HPV testing after protected anal?

[Ryuusei Boy]

Hi, yes, I'm the "HIV anxious" guy. By now that's not much of a problem, really. I don't want you to think now I found a new anxiety, but I'd really want to know about this.

So as you know, I had protected anal more than a month ago, being receptive. I haven't noticed absolutely anything weird in my skin at all. Should I get tested for HPV? I've been trying to look for information online, but it's very scarce and contradictory. I want to know when/if I should get tested, and if I could transmit it to people living with me (my family).

Thanks in advance!

 

[Ryuusei Boy]

Thanks. That's what I'm going to do

Do you know if it can be transmitted in a non-sexual way? Like, sharing clothes or towels. I live with my family, and it kind of worries me.

 

[Corny]

as far as I know it's almost impossible to be transmitted through towels. It's transmitted through skin to skin contact and since the virus doesn't need to be on the dick or in the anus but it also can be around the dick and around the anus a condom might not protect you. also you might not notice an infection because not everybody develops warts or the warts develop several weeks to months later. so it's always a good idea to get a regular hpv check done with your other std tests

 

[KaraBulut]

There's no standard test for HPV for men. THe current HPV testing focuses on the strains that are related to cervical dyplasia in women.

But, like the last set of threads you created after this single encounter, this isn't about HPV... it's about some personal issues that you have that you're going to need to deal with by seeing a therapist. It's the only way you're going to be able to move on from these irrational fears that seem to be plaguing you.

 

[Ryuusei Boy]

@KaraBulut: Probably, but I swear this is different from the HIV one. My mother is prone to cancer due to hereditary factors, and I'm really scared that she could get it somehow. I've read your opinions and looked for information online, it's VERY conflicting.

Holy crap guys, how can you deal with this on a daily basis? This is the absolute worst part about sex.

 

[Corny]

I'm really scared that she could get it somehow

you are scared that your mother would get
a) hpv from you, while it is already unlikely that you got hpv
and
b) develop cancer from that hpv

trust me .. the chances that she will get hit by a car tomorrow are quite a bit higher.

Holy crap guys, how can you deal with this on a daily basis? This is the absolute worst part about sex.

life endangers your health. you take care as much as you can and live with it.

 

[KaraBulut]

trust me .. the chances that she will get hit by a car tomorrow are quite a bit higher.

It always surprises me how many people are afraid to fly, yet they don't panic when driving to the airport.

The chances of dying in an airplane crash are about 1 in 1 million. The chances of being killed in a car accident are about 1 in 6000.

@KaraBulut: Probably, but I swear this is different from the HIV one. My mother is prone to cancer due to hereditary factors, and I'm really scared that she could get it somehow. I've read your opinions and looked for information online, it's VERY conflicting.

It's not the fear that is the issue. It is the irrational nature of all these issues from a single sexual encounter.

This has been going on for several weeks now and no matter what we tell you or what logical, rational information you obtain, you're still coming up with increasingly impossible situations to create your own anxiety.

You're at a point where you need to deal with your irrational phobias, your increasing and persistent anxiety and the obsessive nature of how this continues. This is just the beginning of a lifetime pattern. You need to address this with a therapist now before it gets even more out of hand.

 

[Ryuusei Boy]

I have to agree with you, guys. I am getting my phobias treated, that's the only real problem I have since the others are being created by me. All I'm looking for is advice, and that's what I've been receiving - thanks, guys. Basically, if you were in my place, you'd not be that worried about infecting family by non-sexual means and simply would go on normally with your lives, right? That's the absolute last question I ask about this whole thing.