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Link between boyfriend and late wife's cervical cancer? |
my boyfriend is a widower whos wife died of cervical cancer. With the new focus on HPV and it's link to some cervical cancers, could I be at risk through him? If so how can I protect myself? Get your paps and your Gardisil. there's a vaccine just developed find out about it aand also regular papsmears. Good question. HPV is a bactirial infection that is curable. Both of you should get a complete check-up to find out if either of you has it and use condoms. The vaccine is a early prevention for young women only and if your boyfriend has a deceased wife your probably not in the age range to get vaccinated. **don't listen to the girl above me it is NOT a bacterial infection and it is NOT curiable If she got it through hpv then he would also have hpv , assuming they had unprotected sex. Go to your gyn and get a hpv test and see if you are high or low risk, and keep up on your pap smears, to catch it early if you ever develop it. The only way to protect yourself is not not have sex!!! I heard even through condoms you can still get hpv. Or see if you can get that new vaccine called Gardicil to help protect against the types that cause warts and cervical cancer. good luck..but I would tell you ob gyn they can help you the best! own experience I have hpv Yes. He may be a carrier. You can use condoms and get a pap smear to see if there is anything unusual. I don't know if men can be tested for this. I hope someone can give you this answer because you have raised a rather important question for many people. Other than that I think you should consult a GYN. Firstly this is a great question. However if you live in the UK or US you will obviously be getting regular smear tests, on perhaps a 3 year basis. Anyway yes there is a connection between cervical cancer and the HPV virus, millions of women however have the HPV virus and it never develops into cervial cancer. Also like any virus it can come and goes by itself. Your boyfriend may have the HPV virus, and you may catch it, or you may not, or he may not have it. However as long as you get regular smear tests, the chances of it developing into cervical cancer are extrememly minimal, as any abnormal cells occuring in your smear test will be spotted and monitored. If they develop into anything suspicious then they can be burned off in a simple operation, before any signs of cancer will be spotted. I would say your chances of developing cervical cancer are as minimal as any other woman who has regular smear tests. Enjoy your relationship and try not to worry. Cervical cancer, in countries where there is a screening system, nowadays is very rare, as long as the woman attends appointments The only protection from cervical cancer is regular smear testing |
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