HPV ...

.... is so common that half the sexual active population has this?

Really?

Oh my .....

So when I google for pics of genital warts ... I get stuff like this ...

A whole new outlook on blowjobs

Half?

seriously?

If that's not enough to make a person wrap it up then I don't know what will.

And what about oral sex?

Where does her poop come out? And her blood?

There's more on the site ... pics of anus and cocks covered, and I'm just floored that half of you people in here who are talking about sex, sex, sex .... have genitals with that shit all over it.

How the hell can a person let HPV go that far?

It's my understanding that only certain strains result in warts (and not just genital warts, Planter's warts on the hands/feet are due to a strain of HPV), other strains cause cancer and some strains are benign, like many viruses, often asymptomatic clearing up on its own over a given period of time.

Perhaps, there are many different strands .... still, how can people engage in sex with a person who has this and not wrap it up?

For an std to spread to HALF .... is a hell of a lot of unprotected sex.

condoms dont prevent the spread of HPV.

thats why its recommended that girls and boys get the gardasil vaccine.

condoms can reduce the risk, but not prevent it.

http://www.cdc.gov/condomeffectiveness/latex.htm

Here's the site where that pic came from

http://www.genitalwarts.cn/genital-warts-pictures-and-genital-warts-photoes-all.html

I don't think all doctors screen for it though, you should ask. And I think they only screen for the cancer causing strains. However, because it is a virus, there is really nothing that can be done it just needs to run its course. If positive, the doctor would most likely have you come back more frequently for paps to make sure there are no cellular changes which could indicate the pre-development of cancer.

I'm like the only one of my friend's that doesn't have HPV...lol....

but none of them have the warts. One girl did have cervical cancer already at age 17, had to have it removed and has to have a pap done every 6 months.
The other 2 never showed symptoms, just found out when they got their annual pap.

Apparently they don't even test men for HPV either so they just act as carriers, most of the time never realizing they're carrying until a bunch of past sexual partners call them up and let them know. 🙂

Makes you really think hard about it, doesn't it.

I wonder if people engage in unprotected sex if they believe that they are in an exclusive relationship? Tons of people think all the time that they are with their soul mates, only to later find out 4 days later that it was just an infatuation.

But, during that time, when they thought it was Mr. Right ... did they do it unprotected because they thought he would be the only sexual partner forever?

=[

The horror.

Thats good that you know.

Posted by Prince_Pisces
I think syphilis and chlamydia is more common than HPV. So that would mean over half? I know this cause when you go in for std tests, they give you one of those little std booklets LOL!!!

what, so you've actually been for one then? Prince look at my picture. If you paly your cards right you could get with that.

Princess darling we get the point! You havn't got an STD. jeeeees.....

Posted by Alessandra
::knocks on wood for Bri::

Haha yeah seriously thanks!!

Its not enough to have sleeves on our penises anymore.

We gotta wear suits.

Posted by Prince_Pisces
I think syphilis and chlamydia is more common than HPV. So that would mean over half? I know this cause when you go in for std tests, they give you one of those little std booklets LOL!!!

I didn't realise syphilis was so common. I associate it with Victorian England for some reason.

I know there is a Chlamydia epidemic in the UK. They are always talking about the chlamydia epidemic and how it will lead to a boom in ivf in future years.

It's unusual to have obvious or severe hpv symptoms and it's an extremely common virus. The big risk as I understood it was the link to cancer. That's why they have a big hpv vaccination programme for teenage girls here.

by the way most people probably contract the sort of hpv the guy in that pic has through innocently kissing parents or other relatives when children.

The best way to avoid stds is to have sex through a rubber sheet. Works for some people... 😉

Posted by PurrHiss
There is NO FDA approved general test for HPV, and it's spread through skin to skin contact. Condoms don't prevent the spread of it (or herpes). The Gardasil vaccine also doesn't protect you from all strains of HPV. You're always at risk of contracting an STD if you're sexually active, whether you're in a so-called "exclusive" sexual relationship (you never know if someone's cheating, and even if they aren't, they might still have HPV because there's no real test for it) or banging everything in sight.

indeed...life is a risky business.

I did a report on HSV (Herpes) during my undergrad. I think it was 20% of the sexually active adult popluation has it. Whats worse is that 80% of those that have it dont know it. There was a blood test for herpes last I checked but it couldnt differentiate between HSV-1 (cold sores) and HSV-2 (genetial Herpes). TO further confuse things you can get either HSV1 or HSV2 on either the mouth or genetials.

Posted by Amandus
Its not enough to have sleeves on our penises anymore.

We gotta wear suits.

😄