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I am very concerned about having genital warts
Hi there! I am really hoping to get some answers about my concerned.I am a gril 23 years old.me and my bf have the same age and have been together for 6 years.I haven't had any sex partners before.now we both have genital warts.we went to e doctor and she said that we have hpv and these virus is for ever.I don't live in america,I live in europe.me and my bf have been argueeing how did we get it?he swears that he has been faithful and actually I do belive it but we are very upset about these.
1-how did we get it if neither of us has had sex or skin to skin contact with abother person?
2-how we protect other from not giving them the virus?we are in middle of medication with some cream that our doc gave.
3-after the warts will go,will they appear again?
4-can the immune system get rid of the hpv?
5-how long it takes for the virus to dessapear?I have read 1-2 years..
6-what about oral sex?we are not going to have oral sex again?we don't have oral condoms in our country...
7-does this virus affect when I will get pregnant?
Please answer me,we are really upset about this,it feels like only us have this virus,and that will affect our sexual life,and to have it for the rest of our lives???this scares us most.... Thank you
1-how did we get it if neither of us has had sex or skin to skin contact with abother person?
2-how we protect other from not giving them the virus?we are in middle of medication with some cream that our doc gave.
3-after the warts will go,will they appear again?
4-can the immune system get rid of the hpv?
5-how long it takes for the virus to dessapear?I have read 1-2 years..
6-what about oral sex?we are not going to have oral sex again?we don't have oral condoms in our country...
7-does this virus affect when I will get pregnant?
Please answer me,we are really upset about this,it feels like only us have this virus,and that will affect our sexual life,and to have it for the rest of our lives???this scares us most.... Thank you
Latex condoms have been shown to help the recovery from warts. After the warts are gone (6-12 months), unsafe sex can continue. This is what the doctors say on their forum. You can't re-infect each other and since condoms only offer a 50% protection anyway, what's the point of having safe sex?
Based on the answers in the Doctors forum, oral sex can continue after your recovery is confirmed by another test and the 6-12 month period. Makes sense since condoms don't cover the entire penis anyway.
Based on the answers in the Doctors forum, oral sex can continue after your recovery is confirmed by another test and the 6-12 month period. Makes sense since condoms don't cover the entire penis anyway.
Thank you sooo much for the info..
For the first question : before me he had previuos sex partner but this was 6 years ago,can the virus stay that long and the warts appear to us now?we have had unprotected sex for sooo long...we are having a tough time in our relationship due to this,cuz I do trust him when he said he hasn't cheated on me,but I have doubts though...
And for the second answer : if we have un protected sex (after the warts are gone) can we get warts again?? We sure are thinking to always do protected sex....
About oral sex : after the warts are gone we can do oral sex with no problem??? Cuz in our country there is no dental dams,...thank you so much for your answers it really help a lot... We really are hoping to stay together for the rest of our lifes,but life is too long and every thing could happen right? Thank you again
For the first question : before me he had previuos sex partner but this was 6 years ago,can the virus stay that long and the warts appear to us now?we have had unprotected sex for sooo long...we are having a tough time in our relationship due to this,cuz I do trust him when he said he hasn't cheated on me,but I have doubts though...
And for the second answer : if we have un protected sex (after the warts are gone) can we get warts again?? We sure are thinking to always do protected sex....
About oral sex : after the warts are gone we can do oral sex with no problem??? Cuz in our country there is no dental dams,...thank you so much for your answers it really help a lot... We really are hoping to stay together for the rest of our lifes,but life is too long and every thing could happen right? Thank you again
1-Virgins have been diagnosed with it due to things like oral sex or rubbing genitals together or hand sex. One of you did this. It is very rare to be diagnosed with this without penetration sex but not impossible.
2. After 6-12-24 months of no warts, most people are no longer infectious. However some become infectious again years/decades later. He should wear a condom to give a 50% protection to others. They do make female condoms too. Really, the best thing for both of you is to stay together for the rest of your lives and have all of the un-safe sex you want since you cannnot re-infect each other.
3. No one can tell you what will definitely happen in the future. For most (90%), they do not return. No one knows who is in this 90%. However if you smoke cigs, drink a lot, don't exercise, don't take vitamins, get little rest or have a lot of stress, they may return. Do realize that new warts may be a new infection or a re-appearance of an old infection. You will never know which.
4. This question is up to debate. Some doctors say a strong immune system helps. Some say it does not matter. I think it did for me!
5. The virus never disappears completely. You can become not infectious after 6-12-24 months. After you get a neg test result, you are not infectious but like I wrote previsouly this does not mean you won't ever be not infectious again some day.
6. Oral sex is a lower (but not zero) risk of spreading the virus to your throats. Few people use oral dental dams or have safe oral sex. After both of you are wart free, oral sex can continue.
7. There are good sites on the web for pregnant women and HPV. Google it and see what the medical community has to say about this.
Don't be scared. Go read what the doctors say about it on the Doctor's Forum. 85% of sexually active adults worldwide have it. For most it is a cosmetic disease. It doesn't ever go away but this doesn't mean you are always going to be infectious or you will have medical issues due to it. Most do not. As I wrote earlier, staying together for the rest of your lives is the simplest way of having a great sex life. What's the alternative? Possibly infecting others someday? Possibly getting more strains from others? The ideal situation is to stay together forever, IMO.
2. After 6-12-24 months of no warts, most people are no longer infectious. However some become infectious again years/decades later. He should wear a condom to give a 50% protection to others. They do make female condoms too. Really, the best thing for both of you is to stay together for the rest of your lives and have all of the un-safe sex you want since you cannnot re-infect each other.
3. No one can tell you what will definitely happen in the future. For most (90%), they do not return. No one knows who is in this 90%. However if you smoke cigs, drink a lot, don't exercise, don't take vitamins, get little rest or have a lot of stress, they may return. Do realize that new warts may be a new infection or a re-appearance of an old infection. You will never know which.
4. This question is up to debate. Some doctors say a strong immune system helps. Some say it does not matter. I think it did for me!
5. The virus never disappears completely. You can become not infectious after 6-12-24 months. After you get a neg test result, you are not infectious but like I wrote previsouly this does not mean you won't ever be not infectious again some day.
6. Oral sex is a lower (but not zero) risk of spreading the virus to your throats. Few people use oral dental dams or have safe oral sex. After both of you are wart free, oral sex can continue.
7. There are good sites on the web for pregnant women and HPV. Google it and see what the medical community has to say about this.
Don't be scared. Go read what the doctors say about it on the Doctor's Forum. 85% of sexually active adults worldwide have it. For most it is a cosmetic disease. It doesn't ever go away but this doesn't mean you are always going to be infectious or you will have medical issues due to it. Most do not. As I wrote earlier, staying together for the rest of your lives is the simplest way of having a great sex life. What's the alternative? Possibly infecting others someday? Possibly getting more strains from others? The ideal situation is to stay together forever, IMO.
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