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HPV transmitted not sexually
by adel123, Jul 01, 2009 10:21PM
Recently, my doctor confirmed my symptoms as HPV. My wife and I are married for almost 30 years. My son (23 years old) acquired HPV last year and he is not treating his symptoms regularly. He currently doesn't live with us but visits occasionally and spent a month with us last summer. could sharing the toilet seat be the cause of my infection?
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I have never heard a doctor mention toilet seat as a way to transmit HPV, although it could be theoretically possible. However, ost of the information I have gathered states that without direct skin to skin contact, the chance of spreading HPV is near zero.
It is not all that uncommon for an old infection to activate years after transmission. This could be the source of your warts.
If this happens at all, it is extremely uncommon.