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Hpv transmission
I slept with a girl 1 year ago (3 times with a condom). Found out she had active warts. I never had any symptoms. Is it necessary to tell future partners I was exposed to the virus?
Support49 from what I read there's no proof but some docs believe there's less of a chance. But some warts are so small they're not visible so you could have them and not know. I asked 3 different docs (1 even a director of urology at hospital) and all 3 said you CAN'T pass warts ever without having them active but that's contrary to everything online including CDC so I am very confused. I even told them what I read and they dismissed it.
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Hi Redman
Thanks for your reply. Looks like theres no definite answer but I saw a program on TV about a young girl who had hand warts. The doctors on there removed them and they said to her you'll be able to shake hands with people now. Probably it isn't the same but it tends towards what your doctors think. The doctors on the ASHA site don't really commit but say MOST believe its PROBABLY not as easily transmitted.
Also those doctors say it isn't necessary to tell partners after a certain period of time. This varies somewhat but the shortest period is 6 months. However I agree with Worried that it is the best thing to do to at least tell them.
Thanks for your reply. Looks like theres no definite answer but I saw a program on TV about a young girl who had hand warts. The doctors on there removed them and they said to her you'll be able to shake hands with people now. Probably it isn't the same but it tends towards what your doctors think. The doctors on the ASHA site don't really commit but say MOST believe its PROBABLY not as easily transmitted.
Also those doctors say it isn't necessary to tell partners after a certain period of time. This varies somewhat but the shortest period is 6 months. However I agree with Worried that it is the best thing to do to at least tell them.
Yeah it's the right thing to do. Just worried that it will cause the next girl to not wanna date me.
It is the responsible thing to do but at the same time you should educate them on the facts about HPV. If your future partners have had sex with more than 4 men in their entire lives, then it is very possible that they have been exposed to it too. Condoms reduce the odds of transmission but not much. They don't cover the base of the penis or the scrotum. Having sex with someone who has active warts is unsafe. She should not be having sex with anyone until they are gone. Basically, it is not required to inform future partners especially if they have had multiple partners but it is the right thing to do. As is being monogamous and reducing the number of partners to just one.
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veryworried. Is it known whether warts are more easily passed on when there are active warts? It would make sense to think so but Im not sure.
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