Please let us know what the results of the biopsy are...when is this scheduled?
To answer your other questions, HPV does not actually ever go away, but our immune systems suppress it enough that we do not have symptoms. It's just like any other virus; we will always have the virus (or the antibodies to the virus) in our system.
If you and your partner have not been using condoms, then it is likely that you both have the same strain(s) of HPV. HPV can be spread from skin-to-skin contact, and this is why condom help protect against HPV, but not 100% (the condom only covers the penis, and other parts of the skin can be infected with HPV and transmit the virus).
A man with an uncircumcised penis is said to be more at risk for becoming infected with HPV, but only if he has had sexual encounters with another person who was infected with HPV, and no condoms were used. Please know that condoms ARE very effective at preventing the spread of STDs, but they are about 98% and do not protect against sexually transmitted diseases that are spread skin-to-skin.
Masturbation is actually known as a "safer sex" practice, and is a good option.
Does this answer your questions? If not, please let us know!
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Please let us know what the results of the biopsy are...when is this scheduled?
To answer your other questions, HPV does not actually ever go away, but our immune systems suppress it enough that we do not have symptoms. It's just like any other virus; we will always have the virus (or the antibodies to the virus) in our system.
If you and your partner have not been using condoms, then it is likely that you both have the same strain(s) of HPV. HPV can be spread from skin-to-skin contact, and this is why condom help protect against HPV, but not 100% (the condom only covers the penis, and other parts of the skin can be infected with HPV and transmit the virus).
A man with an uncircumcised penis is said to be more at risk for becoming infected with HPV, but only if he has had sexual encounters with another person who was infected with HPV, and no condoms were used. Please know that condoms ARE very effective at preventing the spread of STDs, but they are about 98% and do not protect against sexually transmitted diseases that are spread skin-to-skin.
Masturbation is actually known as a "safer sex" practice, and is a good option.
Does this answer your questions? If not, please let us know!
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