Hpv In Men

Posted: Feb 02, 2010 |Comments: 0 | Views: 297 |

Heard of it? Know what it is? How does it affect men? HPV or Human papillomavirus is a family of over 100 viruses that are transmitted by contact. Men get HPV through genital contact (during vaginal or anal sex). HPV usually causes no symptoms; therefore, most men and women can get HPV and pass it on without ever realizing it. HPV can remain passive inside a person's body, even after years since the sexual encounter during which they acquired the disease.

HPVs can remain passive for years without showing any external signs of infection. The most common sign of HPV infection is warts – more often in genital areas. These may appear within several weeks after sexual contact with an infected person, or months or years before these appear. Warts may not even appear at all.

There are some signs to be on the look out for in men who do develop health problems related to warts, anal cancer or penile cancer.  Regarding warts, look out for one or more growths on the genitals (penis, testicles, groin, thighs, or anus); warts may protrude, be flat, or shaped like a cauliflower but these usually don't hurt; warts may appear weeks or months after sexual contact with an infected person.

Anal cancer could show no signs or symptoms; however, some symptoms could include anal bleeding, pain, itching, or discharge, swollen lymph nodes in the anus or groin and changes in bowel habits or stool shape. Penile cancer signs to be aware of include changes in color, skin thickening, or a build-up of tissue on the penis, growth of the penis or sore feeling. Penile cancer could show no symptoms until the cancer is quite advanced.

Before getting all happy and packed with Generic Drugs, rethink your sex-capade for a minute. Are you packing all the condoms you're going to need? are you packing the dose of responsible sex you need to go with those for the whole situation to be safe? Have you gotten tested before, in order to avoid other infections? Has she? (well, if you don't know her there's a slim chance of you being able to corroborate date and nor will she be able to do so for her own protection). No cure has yet been found for treating HPV. Take precautions. Warts can be surgically removed or frozen off, but cervical cancer in your girl might not be so easy to cure.

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