What should I do if I have sex during HPV treatment?

HPV is a virus that is highly contagious. The main routes of transmission include sexual transmission, indirect sexual contact, medical contact, mother-to-child transmission, etc. The so-called indirect contact refers to contact with the patient's clothes and daily necessities. Therefore, it is not allowed to have sex during HPV treatment. However, many patients cannot control their desires in life. So what should I do if I have sex during HPV treatment?

First, what should I do if I have sex during HPV treatment? It may cause my sexual partner to be infected with genital warts. It may also cause local ulceration of genital warts. If I have surgery, the surgical wound may also be infected. Therefore, sexual intercourse must be avoided during the treatment of genital warts, otherwise the chance of secondary infection is very high. If the above symptoms occur, it is necessary to keep the wound on the lower body clean. It can be cleaned with potassium permanganate or Cleansing Solution, combined with antibacterial drugs and antiviral drugs. Systemic treatment with intramuscular injection of interferon or 5-fluorouracil can effectively improve related symptoms.

Second, it is well known that infection with high-risk HPV is the main cause of cervical cancer. It is understood that about 80% of women will be infected with HPV at some stage in their lives, but most of them are transient infections, and most of them disappear on their own 8-10 months after infection with the HPV virus. A small number of women continue to be infected with HPV and become a high-risk group for cervical cancer. If a woman is tested positive for HPV, her male partner may also be infected with the HPV virus. However, men infected with HPV can be cleared through their own immune system, and it rarely causes cancer or other serious health problems, especially in men with strong immunity. However, women can be infected through sexual intercourse.

What should I do if I have sex during HPV treatment? After a woman is found to be HPV positive, don't panic, because it may be a transient infection. At this time, you should cooperate with the doctor and continue observation or treatment. It is not advisable to have sex during the treatment period. If you want to have sex, you can wear condoms after consulting a doctor, but condoms may not be able to completely block it. The best way is to wait until the HPV virus can no longer be detected before having sex, and condoms should be used during sexual intercourse within six months, because if a man is also infected with HPV, he may infect a woman through sexual intercourse. However, most HPV viruses can be cleared in about six months.