Could someone help me out here. Having intercourse is how we got here. I contacted HPV through my new boyfriend, now husband about 4 years ago. I have been through it all, ending up having a hysterectomy (TAH) So while all along trying to rid my body of HPV and cervical dyplasia, I continued to have intercourse. I don't think that helped me one bit. I wish that I refrained from sex, elimated stress and ate dim veggies, multi vitamins, etc. so my body could heal. If that would have been the case maybe I could have saved myself from having that TAH. Of course no doctor out there would tell you to not have intercouse???????? or maybe. A year after my TAH, my pap came backk abnormal. I of course freaked. I decided for the time being to avoid sex, why would I want to do something that got me in this position anyways. What are other views on this? Am I being alittle crazy. My husband is being somewhat supportive.
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Having sex and fighting HPV
- By autumnleaves
- Posted November 20, 2008 at 2:33 pm · 5 replies
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- By maria11754
- Posted January 21, 2009 at 7:56 pm
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I caught hpv from my boyfriend who cheated. We live together and he continues to cheat. I will not have any relations with him. Your married so its different. If your comfortable refraining from sex then its the right decision. If your hubby is having a problem with it then maybe counseling would be a good idea. Hope I helped.
- By FutrPlanr
- Posted January 24, 2009 at 2:06 pm
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I contracted HPV from an ex-boyfriend in 2005, and I had normal paps until 2008, when the pap came back abnormal. Like you, I was frustrated and upset.
I have been with my live-in boyfriend now for almost 2 years, and the doctor couldn't tell whether the HPV had been rid of from my cryo in 2005 or if my current boyfriend had carried a different strain. We had done everything to get tested before having intercourse, so I was really frustrated when I found out about this recent pap.
I didn't want to be the victim anymore... so I started doing research. My body is capable of fighting the disease, so I wanted to give it a chance. My boyfriend and I have been using condoms because the sperm cells can disrupt the body from fighting the HPV. Our bodies essentially get confused with all of the cell populations in our cervix. I have also started taking a multi-vitamin and Vitamin E (which can help boost your immune system). I have been trying to regularly work out again, and keep myself healthy. I have my next pap in 3 months to see if things have changed. I'm hoping this new course of action will fight this - and maybe some of these things could work for you? If nothing else, I would suggest taking control and looking at websites for more information and treatments and natural alternatives to surgery, etc.
- By autumnleaves
- Posted January 25, 2009 at 12:03 pm
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Thanks ladies for the replies. I'm doing it all, the healthly diet, taking vitamins, I'm a very active person. My husband and I were using condoms after I had to have my hysterectomy, due to HPV. When I had a bad pap after that, is when I freaked out and decided not to have intercourse. I need to heal my body completely. I just had another pap last Wednesday, I haven't got the results back yet. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. If this one is good that will be 2 in a row with positive results, and no intercourse. I'm so nervous. When I told my doctor the I've been refraining from sex, she never made a comment.
- By outlaw78
- Posted January 25, 2009 at 12:24 pm
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Why are you with someone who continues to cheat on you...?
- By maria11754
- Posted January 25, 2009 at 12:39 pm
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Because I can't afford my own place. Live in New York on Long Island. My job is here and finding another job at age 58 in another State will not be easy or even possible. Not happy with my situation.
Stopped have sex with him, don't care anymore who he is with. Will not become a victem. The person he caught it from in lives upstate ny. He has a cabin there and goes there a lot. She is much younger and has the disease and if she remains faithful to him, I doubt in because I've learned that she sleeps around. If she wants to die of cervical cancer so be it.
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