Does anyone know the virus HPV??

Is it serious?
Can be cured?
If a girl has it , can she make kids in the future??

HPV stands for 鈥渉uman papilloma virus.鈥? It is a common virus that infects the skin, and there are more than 100 types of HPV. The types of HPV that cause common warts, such as those found on the hands and feet, are spread through skin-to-skin contact. In addition, it is also possible to get these common types of warts after sharing towels or other objects with a person who has warts.

About 30 types of HPV are spread only through direct genital contact. These 鈥済enital鈥?types of HPV are either: 1) 鈥渉igh-risk鈥?-- which means they can cause certain kinds of cancer (most commonly, cervical cancer) if the infection persists, or 2) 鈥渓ow-risk鈥?鈥?which means they are not associated with cancer, but can cause genital warts. Unless you develop one of these problems, the only way to know whether you have HPV is by being tested.

Antibiotics or other currently available medicines cannot treat HPV infection. However, the virus usually goes away or is suppressed by the body to a low level without causing any problems. If infection does persist, treatment is available only for the abnormal cells that form as a result. Genital warts can be treated with gels, creams, lasers, etc., and pre-cancerous cells on the cervix can be removed using surgical procedures or laser therapy.

Lastly, HPV does not interfere with a woman鈥檚 ability to get pregnant.

You can click on the link below for more information on HPV:
http://www.thehpvtest.com/under-30/HPV-f...

Hope this helps,

Tracey from theHPVtest.com

it's human papillomavirus...

Papillomaviruses are a diverse group of DNA-based viruses that infect the skin and mucous membranes of humans and a variety of animals. Over 100 different human papillomavirus (HPV) types have been identified.

Some HPV types may cause warts while others may cause a subclinical infection resulting in precancerous lesions. All HPVs are transmitted by skin-to-skin contact.

A group of about 30-40 HPVs is typically transmitted through sexual contact and infect the anogenital region. Some sexually transmitted HPVs -- types 6, 11, may cause genital warts. However, other HPV types which may infect the genitals do not cause any noticeable signs of infection.

Persistent infection with a subset of about 13 so-called "high-risk" sexually transmitted HPVs, including types 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, and 68 鈥?different from the ones that cause warts 鈥?may lead to the development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN), penile intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN), and/or anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN). These are precancerous lesions and can progress to invasive cancer. HPV infection is a necessary factor in the development of nearly all cases of cervical cancer.[1]

A cervical Pap smear with HPV DNA testing is used to detect cellular abnormalities and the presence of HPV. This allows targeted surgical removal of condylomatous and/or pre-cancerous lesions prior to the development of invasive cervical cancer. Although the widespread use of Pap testing has reduced the incidence and lethality of cervical cancer in developed countries, the disease still kills several hundred thousand women per year worldwide. A recently approved HPV vaccine, Gardasil, that blocks initial infection with four of the most common sexually transmitted HPV types may lead to further decreases in the incidence of HPV-induced cancer.

There are about 100 different strains of HPV. Some cause genital warts, some cause abnormal cells to grow which can lead to cervical cancer if left untreated. The ones that cause cervical cancer have been identified and can be detected through the Thin Prep pap, but you have to ask to be tested when you go for your pap. Abnormal paps and warts are the only symptoms for women and warts are the ony symptoms for men (if you have one of these strains). Otherwise, the rest of the strains do not show themselves and you never know you have it. If you are young and healthy, the HPV should run its course in about 18 months, and then its gone. Just like a cold, flu, or chicken pox virus, it runs it course, its gone, and you can never get that particular strain again. If you are over 30, it can take a little longer to go away, sometimes years. But if you have HPV, dont smoke, eat healty, exercise, and get plenty of sleep. If you have a strain that was detected through the thip prep, then you have a high risk strain. You have to get retested every 3-6 months (i prefer 3). If it comes back abnormal, then you get a colposcopy where they cut a tiny piece of the cervix and look under a microscope. If it is high grade abnormal, then you have to get a LEEP procedure, where they surgically remove all the abnormal cells. This could compromise your ability to carry a child (weaker cervix), but if its caught early, this shouldnt be a problem. If left untreated, you can get pregnant, but you wont be able to carry the child until full-term without being on bed rest, and even then you might not be able to. Don't fool around with this...it can be very serious. Get your paps often and take care of any abnormal results immediately!!!!

You already has two profs, what can a guy say?

HPV stands for human papilloma virus, the one responsibe for genital warts or condylomas. its sexually transmissible from one partner to another, and also from mother to child especially during delivery, so patients are usually advised for elective cesarian section. it has no effect on the reproductive ability of a girl and she can have perfectly normal babies. this virus has been implicated in carcinoma cervix although work is still on. yes it can be cured but recurrences are common, for that the patient has to consult her gynaecologist and the dermatologist.
this virus is also responsible for the common warts we see.. on the hands, fingers, toes.. cautery is commonly used for removal be it chemical or electrical or cryo.

Whichever the case is go get HVP vaccine. I am on my 3rd shot due in few month. You get 3 shots intervals apart to make sure you get protected to most common HPV viruses that can cause cancer in a long run. Because apparently there is a lot of them. Now GYN may say that if you not a virgin and you could of carried virus already may make you unqualified for the vaccine, but still insist on getting it. Because just if you may be over 15 y o and not more then 26 (i think it dont matter if you few years older then that either) and been exposed to one of the HPV's ( say number 2) then the rest of 1, 3 and up to 10 you are protected from. Its of course not a 100% thing but i seen a lot of women protect them no matter what, so i recommend that to you. As far as if it can be cured.....it can be treated, but not completely cured. Why i say that is because my gyn when i asked her told me that things like HPV always there as a bacteria in your body, just like a medical record. Now you can treat it and it may never come back, but there is always a chance of reoccurring HPV comeback. No matter what ask your doctor if you can get it. I wont lie but i think its called Gardasil. Check website below. As far as regular hospitals in US, those things may be very free, but like i said i am not sure. I got mine in military so i never payed for it. Oh and please take care of yourself. Yes! its absolutely serious. It causes cancer so i say take it serious. Kids in a future? it depends if you was treated and it you had mild hpv, but not last stage of course.

It can be serious. I had a few years years ago. It is like the virus causes cancer but only a few strains do. It can be treated, not cured. I had a laproscapy (can't spell) where the doctor will laser away the bad cells. Had a smears regually after the surgery and then yearly in a few years i'll go back to 2 yearly.
The doctor described it to me as an STD, if the bad cells are not found and treated straight it can grow and get worse.

But i had a laser up my pink bits and i can still have kids.

Yes--it can be serious in the fact that it can cause cervical cancer but regular check ups can stop that from occurring--it cannot be cured but they do have meds to stop them from reoccurring but you will always have it----she can have kids but needs to let her doctor know because can spread to baby during delivery