No you don't have to be abstinent for two years but I'd suggest you read further back in this post in general as many of your questions are answered there. HPV is also carried in the blood and various other bodily fluids so even if your first I wouldn't definitely attribute your HPV to him especially since you indicated you are a recovering addict. It woudl be recommended to use condoms even if this is a monogomous relationship as HPV existts in the seminal fluid and you can have your viral load increased with continued exposure to his seminal fluid which at some point could result in recurrence if your immune system can no longer handle the amount of virus in your body. No HPV doesn't make you feel like you have a cold all the time but that can indicate that your immune system isn't at its best. Also as far as the previous comment about looking for symptoms such as genital warts, these are only symptoms of the low risk HPV not high risk HPV. Genital warts are caused by low risk types six and eleven. High risk HPV typically has no symptoms which is why screening and follow up is so important. There currently is no commercial test for men and again if the virus is dormant at the time of testing it will show negative anyway so it can be deceptive. HPV can affect the vagina, vulva and anus as well in addition to oropharyngeal cancers generally occurring in men believed to be the result of oral sex. I can't really give you advice on how to tell him as men react differently depending on their understanding of the virus to begin with. One woman's boyfriend beat her to unconsciousness so I wouldn't want to intervene in this arena but I do believe that any partner does have a right to know they have been exposed to a cancer causing virus don't you?
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No you don't have to be abstinent for two years but I'd suggest you read further back in this post in general as many of your questions are answered there. HPV is also carried in the blood and various other bodily fluids so even if your first I wouldn't definitely attribute your HPV to him especially since you indicated you are a recovering addict. It woudl be recommended to use condoms even if this is a monogomous relationship as HPV existts in the seminal fluid and you can have your viral load increased with continued exposure to his seminal fluid which at some point could result in recurrence if your immune system can no longer handle the amount of virus in your body. No HPV doesn't make you feel like you have a cold all the time but that can indicate that your immune system isn't at its best. Also as far as the previous comment about looking for symptoms such as genital warts, these are only symptoms of the low risk HPV not high risk HPV. Genital warts are caused by low risk types six and eleven. High risk HPV typically has no symptoms which is why screening and follow up is so important. There currently is no commercial test for men and again if the virus is dormant at the time of testing it will show negative anyway so it can be deceptive. HPV can affect the vagina, vulva and anus as well in addition to oropharyngeal cancers generally occurring in men believed to be the result of oral sex. I can't really give you advice on how to tell him as men react differently depending on their understanding of the virus to begin with. One woman's boyfriend beat her to unconsciousness so I wouldn't want to intervene in this arena but I do believe that any partner does have a right to know they have been exposed to a cancer causing virus don't you?
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