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I had HPV a long time ago. Can I still transmit it?

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Q: Does one develop immunity to Human Papiloma Virus in their Genital Warts form (including anal)? I had an outbreak about fifteen years ago. At that time they were surgically removed. I have not had a recurrence, but I suppose I could still carry the virus. I therefore decided to revisit this subject and inform [...]

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Can I get HPV from another woman?

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Q: Just wondering if you can pass HPV from a female to another female. My girlfriend went in for her pap when we first got together and she came back clean but she went back a couple of weeks ago and they put her on some medicine for HPV. Since she has not cheated on [...]

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The best STD test answers ever!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Q: I’m trying to find accurate and consistent window periods for testing for various STDs as well as how long it takes to get results. Unfortunately, this information seems to be very hard to find at all and sometimes conflicting when I do find it. I know this will vary from state to state, clinic [...]

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We swing and have HPV. How should we proceed from here?

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Q: My partner had a positive pap smear (for HPV). We are in our late 40s/early 50s. We swing, and we’ve had sex with a lot of people, but we almost always use condoms. Should we tell our other sexual partners? If we do, how far back should we go? What are the risks of [...]

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Should I get my throat checked for HPV?

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Q: My partner of two years had HPV. We have just ended the relationship. He recently read about elevated incident of throat cancer in relation to HPV. We could not tell if that was for partners. We engaged in unprotected oral sex — he receiving. I recently had a normal pap smear, which included HPV [...]

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