Multiple Strains of HPV

[festeraddams]

My ex-girlfriend told me she had HPV after we had been dating about 3 months.  During that time, we had protected, unprotected, and oral sex.  She told me about her HPV after I noticed a bump at the base of my penis.  It was a small flat wart that I initially thought was a clogged sweat gland or ingrown hair.

Well, we date for 6 more months and separate.  She decides that she needs to get the bumps that we both have looked at.  She sees a general practitioner as her gynecologist will not have an appointment available for 6 months.  He freezes off several external bumps and does a PAP smear.  The results of the PAP are abnormal cell growth.  The GP also does a strain typing for her HPV.  She is astounded to find out that she has HPV types: 6, 11, 42, 43, 44, 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, & 68.

After further discussion, she admits that she has gotten a "bad" PAP smear for the last 7 years, but her gynecologist told her it was just HPV and that it would clear up.  Now that the GP is involved, the gynecologist is VERY concerned and VERY attentive.  The gyno wants to start immediate treatment of the HPV and does not believe it has mutated into cervical cancer.

Question 1:  Is the gynecologist guilty of malpractice for not treating the HPV after seeing it repeatedly for 7 years?  She never even had it typed to determine what strains were present.

Question 2:  What do I do?  I would assume I have at least multiple strains of high-risk HPV.  Do I need to get tested to determine what they are?  Can I be treated?

[alexdelong]

2) There is no approved test for men. HPV rarely causes problems for men and is usually temporary.