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[tagplannworried]

Hello I'm a female and I'm 23 years old. Last summer in July I discovered that I had genital warts, I was in a relationship at the time and my partner also had genital warts almost at the same time. I recently broke up with my partner, and it's already been 5 months since I had the warts for the first time and I haven't had a new outbreak since. I believe that I won't have a new one, especially because it's been 3 months since I had sex and won't be having sex anytime soon. My question is, if after a year I still don't have a new outbreak, would that mean that my hpv has cleared up? And also if I meet someone after a year, if I don't use protection having sex with him will he be infected because of me?

[veryworried420]

http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/pap/

This is a good site that explains things better.

[tagplannworried]

Thank you very much for your answer. The thing is I got tested for hpv it was a PCR test and it came back negative for both high and low risks. But my doctor just assumed that I have hpv and I also assume the same thing because I've read somewhere online that there are new strains of hpv called hpv negative warts, and it's  a fact that they were warts, and I was feeling itchy for days, and also my ex had a second outbreak after 2 months so we just assume that it's some new strain so there's not really a way to find out if it's gone or not.

[veryworried420]

After a year, the odds are great that you won't get more warts. Clearance only means that your body successfully prevented more warts or fought a high risk strain. Most people have multiple strains and some are high risk for cancer. You should get tested for HPV by your GYN asap.

Always use a condom. If you aren't infectious now (clearance), it does not mean you won't be infectious months or years from now. In fact, you may be infectious now which is why I suggest that you get tested for it. Condoms provide 50% protection but this is better than no protection. If you intend to have unsafe sex with someone, please consider telling them first so they make the decision whether to wear a condom or not. Do realize that if your next partner is sexually active (4 or more partners in his entire life), then he may already have it but isn't showing signs (no visible warts). In which case, the condom isn't going to help however letting him decide will remove any guilt you may have. Finally, it has been proven that latex condoms prevents more warts on people that had warts. Not getting more warts should be your highest objective.