Greenthundah6
16-07-12, 03:52
Hi,
I'm not new to this forum but my HA has been acting up lately and I reallyy need someone to help me figure myself out. I have a fear of HPV currently due to unprotected sex (1 time, very short duration) with an ex a few months ago- he has been with more people than me (around 20ish) which is why i'm so worried! He was tested before dating me for STDs which came out all negative but apparently that doesn't test for HPV. I also had protected sex with two other guys 3 years before. Now I'm hearing HPV can be contracted orally as well which is making me feel wayyy worse. I just don't know what to do. Sometimes I worry about this and am able to let it go - but not now. I haven't noticed any out of the ordinary symptoms thankfully but HPV can be silent apparently. I want to get a pap smear but i have never had one done before. Should I be worried about the pap smear and is there is a strong possibilty that I could have HPV? Is there an STD test I could take that would cover all of the bases including HPV? I just don't want to die young and get cervical or throat cancer!!
Edit: Looking back three years ago, I had posted about this same exact fear except now I have a real worry - unprotected sex with someone who's been with a lot of girls. One of the posters from that old post told me that I shouldn't repeat the same mistake. Wow, that really hit me hard. I cannot believe myself sometimes - Why didn't I learn?? I feel so stupid.
I'm not new to this forum but my HA has been acting up lately and I reallyy need someone to help me figure myself out. I have a fear of HPV currently due to unprotected sex (1 time, very short duration) with an ex a few months ago- he has been with more people than me (around 20ish) which is why i'm so worried! He was tested before dating me for STDs which came out all negative but apparently that doesn't test for HPV. I also had protected sex with two other guys 3 years before. Now I'm hearing HPV can be contracted orally as well which is making me feel wayyy worse. I just don't know what to do. Sometimes I worry about this and am able to let it go - but not now. I haven't noticed any out of the ordinary symptoms thankfully but HPV can be silent apparently. I want to get a pap smear but i have never had one done before. Should I be worried about the pap smear and is there is a strong possibilty that I could have HPV? Is there an STD test I could take that would cover all of the bases including HPV? I just don't want to die young and get cervical or throat cancer!!
Edit: Looking back three years ago, I had posted about this same exact fear except now I have a real worry - unprotected sex with someone who's been with a lot of girls. One of the posters from that old post told me that I shouldn't repeat the same mistake. Wow, that really hit me hard. I cannot believe myself sometimes - Why didn't I learn?? I feel so stupid.