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Can HPV Be Contracted Through Infected Gloves?

Posted on Fri, 13 Mar 2015

Question: Can you get HPV if your GYN touches objects in the room (such as the cabinet handle to dispose of speculum) and doesnt change gloves before examinging you?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Soumen Patra (4 minutes later)

Hello,
No, you can not. You can get HPV by having vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has the virus. Thank you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Soumen Patra (1 hour later)

One further question, if someone were HPV positive (cervix) and the practicioner didnt change gloves to do the bimanual rectal, can you be cross infected from cervix to rectum/colon.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Soumen Patra (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
There is chance of transmission from cervix to rectum from infected gloves.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for posting query.

HPV virus is mainly transmitted through sexual contact from infected genital skin, mucous membranes or bodily fluids including oral/ anal/ vaginal intercourse.

However, if someone is HPV positive with cervical lesion or growth, then virus can be transmitted from cervix to rectum/ anal canal during bi-manual examination if practitioner DOESN'T change his/ her infected gloves.

Hope, it helps for your information. Kindly, close the discussion if you don't have any other query.

Wish your good health and take care yourself.

Regards,
Dr S Patra

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E