[Question #9720] HPV and child in household
29 months ago
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Hi Doctor,
Thank y'all for being available to provide some peace of mind. I'm sure you all have heard/seen just about everything imaginable however as a concerned mom, I'm worried. I'm 46 and recently had my first abnormal pap with an LSIL result. Most likely due to stress of school and not eating well from nursing a tot with food allergies. We'll know more on Thursday after my colp on what's causing it. Due to this, my husband and I have refrained from intercourse. To still provide some intimacy, (no oral) I've used my hands on him only without my being involved (I stay full clothed) and use latex gloves as a precaution. We use Canola/vegetable oil as lubricant. He has never had any physical signs of any HPV so we're not sure of any active infection and we've been together for nearly 20 years. My issue is after this past time, we left the cup of oil on the floor by the bed Sunday night and on Monday afternoon our 2-year-old snuck into our room and found it. She brought the cup to me with oil all on her hands and some on her face. I have no doubt she put her hands in her mouth or thought it was water and took a sip. I'm scared to death that she may have contracted HPV in her mouth. Although I was wearing gloves and there was no skin-to-skin contact, could it still transfer to the oil? Also, her pediatrician said not to worry as HPV doesn't survive long outside the body. I'm just following up on these and any additional information that (hopefully) will help to ease my anxiety.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks so much for your time.
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
29 months ago
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Welcome to our Forum and thanks for your questions, as well as your implied confidence in our service. You are correct, we do regularly hear from concerned parents. That doesn't surprise me, we ll worry about our children.
Let me first address your question regarding your child's potential exposure- this is not something to worry about. With or without gloves, HPV is not meaningfully transferred from person to person when one person's hands first touch and HPV infected site and then another person. Your daughter is not at risk.
Regarding your contact with your husband, I would urge you not to modify your normal sexual activity based on your recent diagnosis. I suspect that you and your husband have been repeatedly exposed to each other over time and that being the case, there is no reason to cease contact now because of your recent diagnosis. No need for abstinence, no need to avoid direct physical contact including unprotected sex.
I hope this information is helpful. EWH
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29 months ago
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Thank you Dr. Hook for your response. This definitely eases my worries.
Just so I understand, there is no risk of HPV infection to my daughter when she came into contact and possibly ingested the oil we used as lubricant on my husband?
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
29 months ago
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Correct, there is no realistic reason for concern even if daughter did happen to ingest some of the oil you used for lubricant.
Also, please note and consider my comments regarding continued sexual contact with your husband. EWH.
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29 months ago
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Hi Dr. Hook, I apologize for the repetitive question. I didn't mean to come across the wrong way. I felt better reading that she's not at risk, but I just want to clarify that she's at no risk if coming into contact with possibly contaminated oil or if the virus wouldn't make it to the oil in the first place.
29 months ago
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Ok great! I didn't see your response. Thank you!!
29 months ago
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ps. Your advice is well noted. Thank you for your guidance, Dr. Hook.
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
29 months ago
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I’m pleased my comments were helpful. This thread will now be closed shortly EWH---