In a couple more years maybe it won’t be such an issue as the % of people who will have these will be so high it will be like a non issue, we all will be infected.

these people who are not effected or who make jokes about it have no idea of the absolute fear some have that they could give it to someone they LOVE, not a sex partner or a lover to some degree, someone they are in LOVE with. Others have it and don’t give a crap, boink and move on to the next person. Living with both sucks only because of the mental issues and not with the actual physical stuff.

seperatly, the additional doctor bills suck ass.

When a person is infected with HPV – as with any other virus – they have it for life. To say that the virus “clears” itself from the body is not entirely accurate and gives a false sense of security when it comes to transmission. The deal is that symptoms of HPV, e.g., genital warts, may disappear on their own within two years. For example, research has found that 90% of women with cervical HPV have no visible symptoms two years later. That does NOT mean, however, that the virus has been cleared from the body. Just because a person is symptom-free, that does NOT mean that they are HPV-free and unable to infect others.

To say the body has “cleared” itself of the virus means that it may have developed antibodies that suppress HPV – to the point that it is not detectable on tests. Yet technically the virus is still present.

An HPV vaccine is available for females ages 9-26 years-old. This vaccine promises to protect against 4 strains of the virus (6, 11, 16, & 18) which account for 70% of cervical cancer cases.

An estimated 20 million individuals in the United States have HPV. According to the American Social Health Association, three-fourths of those 15-49 years-old who are sexually active become infected at some point. Many will never no their status given they will never show symptoms. The only way to protect yourself from infection is to abstain from sexual intimacy entirely. Your next best option is to use a condom for some protection.

more than 80% of people with normal immune systems clear themselves of MOST HPV infections within 12-24 months

certain people will never clear the HPV infections

The women that have persistent infections are the ones most at risk for Cervical cancer

25% of mouth/oral cancers now found (in men) have a HPV component- the jury is still out on whether or not this is a result of sexual contact

only a couple of the strains of HPV result in warts.

There are over 80 known strains of HPV. The DNA typing is finding more and more.

The current HPV Vaccine only tackles the strains that are related to the Majority (85+ %) of Cervical cancers found. The vaccine is most effective when administered PRIOR to ANY sexual contact. The studies on post-initial sexual activity is still being studied.

Also remember that this is a new vaccine, so many things will be learned about it over the next 10 years.

HONEY, STOP TYPING IN ALL CAPS TELLING SOMEONE WHAT THEY DO HAVE IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE ANGRY AND YELLING AND THE CAPITAL LETTERS ON THIS SUBJECT ISN’T GOING TO MAKE ANYONE BELIEVE YOU ANYMORE THAN THEY ALREADY DO.