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i use condom all the time when having sex and i just have virginal sex but unluckily i got HPV, and had warts on gential area (the hair part but not right on penis or any muscous area) before, but now i am undergoing injection of interferon. it has been three months the warts have not come back. now i got so afraid of having sex cos, i sometimes got some minor skin inflammation that is some very common hair follicle inflammation on gential area which my doctor said is common to have due to HPV infection . i want to know if the inflammation of skin follicle is abnormal? and also though I have checked blood that i am free of HIV, but i am so afraid of this , and because i got HPV, so i am asking would it be having any relationship if getting HPV at the same time HIV if the host has both disease?
i want to know if using condom can really effective prevent HIV as the water from women can leak down to other part of the gential.

Edited by XXXXXXXX on 10/27/2009 at 6:46 PM

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Gender: Male
Age: 26

Posted by Pauline 24 days and 17 hours ago.

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There is a great deal of evidence to show that using condoms will stop the spread of HIV between two people. Of course, technique in applying/removing, and ensuring correct use during intercourse may have an effect. As long as you are using condoms made to government standard then the World Health Organization states that the single most effective way to reduce HIV transmission is by wearing a condom. If you are getting 'leakage' then you may not be wearing the condom fully along the length of the shaft of the penis.

 

In terms of whether the partner that gave you HPV is likely to have HIV, that depends on whether she engages in high risk activity such as intravenous drug use, or has had intercourse with high risk users. Studies have shown that HIV infected women often have HPV but that does not mean that all HPV women will have HIV.

 

Having follicle inflammation and irritation is common, the only way to confirm that there is no active HPV infection or other condition such as staph infection would be to have some skin samples or scrapings examined.

 

 

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what i am asking is if the partner has HPV warts on her gential area which can't be covered by condom and at the same time she has HIV but i use condom during intercourse with her, so would it result in both HPV and HIV infection?
cos as far as i know during intercourse the cell fall out from the warts can infect other person with HPV in the gential area so would the warts cell carry HIV to the partner also? Though this question is rather imaginary, but that's really worrying me for a while..

Woudl the skin inflammation be stopped some time after the cure of the Gential Warts .
also would the skin inflammation on testicles or hair area not covered by condom provides a big hole for HIV to enter body?

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HIV is considered to be a transmitted by body fluids, especially blood and semen. Saliva and sweat are much much less likely to cause infection. Skin debris from the warts would be less likely to carry HIV in a transmissible form.

 

Also your skin would have to be broken or open for any body fluid to come in contact, a specific bleeding cut is more likely to allow transmission that a superficial abrasion or inflamed area. Although studies have not looked at this individual method of transmission in detail.

 

I do think that you are over-analyising this issue. You do need to practice safe sex, and I would urge you to discuss your fears with your partner. If this is a regular partner then she may undertake HIV testing to put you both at piece of mind, however if you have multiple or casual partners then do be aware that this does statistically increase your risk. However normal kissing or skin to skin contact is not a high risk transmission route for HIV.

 

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