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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 422222" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>It is correct that HPV is not curable. The strain causing warts as described is treated although transmittable. Odds are that she has one of the many many strains that do not involve warts, although she should be checked for what kind of HPV. HPV in itself does not harm a body. In fact most sexually active men and women carry the virus. I am one of them. The problem with HPV is that "some" strains (and there are many) are responsible in full for cervical cancer. Having said that, most people have HPV as adults yet most women don't get cervical cancer. However, one can NOT get cervical cancer EXCEPT when they carry the HPV virus. One doesn't "treat" HPV (except the wart strain). One gets frequent pap tests to ensure no abnormal cell growth develops. I was diagnosis with HPV when I was in my early 20's. A few years back some members may remember I had laser surgery as the cells had turned cancerous, as well as needing some biopsies and "lesions" removed. I then had a normal pap test. Once again I have abnormal pap results and likely will be recommended for hysterectomy. Without the uterus and cervix, the HPV can no longer manifest as malignant cells. If cells do spread (which is rare if you go for regular paps and catch the cells in their early stages) there are further requirements for treatment. Most women aware of having HPV who comply with yearly pap tests can detect the abnormal growth of cancerous cells well within time to have treatment. </p><p>I don't blame you for wanting her to get checked out. What is required is a pap test and a lab analysis to ensure she isn't infected with more than simply HPV. Additionally, it is likely she has it if she had unprotected sex and he has HPV. However it isn't always the case that it is transmitted. If she is positive for HPV, all unprotected sex for her lifetime will risk infecting her partners. A little known fact as well is that because there are so many strains, you can actually catch a different strain later in life in addition to the ones affecting a person at the time, via new HPV positive partners. </p><p>If there is a place in town that checks for STD's for people without health coverage, I would recommend you hook her up there. Simply because she should wake up to the risks she takes if she sits in a std clinic waiting room and sees those signs on the wall warning about things, reads the pamphlets they leave out, gets a reality check about her risks for things from a staff member. If there is no such place available, regardless of how she is behaving I cannot blame you for making a choice to take care of the costs to ensure she gets checked out. I would probably tell her in the future you are not paying for this koi again but you love her in spite of her actions towards her family and you wouldnt want her walking around with this without being aware of it and knowing what she needs to do for her health care needs long term. I'd do the same thing, probably no matter what koi my child pulled. I guess I'd rather see her get screened for a virus that many years down the line could develop into bad cells, than not get tested due to finances. I think it would require her to accept that she is going to have to start living as an adult afterwards including supporting herself, since obviously she's "all grown up" and able to take adult size huge risks with her health. I guess I'd put a good scare in here after testing is what I'm saying. But I'd take her too on my dime if there was no free clinic somewhere nearby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 422222, member: 4264"] It is correct that HPV is not curable. The strain causing warts as described is treated although transmittable. Odds are that she has one of the many many strains that do not involve warts, although she should be checked for what kind of HPV. HPV in itself does not harm a body. In fact most sexually active men and women carry the virus. I am one of them. The problem with HPV is that "some" strains (and there are many) are responsible in full for cervical cancer. Having said that, most people have HPV as adults yet most women don't get cervical cancer. However, one can NOT get cervical cancer EXCEPT when they carry the HPV virus. One doesn't "treat" HPV (except the wart strain). One gets frequent pap tests to ensure no abnormal cell growth develops. I was diagnosis with HPV when I was in my early 20's. A few years back some members may remember I had laser surgery as the cells had turned cancerous, as well as needing some biopsies and "lesions" removed. I then had a normal pap test. Once again I have abnormal pap results and likely will be recommended for hysterectomy. Without the uterus and cervix, the HPV can no longer manifest as malignant cells. If cells do spread (which is rare if you go for regular paps and catch the cells in their early stages) there are further requirements for treatment. Most women aware of having HPV who comply with yearly pap tests can detect the abnormal growth of cancerous cells well within time to have treatment. I don't blame you for wanting her to get checked out. What is required is a pap test and a lab analysis to ensure she isn't infected with more than simply HPV. Additionally, it is likely she has it if she had unprotected sex and he has HPV. However it isn't always the case that it is transmitted. If she is positive for HPV, all unprotected sex for her lifetime will risk infecting her partners. A little known fact as well is that because there are so many strains, you can actually catch a different strain later in life in addition to the ones affecting a person at the time, via new HPV positive partners. If there is a place in town that checks for STD's for people without health coverage, I would recommend you hook her up there. Simply because she should wake up to the risks she takes if she sits in a std clinic waiting room and sees those signs on the wall warning about things, reads the pamphlets they leave out, gets a reality check about her risks for things from a staff member. If there is no such place available, regardless of how she is behaving I cannot blame you for making a choice to take care of the costs to ensure she gets checked out. I would probably tell her in the future you are not paying for this koi again but you love her in spite of her actions towards her family and you wouldnt want her walking around with this without being aware of it and knowing what she needs to do for her health care needs long term. I'd do the same thing, probably no matter what koi my child pulled. I guess I'd rather see her get screened for a virus that many years down the line could develop into bad cells, than not get tested due to finances. I think it would require her to accept that she is going to have to start living as an adult afterwards including supporting herself, since obviously she's "all grown up" and able to take adult size huge risks with her health. I guess I'd put a good scare in here after testing is what I'm saying. But I'd take her too on my dime if there was no free clinic somewhere nearby. [/QUOTE]
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