Thank you for your reply. This being the first forum that I have ever posted to I probably have struggled approaching it. Yes sorry my question was about different strains. Two days after posting this message I noticed a couple of very small warts around my pubic region. It looks as though I've answered my own question as these are completely different appearance to the last outbreak. It appears that most people including the medical profession have completely different advice to give out. I would always certainly tell a partner my condition as it would be wrong not to seeing as this is a std that can be caught whilst wearing a condom with an outbreak and possibly chances are without an outbreak.
Also, whether you inform future partners or not is up to you. Most doctors would say not to say anything esp to partners who have been sexually active too. This is a personal decision that only you can make. After 3-6 months of no visible warts, most people are not infectious. Some wait 12-24 months. Wearing a condom during the recovery period is proven to stop warts from re-appearing. Would be a wise idea after that period ends. Since warts can be invisible to the nake eye and can be on an genital skin like thighs or scrotum, condoms provide some protection but not much.
What is your question? I don't see any question? If your intended question was "will you be a carrier for life?", then most doctors would say yes. If your question was "will you be infectious for life?", then most doctors would say no. However, most doctors would say that it is possible someday that you will be infectious and this could be years or decades from now. The medical community is all over the place with this virus but the consensus is that if you are sexually active, you have been exposed to it and have multiple strains. The other consensus is that not everyone gets years and years of warts and not everyone is infectious again. But these are just generalities and no one can predict outcomes for everyone.