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Can Negative Vaginal HPV Test Mean Positive Infection Anally Or Orally?
if my vaginal hpv test and cancer test were negitive could i have it other places like anal or oral ive been with my boyfriend for 12 years i cheated on him 2 that i confessed to him .but i was woundering if i could have it other places like anal or oral if my test were negitive vaginaly.
Thu, 13 Aug 2015
Hello, and I hope I can help you today.
You are correct that HPV can cause diseases of the mouth and anus. However there is no approved HPV test for oral screening, and anal Pap smears are only recommended for men who have receptive anal intercourse.
So if you have a negative cervical HPV screen, you are considered low risk for anal HPV and no one really knows the incidence of HPV in the mouth and how it is transmitted. I would be comfortable telling your partner that he is at low risk for contracting HPV from other areas of your body.
I hope I answered your question and that this information was helpful.
Best wishes, Dr. Brown
You are correct that HPV can cause diseases of the mouth and anus. However there is no approved HPV test for oral screening, and anal Pap smears are only recommended for men who have receptive anal intercourse.
So if you have a negative cervical HPV screen, you are considered low risk for anal HPV and no one really knows the incidence of HPV in the mouth and how it is transmitted. I would be comfortable telling your partner that he is at low risk for contracting HPV from other areas of your body.
I hope I answered your question and that this information was helpful.
Best wishes, Dr. Brown
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