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Originally Posted by eyeronic
condoms are not 100% effective against HPV because the warts may be in an area that is not covered. Also, there is no test available to see if you have the virus. The only way to find out is from an outbreak or the abnormal pap that women sometimes have. So unless you know the guy was lying, he may well not have known even if he was tested for "STDs."
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that's the thing. You can wear a condom and still get it. You can have no visible signs and get it, or have it. It can cause cervical cancer. It can affect babies when you're giving birth. You can get a form in the throat that is very serious (causing constriction in the throat and you have to undergo surgery to help it), through this passing on from parent to child, or even through (god forbid) oral sex (very rare but heard of). So... HPV can be pretty serious, and hardly preventable really. People don't talk about it much, yet lots of people have it. Lots of people who have it don't tell their partners because a) they don't know they have it, b) they don't think it's too serious. Also, the treatment for the visible warts in women, implies minor surgery... HPV is also there for life.
I'd get another Pap in a few months. Let what happened be a lesson to you...
edit: just read the NIH factsheet and all of what I mentioned is on there...very informative
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Last edited by little_tippler; 12-29-2004 at 06:41 AM..
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