms will reduce the risk of transmitting the virus. There is no cure for the virus nor a test to check a person's overall HPV status. My only suggestion about telling your new boyfriend that you have HPV is this- if he has HPV wouldn't you want him to be truthful with you?
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