vulvar vestibulitis or hpv warts? HELP!
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So I have this finger like or pomelo looking bumps on my vulva vestibule and I want to make sure if this is HPV or something else. I went to my OB yesterday said it was HPV warts but im not so sure cause ive been with my partner for 1 year now and the last time he had sex with another woman was way back 2015 and my last sexual contact with. Another man besidea him was October 2017...
Other symptoms that I have is itchiness from the area that I have the bumps
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tanialee96
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betty15381 tanialee96
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From the picture you have posted I would say that it is hpv as the projections that you have are white and pointy as opposed to flesh colored and rounded with VP. Another thing that points to hpv is the fact the protrusions on the right side are in more of a circular patch instead of linear rows down the labia. How long ago did you notice them as it seems to have been developing for at least a few months as there are some much longer than others and the amount that it present. It can take up to 3 years for warts to cause a break out, and many people do not get warts at all when they have it it depends on the person. I would check and see if your current boyfriend has any symptoms and not scratch as it can spread.
tanialee96 betty15381
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So it would be possible to get the virus from someone else from 2017? I would never know who I got it from? I had a pap smear last October the result came out negative that's why I was shock when my doctor ruled out hpv...
Can you tell me more about this, will I be normal again? Would we still have a normal sex life? Is there a test to know if my boyfriend has one too and will I ever be cured of this?
matthew13887 tanialee96
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pap smears do NOT test for hpv directly. they test for abnormal cells on the cervix that can lead to cervical cancer, because some strains of hpv cause cervical cancer. I hope that clears that up for you. if you want an std test you must specifically ask for it. best of luck
tanialee96 matthew13887
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Will I ever have a normal life again free from the virus?
betty15381 tanialee96
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So yes, hpv is a very sneaky virus that tends to lie dormant so its pretty difficult to say where you got it. It does not cause cervical cancer is it considered low risk hpv and paps only test for high risk strains. You will always have the virus but medicine will prevent outbreaks just like with herpes. It is the most common std so many people have it and both you and your bf will have normal lives, you could have gotten it from him he just might not show symptoms, very common as well. Its just a skin condition everything will be okay.
tanialee96 betty15381
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So the virus will stay with me forever?
matthew13887 tanialee96
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yes but as betty said, its the most common std on the planet. i think about half of the US has it. men dont show symptoms as often as women do and it can lay dormant for years. so no guarantee where it came from.
dite16590 tanialee96
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Hi there, if you have a doubt, have your gynecologist to take your PAP smear, he should suggest it himself if he hasn't already. Good luck!
tanialee96 dite16590
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She prescribed aldaran cream then told me to go back after 2 weeks so she could check if the warts melt meanwhile she suggests that I get the HPV DNA test if I also have the high risk strand which is quite expensive, I can handle it but what im worried about is my boyfriend.
matthew13887 dite16590
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Pap smears find abnormal cells on your cervix that could lead to cervical cancer. Pap smears are for finding cell changes caused by HPV, but they DO NOT detect HPV itself.
pap smears are concerned with high risk cancer strains (16 and 18) which cause 70% of cancers related to hpv these strains DO NOT cause genital warts. warts are the low cancer risk strain usually 6 and 11 that cause 90% of warts.
if her concern is warts and not cancer. taking a pap smear would be as helpful as hunting blindfolded. @dite16590
mary13344 tanialee96
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¿Quépasó ? Te recomiendo una biopsia para descartar realmente VPH