How to tell parter about HPV

[Shyguy33]

I have the genital warts form of HPV (removed and cleared up) and I have been talking to a woman (long distance over Internet)that I have really grown to care a great deal about and we are planning on meeting in a few months and the way we have been talking I would not be surprised if we had sex the first or second day after I travel to meet and see her. I am worried that if I tell her about it she is never going to want to see or even talk to me ever again. I don't know what to do. If I should tell her right away, wait til we meet and tell her, or just not tell her at all? I am really worried about her hating me and never wanting to ever see or talk to me again. That would break my heart as we have both grown quite attached to each other. I just don't want to blow my chance at what I think could be a very long and meaningful relationship because of something that I was never told about myself  and contracted. I am very scared of what might happen. So I guess my question is what is the best way to handle this situation.

[veryworried420]

http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv.htm

Show your partner this link. Educate her. If she has been sexually active, she probably has been exposed to it. Safe sex isn't perfect but offer to always wear a condom. Most people don't say anything esp if their partner has been sexually active (4 or more partners in their entire life).

[veryworried420]

Wear a condom and don't say anything. If she has been sexually active (4 or more partners in her entire life), then she has been exposed to it too. Most doctors tell their patients not to say anything because 8 out of 10 sexually active adults have it. Although half don't know due to no warts, the lack of a HPV status test for men, the high risk strains that produce no warts, etc. If you feel that you must tell her, then educate her at the same time. Go to http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv.htm  and print it out for her in case she needs more info. There is no such thing as safe sex and if she has been mis-led into thinking that the condom protected her with past partners, this fact sheet will educate her since condoms provide maybe 50% protection.