HPV - Partner gave it to me on purpose.

[thewinterqueen]

Hi ladies,

So my girlfriend has recently informed me that she has the HPV virus, but failed to mention it before we'd slept together. I suffer from bad endometriosis, so am going to an emergency doctors appointment today, but I feel awful. I feel like she should have told me, and that she's purposely deceived me. I'm torn between ending the relationship or not - thoughts?

So between 18:00 and 19:45 you phoned the docs, managed to actually speak to a gp about HPV and were made an emergency appt by the doctor themself, AND you got to see a consultant same day? Was this private healthcare? If not, your doctor needs a head wobble.

Also, most people at some point in their life have some form of HPV. I think it's shocking if you really are leaving your partner over this and only this. I had HPV years ago on my first smear. I don't think my partner knows.

More drama than Eastenders

Apologies if I missed it but do you already know your own HPV status? It's really very common and not something to worry about in the same way that, say, HIV or Chlamydia is. Just keep going for your regular smear tests.

I don't know my HPV status but have been called back for repeat smears before so I assume I do have it (despite only having one sexual partner and that relationship being after I had the vaccination). I just pay to get a smear test every year for peace of mind.