Fellow cup users, now that I've been diagnosed with mild cervical dysplasia a few questions come to my mind regarding my cup and I hope you can help me
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I'm pretty sure that how it works is that if you have the virus, your partner is a carrier too (if your partner is male, no symptoms for him but is a carrier. Also, there is no test for males for HPV). So basically, you'll be passing it back and forth :( your body is supposed to kind of heal itself periodically. Next time you go in to the doc, the virus may not show up, the time after that it might be there again, etc. If it's a mild form, this may not affect you hardly at all as far as symptoms. I have several friends who've been diagnosed with HPV and I don't think any of them have any real symptoms, they just know that they have it. Soooo many people have this virus in their body. You are NOT alone. I'm sure others in this community will respond and be able to provide other info and encouragement to you. Chin up, you are not alone.
In 2005, I came back positive for HPV/mild cervical dysplasia during a routine Pap smear. It did not clear on its own and I ended up getting a cervical biopsy and then cryotherapy (basically the doctor just freezes off the dysplasia). Follow ups included a Pap smear at six months post cryo and another at a year, then annually after that. Recently my doctor has recommended every 3 years for Pap smears so I've been "cleared"--there is no more reason for concern about cervical cancer.
It is always preferable to catch these things early, while they are still just dysplasia, because they are very easy to treat.
In regards to your specific questions: I think boiling is sufficient to kill anything that may be living on your cup--and even if it didn't, the chances of getting the same strain of HPV again (
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Hi, My gyn told me that condoms are useless against HPV, because the virus is smaller than the pores in condoms. Nice, I know. Also, once you have it, it stays with you forever. You may or may not have symptoms, but the virus will live on in your body. I also heard that you can get it from your mother if she has it, during your birth, so it does not necessarily indicate unfaithfulness of your partner.
There are different strains, of which some can cause cervical cancer, so knowing which strain you have may help put you at ease.
If you boil your cup, or even get a second, and always let one stay dry between uses, you should be fine. The virus needs a warm, humid environment to survive.
That is surely also the case, but my gyn told me specifically that the pores in condoms are larger than the virus. We had an entire conversation about it, and she is one of the best gyns to see about HPV in my home state.
Once you have the virus, you have it. Now then, so does an estimated 95% of the human population. The test will simply tell you when the virus is active in your system. Like most viruses, it has a limited life span outside its host, and given the transmission method of this one, boiling for any length of time should be sufficient.
HPV is like a common cold, it's a virus that lots of people get and usually fight off.
you can get HPV through other close sexual contact such as oral sex (giving or receiving to a male or female partner) so you didn't necessarily get it from PIV sex. The links between oral sex, HPV and oral/throat cancer is why many are petitioning for boys to be given the HPV vaccine as well, as whilst they don't have cervixes they have mouths. Plus the vaccine only 'protects' you if you only have sexual contact with partners whose previous partners etc have also had the vaccine.
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It is always preferable to catch these things early, while they are still just dysplasia, because they are very easy to treat.
Here is some more information about HPV on general:
http://m.cdc.gov/en/HealthSafetyTopics/DiseasesConditions/STDs/genitalHPV_FS
In regards to your specific questions:
I think boiling is sufficient to kill anything that may be living on your cup--and even if it didn't, the chances of getting the same strain of HPV again ( ( ... )
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My gyn told me that condoms are useless against HPV, because the virus is smaller than the pores in condoms. Nice, I know.
Also, once you have it, it stays with you forever. You may or may not have symptoms, but the virus will live on in your body. I also heard that you can get it from your mother if she has it, during your birth, so it does not necessarily indicate unfaithfulness of your partner.
There are different strains, of which some can cause cervical cancer, so knowing which strain you have may help put you at ease.
If you boil your cup, or even get a second, and always let one stay dry between uses, you should be fine. The virus needs a warm, humid environment to survive.
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you can get HPV through other close sexual contact such as oral sex (giving or receiving to a male or female partner) so you didn't necessarily get it from PIV sex. The links between oral sex, HPV and oral/throat cancer is why many are petitioning for boys to be given the HPV vaccine as well, as whilst they don't have cervixes they have mouths. Plus the vaccine only 'protects' you if you only have sexual contact with partners whose previous partners etc have also had the vaccine.
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