Anal wart or not??

Hi I'm a 23 year old male.  Last year I received oral sex..
I also finger banged the girl and with the same hand rubbed my penis.

few months ago i felt a bump in my anus, didn't know what it was and has since disappeared.

i read that you genital warts can for some reason manifest in the anus. never had vaginal-vaginal or anal sex of any sort.

What are the chances this was a wart???????
I'm freaking out!!!!

[superparanoid]

i meant penile-vaginal not vaginal-vaginal oops

[blackboardchalk]

I am not a medical expert. However, I have had anal warts. Unless you have had direct skin to skin contact you could not have contracted anal warts. Genital warts appear only were there has been contact. If you have never had anal sex or anal foreplay you should not be concerned.

[theterminator5476]

thanks.  i've read a buncha threads here saying some people claim to have gotten anal warts without any rectal exposure.  or that it's possible to get a wart in your anus without anal sex/foreplay.... any response to that? are those just super rare occurences... i mean given what i've done, i would hardly believe it could be a wart.

[superparanoid]

sorry i logged in using my friend's account. but the above comment by theterminator5476 was from me.  any response to that blackboardchalk?

[blackboardchalk]

I hate to trivialize/deny the claims of those that believe they contracted anal warts through vaginal sex, vaginal foreplay, or cunnilingus/anilingus, but that is simply not the way that HPV is spread. No anal contact, no anal warts.

Even the hypothesis of transfer of HPV from a hand that has touched the infected area is extremely unlikely (my doctor says nearly impossible) and would be even less likely than the rare presentation of oral HPV warts (of the std identified strands) as a result of oral sex. However, if neither you nor your partner touched the tissue around the anus, there is no real medical evidence to support the claim of spontaneously appearing anal warts.

Another quick claim. The research I've done and the advice I've received from my physician were all in reference to men. I must admit my lack of specific knowledge about women for those women reading my posts.

[Naveed777]

I know people who didn't ever had anal or oral exposure but they still get warts at both location, both internal oral and anal warts... recently someone posted that s/he got wart inside her nose as well... this makes us to think about if hand can be a carrier of the virus as if it comes in contact with the wart and then touching another place...

[blackboardchalk]

Thanks for your response on my posting.

I would like to point out that Naveed777's examples are still in support of the argument that it can be spread by a hand that has touched an infected area and then touches other soft tissue. Even if my information is put into question, superparanoid claims that no contact of that sort occurred, which is why I provided him with some assurance. Additionally, I think there is some agreement that this type of infection is much much less likely than genital (i.e. penis-vagina, penis-penis, penis-anus..) skin contact.  

There is always conflict about what information is most accurate, which is why I bothered to post a question myself. Naveed777 and I certainly agree on one thing: You should go see a doctor for a diagnosis. Planned Parenthood is really cheap if you don't want to have to worry about using your parent's insurance or you don't have insurance yourself.

[superparanoid]

thanks, that puts my mind at ease.

[superparanoid]

thanks, that puts my mind at ease.

[theterminator5476]

Hey blackboardchalk, this'll be my last inquiry on this topic.  I phoned the STD clinic and talked to a nurse (who deals with and diagnoses real cases of STDs).  I asked her if it was possible and she said technically that it is possible for a wart to appear on a place where there was no contact since the virus can run along nerve lines.  Now, what did your doctor say about this?  Even if it's technically possible, how likely is it?  

[theterminator5476]

Mind you the "wart" (if it was a wart) was a single one and was maybe an inch from my rectum but still on the butt cheek.  And, how long does a wart typically take to go away without treatment cuz it was there for a few weeks at most then disappeared?

[Amanda0922]

In my opinion (albeit I am no medical professional of course) that is too short to be a an anal genital wart. From everything I have read and also from the people I have known with genital warts, I've never heard of them lasting "a couple weeks." Maybe I'm wrong ??

The thing with hpv is that a lot of it is speculation and theories. No one really knows just yet. Which is a reason you need to do your own research. And if you're going to ask someone at a free clinic, call multiple free clinics and take a poll because I guarantee you will get a mixed response on the same question. These are the same people who tell us it is just a common virus and will soon go away as if we will be rid of it. I don't know if it goes away. My guess is it doesn't. And no one really has clear answers on this. This is just an example of how little we all know.

In my opinion, yes you can get anal warts without EVER having anal sex or even anal foreplay. They seem particularly to settle on the perineum. Also makes me think of how women get warts inside their vagina even though they used a condom during sex. Yes, the condom does not protect fully as the testicles and base of the penis are exposed. But the testicles or base of the penis do not enter the vagina. As for hand to genital or anal, it's possible but I wouldn't bet on it. Now I don't have a penis lol so I wouldn't know exactly how this would work, but what about the penis rubbing against another area on your body and infecting that area? Just a thought.