That is an interesting question that I don't know the answer too. Did the HPV reside only in the cancerous tissue that was removed.

Even if some tumor was still present and the rest of the tumor was killed by radiation and or chemo, does that mean the virus was also killed. I think viruses are among the must durable things on the planet, so I would have a tendency to think no, it's still present.

Now as for your frisky wife. I think you have probably had the virus long before you developed cancer. So, that means your wife was likely exposed to it long ago. Will she get cancer from it, or will she be a member of the large majority that clears it normally via her immune system ... who knows.

Since she has in all likelihood already been exposed, what's the use of closing the henhouse door after the wolf has already eaten the chickens. I remember one other guy on this forum who has been HPV positive for like 25+ years and maintained a normal sex life with his wife (including oral) for all those years and she has never developed oral cancer. All that proves is that she is likely a member of the clear it normally majority -or- that in her case the virus has an incredibly long gestation period.

I wish I could give a definitive answer, it will be interesting to see what others have to say.

Tony

I think there was a study done in the last 2 years on this subject.
I remember that the result showed that no spouse was harmed by continuing a couples normal sex life.
Paul B do you remember or have the link to this?
I really do not see why this is an issue. Kris was obviously exposed many years ago. I continue to be well.
Tammy

Muffy, I would like to comment on something you wrote...... it may be true that only 15% of smokers get lung cancer .... BUT..... did you know 90% of lung cancer is caused by smoking? Thats quite a different way of looking at it isnt it?

FWIW, there must be other ways of passing this virus because mine is the HPV, I only had one boyfriend before my husband, and oral sex was NEVER part of the picture. My doctors are baffled. This is just to say. . . There is so much we don't know that fretting is pointless. I still wrack my brain to see if there was some vector of transmission I have overlooked, and I still come up blank.

Hope your treatment goes well and you can move past this misery!

It could have been that one boyfriend or your husband - it's a virus - it becomes active and then resolves - HPV is a blanket name for over 40 different strains. My sister in law had never been sexually active until she went away in university and did a course in Europe - she met a guy they became involved (they long distance dated for several years - got engaged - broke up) after they broke up she was dx'd with HPV because she had some kind of an outbreak. It only takes once and sadly HPV doesn't show up on any tests except for a cervical cancer screening in women. Or a biopsy of cancerous tissue. Many people who caught HPV can be asymptomatic - and never know they've been exposed.

Google cannabis, HPV and oral cancer. You'll see a lot of info about a possible no-sex connection to passing the HPV virus by passing an HPV saliva tainted cigarette. It makes sense. Think about it. If HPV lives in your throat and you're coughing from inhaling hot smoke, the virus could surely be moved to the tip of your tongue or on your lips where it could survive long enough to take a warm, wet ride to someone else's mouth.

French kissing is a vector.

There are a few cases which HPV-16 were found on fingers too' and read of one that was HPV-16 cancer.

There is HPV+, there is also having an active HPV virus, and there is p16 positivity. I know the test for the presence of HPV is indicated by a p16 cell stain.
Can somebody please explain this? I am really confused now

Muffy - your last post on any forum was 4 days ago. Did you get abducted by aliens or something? I know 4 days isn't that long, but as a newbie I was posting questions everyday in the beginning.

Tony