Can a married couple have sex if they are infected with HPV?

Many people feel as if the sky has fallen when they hear that they have been infected with the HPV virus. They cannot sleep all night and cry bitterly. Let’s take a look at what to do if you are infected with the HPV vaccine? Can I still have a normal sexual life if I am infected with HPV? HPV infection does not affect the function of sexual life, but out of consideration for the responsibility to the lover, it is recommended that HPV-infected people should not have sexual life, or use adequate safety precautions such as condoms to prevent or reduce the HPV infection of the other party.

In fact, being infected with HPV does not mean a ban on married life, it only means a ban on unclean sexual behavior. However, men infected with HPV generally do not have any symptoms, but they may still develop penile cancer or even laryngeal cancer.

After vaccination, infection with other high-risk HPV viruses can also cause carcinogenesis. Therefore, after vaccination, regular HPV virus testing is required to prevent cervical cancer in the long term. If HPV DNA testing is done well, more than 90% of cervical cancers can be eliminated at the "precancerous lesions" stage and achieve good recovery results.

Does HPV infection = cervical cancer?

It is the biggest misconception.

Generally, humans do not have any symptoms after being infected with the HPV virus, and the virus can be eliminated within 8 to 24 months under the power of their own immunity. From the perspective of long-term clinical medicine, high-risk HPV requires long-term persistent infection to develop into cervical disease. (The so-called long-term persistent infection means that every year when you check up, you will be positive for a fixed high-risk HPV subtype, and it will last for 5 to 10 years)

Please note that it is only a cervical disease, which can be cured immediately. Even cervical cancer can have good results if it is treated properly in the early stage.

Do I need medical treatment after being infected with HPV?

According to current scientific data, nearly one in ten people in the world are currently infected with the HPV virus, and each year, about 500,000 women develop cervical cancer due to HPV infection. It can be seen that the proportion is not large, and the age group is mainly concentrated between 40 and 60 years old.

In other words, many young women infected with HPV virus do not need to worry too much about developing cervical cancer, nor do they need to accept various treatments with uncertain effects.

In addition, let’s talk about the current drugs on the market for treating HPV virus (such as interferon suppositories, etc.). Overall, the drug's efficacy is modest, and since HPV viruses cannot be modeled in paraffin sections (which means it is not possible to conduct paraffin section tests), it is difficult to assess its efficacy.

However, some doctors have pointed out that some women have used this medicine and their mood is not so anxious. Once the emotional stress is released and the immune system is enhanced, the viral infection will be eliminated, but I think it must be the effect of the medicine.

Therefore, when everyone finds out that they are only infected with HPV, don’t panic too much. Maintain a good attitude, strengthen immunity, and HPV will gradually be eliminated.