hello all. new user here. I have a small growth on the perimeter of my anus...at first i thought it was syphillis or something, but my tests have come back negative (hiv,chlamydia,gonorreah,syphillis) so im not sure what the next step is.. the only possibilities i can find is that it could be hpv or Molluscum contagiosum..anyone else been in this situation? Oh, and i did turn out to have a NGU infection which i took a weeks worth of antibiotics for...could my bump be related to the ngu?Help!
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A bit confused..small anal growth
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Is the growth colored funny, or hairy, or ooze some fluid? Describing it could help people help you
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thats the weird part...its not painful, hairy, oozing or anything..just a small growth..hard to describe....like three tiny bumps in a row...close to my skin complexion...maybe i'll try to take a pic..
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They could perhaps just be skin tags.
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ok, so i assumed its hpv and did the home remedy thing (apple cider vinegar) and it took that fucker right off, however i havent gone to the doc yet so i havent had any sexual contact since the discovery as i am paranoid and dont want to be irresponsible..i have a doc appt. next week....if it is hpv, has anyone heard anything about the effectiveness of of viralfree?also, if i was infected with hpv in my anus, can i give it by fucking someone else instead of being fucked? fingers crossed, awaiting my doc appt.
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one tidbit i forgot...when i went to the clinic at first, the doc looked at my anus and swabbed it....then all my results came back negative...wouldn't they have told me if i had hpv? i could be driving myself mad all this time for no reason....
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They should have told you, or given you a document telling you, what was tested for and came back negative. If HPV wasn't tested for then the results wouldn't tell you if it was there or not; but it seems a likely one to test for.HPV is transmitted by skin contact.
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A good friend of mine was diagnosed with HPV a couple months ago. I have gone to many of his doctor appointments with him so I have learned a few things.
Basically HPV is a virus, which means you always carry it. Now the doc my friend went to said he's had patients that came to him with a outbreak and after a few treatments they have never had another outbreak, and it's been years since the initial outbreak. But he's also had patients on the other spectrum that when they get checked every 3-6 months they have a small outbreak.
Also the skin-to-skin contact is correct to a point. The membrane of the wart needs to break open for the virus to be exposed. So a person cannot get HPV by simply touching the wart, the wart itself needs to be broken open. That's why it's so easy to transmit HPV through intercourse because there is friction, which easily breaks open the membrane.
The main thing you need to do to help yourself is to live a very healthy lifestyle. Making sure you get the right amount of sleep, nutrition, and exercise. Also practice safe sex, though unfortunately even with safe sex transmitting the virus is possible but it at least lowers the chance.
I'd also recommend finding yourself a urologist you feel comfortable with and get regular checkups, my friends doc recommends every 3-6 months. Though you might not be able to see an outbreak does not mean you don't have one. Warts can be microscopic, and a urologist can see them by using a white vinegar soak which will turn the tops of the wart white, which he'll use a strong magnify glass to see the microscopic warts.
Hope this helps and good luck :smile:
Edit: One last thing I wanted to add incase you didn't know is that HPV is the #1 transmitted STD, with something like 80% of the population having it. Problem is not every one has visible signs of the virus leaving them unaware they are carrying the virus. So you are certainly not alone. :smile:
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Quote:One last thing I wanted to add incase you didn't know is that HPV is the #1 transmitted STD, with something like 80% of the population having it. Yes, it is a very common STD and an ordinary wart on the hand or foot is also HPV. However, I think 80% is a bit extreme. The numbers don't mesh. I had it 18 years ago and never had a reoccurance so it's not the end of the world.Approximately 20 million people are currently infected with HPV. At least 50 percent of sexually active men and women acquire genital HPV infection at some point in their lives. By age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have acquired genital HPV infection. About 6.2 million Americans get a new genital HPV infection each year.There is no "cure" for HPV infection, although in most women the infection goes away on its own. http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm#commonhttp://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV-and-men.htm
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Just going by what the doctor told me. shrug