If my husband has genital warts, can that give me cervical cancer?
I have been diagnosed with 13 strains of hpv
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By Kelle, March 1, 2010 @ 7:02 am
HPV ( symptom is genital warts) , often can cause cervical cancer but not always. Virus # 16 1nd 18 cause 70 percent of all cervical cancers.
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By indy_star_13, March 1, 2010 @ 7:02 am
It is estimated that for every 1 million women infected, 10% (about 100,000) will develop precancerous changes in their cervical tissue (dysplasia). Of these, about 8% (8,000 women) will develop early cancer limited to the outer layers of the cervical cells (carcinoma in situ [CIS]) and roughly 1,600 will develop invasive cancer unless the precancerous lesions and CIS are detected and treated.
By Nils baby sister, March 1, 2010 @ 7:02 am
Yes he can…..but be avoided if female partners of men with genital warts should be reminded of the importance of regular Pap smears to screen for cervical cancer and precancerous changes in the cervix, since precancerous changes can be treated and reduce a woman’s risk of developing cervical cancer.
By ♥Animal Luvr♥, March 1, 2010 @ 7:02 am
I am a recent CC survivor…I just turned 28. My oncologist told me that the genital wart strains of HPV are not linked to CC. There are several high risk strains, and those are the types to worry about. I’m surprised that you were diagnosed with 13 strains since there are just a handfull of them which are routinely checked (when asked to be checked for them) because those are the high risk types that are most likely to lead to cancer. Getting a yearly pap I cannnot stress enough is so important. I waited 18 months between, by the time it was caught, I was stage 2B. I had a very aggressive cancer because usually it takes about 10 years after HPV infection to develop cancer. Usually a pap would find precancerous changes before it got as far as mine. I had an unusual situation. Also I was not diagnosed with high risk HPV as most people with CC will be diagnosed with it.
Long story short, genital wart HPV is not a type that puts you at risk for Cervical Cancer.
Also your hubby cannot be checked for HPV, theres no approved test for men. It’s good that you got checked.
By tarnishedsilverheart, March 1, 2010 @ 7:02 am
Most external visible warts are due to low risk HPV types 6 or 11. Low risk HPV types are not linked to cervical cancer. However a person can have multiple HPV type…many people with low risk HPV types also carry a co-infection with high risk HPV types.
There is no DNA HPV test that has been approved for the male…your husbands doctor can prescribe a treatment for him to use at home or may want to remove the visible warts in his office. Genital warts can grow, regress or stay the same. Most often the visible warts are gone in a year or so.
You have indicated that your HPV test was positive. The HPV test screens for 13 high risk HPV types. You probably do not have all 13 high risk HPV types…but the test does not tell us what HPV types we carry. High risk HPV types are the HPV types found in cancer. The test report that you have is sorta confusing listing all HPV types…mine says something like screened and lists all 13 HPV types then says positive for one or more.
You and your husband share your HPV type or types. Your husband may only be showing visible warts but he also carries the high risk HPV types that do not usually show.
Did your pap find low grade or high grade? Most low grade lesion will regress in a year or so. Your doctor will monitor your cervix. Most often HPV infections do not progress to cervical cancer. If the virus does progress your doctor will recommend a treatment that will remove the abnormal cells.
Detection of HPV using the hc2 High-Risk HPV DNA Test does
not differentiate HPV types or infection with more than one type,
and cannot evaluate persistence of any one type.
The hc2 High-Risk HPV DNA Test™ (DNAwithPap™)* using Hybrid
Capture2 (hc2) technology is an In Vitro nucleic acid hybridization
assay with signal amplification using microplate chemiluminescence for
the qualitative detection of thirteen high-risk types of human
papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in cervical specimens. The HPV types
detected by the assay are the high-risk HPV types
16/18/31/33/35/39/45/51/52/56/58/59/68. The hc2 High-Risk HPV DNA
Test cannot determine the specific HPV type present.
http://www.thehpvtest.com/About-the-digene-HPV-Test/HPV-Test-vs-the-Pap-FAQs/~/media/Files/QIAGENCMS/Corporate/Web/TheHPVTest/FAQ/PatientPI.ashx
To learn more about the HPV test http://www.thehpvtest.com
The most commonly used HPV test does not screen for low risk HPV types. Low risk HPV types can cause abnormal cell changes…but since you did test positive for one or more of the high risk HPV types you have both a co-infection with both high risk and low risk HPV types.
HPV co-infections with multiple genotypes/variants are a common phenomenon and they range to from a few percent up to 50% depending on the group studied,5 higher prevalence being found mostly in pathological specimens and less in healthy carriers.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1867525/?tool=pubmed
HPV type 6 and 16 co-infection in a 11-year-old girl presenting laryngeal papillomatosis
A Pap test is used to detect abnormal cells in the cervix. It involves the collection of cells from the cervix for examination under the microscope. Various terms have been used to describe the abnormal cells that may be seen in Pap tests.
The major system used to report the results of Pap tests in the United States is the Bethesda System. In this system, samples with cell abnormalities are divided into the following categories:
• ASC—Atypical Squamous Cells. Squamous cells are the thin, flat cells that form the
surface of the cervix. The Bethesda System divides this category into two groups:
1. ASC–US—Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance. The squamous cells do not appear completely normal, but doctors are uncertain what the cell changes mean. Sometimes the changes are related to HPV infection. An HPV test may be done to clarify the findings.
2. ASC–H—Atypical Squamous Cells cannot exclude a High-grade squamous
intraepithelial abnormality. Intraepithelial refers to the layer of cells that forms the surface of the cervix. The cells do not appear normal, but doctors are uncertain what the cell changes mean. ASC–H may indicate a higher risk of being precancerous compared with ASC–US.
• AGC—Atypical Glandular Cells. Glandular cells are mucus-producing cells found in
the endocervical canal (opening in the center of the cervix) or in the lining of the uterus. The glandular cells do not appear normal, but doctors are uncertain what the cell changes mean.
• AIS—endocervical Adenocarcinoma In Situ. Precancerous cells are found in the
glandular tissue.
• LSIL—Low-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion. Low-grade means there are early changes in the size and shape of the cells. The word lesion refers to an area of abnormal tissue. LSILs are considered mild abnormalities caused by HPV infection and are a common condition, especially among young women. The majority of LSILs return to normal over month