Can the hpv virus without the warts be dormant for twelve years?
I've been with my husband for 12yrs. And have 4 children with and as far as I knew he has also been faithful. Just been told I have the hpv without the warts. Can it be dormant for all those years? Would it have shown during any of my pregnacy's or my yearly pap smears? Does he now have to make a doctor's app.?
it could have been dormant all those years. but i would think it would have shown up after pregnancies as thats when some abnormalities show up. hard to say!! but as for your husband, there is currently no test for men for HPV. sorry. so you will have to trust that he says he didnt cheat.
so sorry that really is a hard one!!! they still are learning so much about HPV but they do know it can lay dormant for yearssss. good luck!
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June 25th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
it could have been dormant all those years. but i would think it would have shown up after pregnancies as thats when some abnormalities show up. hard to say!! but as for your husband, there is currently no test for men for HPV. sorry. so you will have to trust that he says he didnt cheat.
so sorry that really is a hard one!!! they still are learning so much about HPV but they do know it can lay dormant for yearssss. good luck!
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June 25th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
yes, i had it for 8 years then it just went away and my pap smears are normal now, and it could come back, so yes its possible, yes your husband can get checked but i wouldnt worry because it really dosent affect the men the way it does women.
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June 25th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Certain strains of the hpv virus cause genital warts, others dont. So you wouldnt have known you had hpv, unless of course you got checked within those 12 years, but it would still come up even if it was "dormant". So im not really sure what your question is. If you didnt test for it before you didnt have it, period. You got it since your last pap smear, or at least the one before that.
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