The Sexual Experience Thread

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Originally Posted by Astronomer

I've never had anything either, although don't they say that most sexually active adults have had HPV without even realising? "Worldwide, HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in adults.[3] For example, more than 80% of American women will have contracted at least one strain of HPV by age fifty." Same goes for men, I'd assume!

That's why they have been administering the Gardasil vaccination to young girls and boys before they become sexually active and can contract the disease, to ultimately help prevent ovarian cancer which is linked to HPV

The vaccine came out when I was in university, I remember it was pretty groundbreaking. I had only been sexually active for a little while before I received the vaccination so I wonder if I ever contracted HPV or if I am completely "clean!"

I have HPV but don't have herpes or cold sores. I had second degree abnormal cells so I had to have a Letz surgery. I was lucky I didn't get cancer.

[Burning Down]

Originally Posted by Vanilla

I have HPV but don't have herpes or cold sores. I had second degree abnormal cells so I had to have a Letz surgery. I was lucky I didn't get cancer.

You're not contagious though, right? HPV is strange I think. Sometimes it's contagious and sometimes it's not.

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Originally Posted by Burning Down

You're not contagious though, right? HPV is strange I think. Sometimes it's contagious and sometimes it's not.

I'm not actually sure, I never asked that question to the specialist.

[Astronomer]

Originally Posted by Burning Down

You're not contagious though, right? HPV is strange I think. Sometimes it's contagious and sometimes it's not.

HPV is contagious and spreads from direct skin-to-skin contact, condoms don't protect you from it, which is why like 90% of the sexually active population have contracted the virus at some point in their lifetime.

High risk strains are not associated with actual warts, but will cause you to have cervical cellular abnormalities, if left untreated, will progress to cervical cancer, like Vanilla had. The low risk strains are not associated with any cellular abnormalities, but will cause you to have actual warts. But both forms are contagious.

Having said that though, you can't "reinfect" yourself with the same strain, once you have had that strain of the virus, that's it - your body has antibodies to it. So it's doubtful you will infect anyone anyway because they have probably already had it at some point.

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Originally Posted by Astronomer

HPV is contagious and spreads from direct skin-to-skin contact, condoms don't protect you from it, which is why like 90% of the sexually active population have contracted the virus at some point in their lifetime.

High risk strains are not associated with actual warts, but will cause you to have cervical cellular abnormalities, if left untreated, will progress to cervical cancer, like Vanilla had. The low risk strains are not associated with any cellular abnormalities, but will cause you to have actual warts. But both forms are contagious.

Having said that though, you can't "reinfect" yourself with the same strain, once you have had that strain of the virus, that's it - your body has antibodies to it. So it's doubtful you will infect anyone anyway because they have probably already had it at some point.

Thanks for explanation Kate. I don't want anyone thinking I'm full of STD's.

If I wasn't having smears in my early twenties I could of got cervical cancer and lose my ability to have children. A lot of women die from cervical cancer.

[Astronomer]

Originally Posted by Vanilla

Thanks for explanation Kate. I don't want anyone thinking I'm full of STD's.

If I wasn't having smears in my early twenties I could of got cervical cancer and lose my ability to have children. A lot of women die from cervical cancer.

I know, it's scary Luckily you had it treated before it progressed!

Yeah, a lot of people don't realise how prevalent HPV is and don't realise that they've probably been infected with it at some point in their life if they are sexually active and if they haven't had the vaccine...

[Burning Down]

Originally Posted by Vanilla

Thanks for explanation Kate. I don't want anyone thinking I'm full of STD's.

If I wasn't having smears in my early twenties I could of got cervical cancer and lose my ability to have children. A lot of women die from cervical cancer.

I didn't mean it that way about you!

And I hate those damn smears but they're so necessary.

[djchameleon]

Originally Posted by Vanilla

Thanks for explanation Kate. I don't want anyone thinking I'm full of STD's.

If I wasn't having smears in my early twenties I could of got cervical cancer and lose my ability to have children. A lot of women die from cervical cancer.

I'm sorry, Vanilla. We can't get it on.

I don't mess with dirty birds.

[Sequoioideae]

Not getting laid in over a year, and I still hardly care at all.

Give me a fucking medal.

[djchameleon]

Originally Posted by Sequoioideae

Not getting laid in over a year, and I still hardly care at all.

Give me a fucking medal.

you only get a medal for that if you have girls falling all over you all the time and you resist.