My SO just got her first pap smear in a long time and it came back with "indicators" for HPV infection. Further tests will be conducted in about a month.  

Very interesting since we haven't had sex in over a year and there is no way she got it by having sex with somebody else (how do I know that - just trust me - there is no way).  As for me, I only hobby a few times a year, never have had unprotected sex, but do a lot of oral.  

So I was doing some research on HPV and read the interesting statistic that most sexually active people will get HPV at some
point in their lives.  

Which got me asking the question of why this isn't a bigger problem for married "hobbyists" than what we hear about here? If HPV is that prevalent then I would think it would be happening much more often. And from what I understand, condoms aren't that effective. Sounds to me, from what I've read, this can be easily passed on with unprotected oral sex which the good folks here, if reviews are to be believed, do a lot of.


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Today statistics are showing that there is a rise in the number of men, women, and teens being infected. HPV is transmitted sexually, but not directly labeled as an STI. It cannot be treated, only prevented. It causes cancer cells to grow in our throat, anus, penile, and cervix. Yes, it can be passed orally and no there is no OTC (over the counter) test to detect for it. However, HPV can and has cleared on it's own within a few months in individuals who were tested positive. Although a female is not allowed her first pap smear until the age of 21, CDC still recommend the vaccination. Women can only be tested for HPV once out of three years. Insurers will not cover this costly test if a women has not been detected positive in the past and/or has not received a coposcopy (a biopsy of the cervix) for further testing. As for males, it has been within the past year the recommendation for them to be vaccinated starting at the adolescence years. Unfortunately, there is no way around this. There are no symptoms, no illness, nor change in the body or sexual desire. There is the vaccination (Gardasil) which is a series of three injections spread out by 2-6 months. It has been proved to be effective.  

Don't mean to scare..just share

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Didn't mean to scare either. From what I've read HPV isn't that big of a deal although some strains of it are the leading cause of cervical cancer in women.  

The thing is, as a hobbyist - your wife goes to OB/GYN, gets PAP smear, tests are positive for HPV. She hasn't been with anybody else. Uh, oh.  

In my case, like I said, I haven't had sex with my SO for over a year so I think she's mostly worried that I'm wondering where she got it but if you are sexually active with your wife, what are you going to do with a situation like this?

I said this in another post but here it is again:
HPV aka Condyloma aka venereal warts

A couple things to remember:
Condoms don't protect against
It can never be cured, the virus stays in you forever so be cautious
It can cause cervical dysplasia and/or cervical cancer in women, also sterility
For men the warts will present on the penis and/or the pubic area. The warts have to be burned off the penis one at a time

Sooooo, now what:

Ladies, do a visual quick peek when you first see mr happy. You see bumps or scars and it's time to go  

Men, harder to detect on the girls if she's not having an outbreak. But shaved or landing strip gives you decent viability  

And finally, if it doesn't look good or smell good get the hell away from it

well, NOT cure.

HPV has like 60 strains. Most of the cancer and venereal wart causing strains are prevented by the Gardasil 9-strain vaccine.

Even if an adult has one or more strains of HPV,  it may not be one of the truly "bad" ones. even adults can get the vaccine, if they talk with their Docs and insist on it. The age guidance from CDC has nothing to do with vaccine safety, only to do with greatest effficacy among those who are previously "unexposed" -adolescents with no or little sexual exposure.  

News Flash - adults without venereal warts can prevent them by getting the vaccine.

I'm not so sure this is true. Based on what I've read, it is sometimes a chronic condition but in most people the immune system clears it on its own.  

I think you have it confused with Herpes.

My apologies for the late response, but I can not give you a right or wrong answer to your question. Telling you to stop making love with your wife wouldn't be ethical. Everyone just has to be smart and protect themselves.  

I've received the vaccination in my teen years. I also work in healthcare so I'm kept up to date with CDC and it's regulations. If you have any other questions I'll be more than happy to help.