You can always run a test to confirm if you have the HPV or not. Gardasil prevents the infection with the major cervix cancer linked genotypes of HPV, nominally the 16 and the 18, but it won't prevent the infection by other HPV genotypes.
Just to make it clear, HPV is a virus which is present in over 100 variants (genotypes), ie. like you have dozens of variants of apples.. green, red.. but it's always an apple. Only few of these are linked to a high risk of developing cervix cancer and/or genital warts, and Genesil should protect you from those. But at the same time, Genesil will not protect you from all the other 100 types of HPV, which nominally are linked to no or low risk of cervix cancer/warts.
Now, HPV is present in over 80% of female population world wide and normally most woman don't know they got one at all. Most low risk types of HPV cure spontaneously over 7-10 years without women even noticing it.
So if your partner has genital warts due to HPV infection, it's probable you got it too. You can always ask for a HPV test, the fastest and the most accurate by far is the Real Time PCR analysis, which is also quantitative (it can not only detect the presence of the virus but also the quantity of the virus in the vaginal sample). You can also ask for the HPV genotyping assay, once you know if you're positive or not, so you'll know which type of the HPV you got.
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You can always run a test to confirm if you have the HPV or not. Gardasil prevents the infection with the major cervix cancer linked genotypes of HPV, nominally the 16 and the 18, but it won't prevent the infection by other HPV genotypes.
Just to make it clear, HPV is a virus which is present in over 100 variants (genotypes), ie. like you have dozens of variants of apples.. green, red.. but it's always an apple. Only few of these are linked to a high risk of developing cervix cancer and/or genital warts, and Genesil should protect you from those. But at the same time, Genesil will not protect you from all the other 100 types of HPV, which nominally are linked to no or low risk of cervix cancer/warts.
Now, HPV is present in over 80% of female population world wide and normally most woman don't know they got one at all. Most low risk types of HPV cure spontaneously over 7-10 years without women even noticing it.
So if your partner has genital warts due to HPV infection, it's probable you got it too. You can always ask for a HPV test, the fastest and the most accurate by far is the Real Time PCR analysis, which is also quantitative (it can not only detect the presence of the virus but also the quantity of the virus in the vaginal sample). You can also ask for the HPV genotyping assay, once you know if you're positive or not, so you'll know which type of the HPV you got.
hope this was helpful!
Mena
September 14, 2011 - 3:06pmThis Comment
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