HPV Concern After CSW Protected Sex

[tequila194]

Hello, a few months ago I had protected vaginal sex with a condom with a CSW who worked behind a window in the Red Light District in Amsterdam and am very concerned about contracting HPV from this encounter. We had sex in the missionary position for about 5 minutes.

This is a mistake I won't be able to live down for the rest of my life, and I am very fearful that I have now exposed my partner to HPV. We have been in a relationship for 5 years and we were each other's first sexual partners, so I am doubtful either of us had HPV before this. My partner has an HPV test coming up in a month. What is the likelihood HPV will show up on this test? I have read a wide range of percentages of transmission chances from Dr. Hook and Dr. Handsfield on this forum for similar experiences, ranging from 50% to 90%, and I'm not sure where within this range I should expect to fall and a little confused about the inconsistency of the percentages. What do you think about my chances?

Thank you so much for reading my question.

[CurfewX]

It isn't possible to accurately calculate odds without knowing if the CSW had HPV or not.  Unfortunately, there's no test for HPV in men, so you won't know unless you get a wart.  There's really nothing that you can do at this point except wait it out.

[tequila194]

Thank you. What would you guess the odds are if we assume the CSW had HPV?

[CurfewX]

The reason you see such a wide variability in odds is that there are so many variables, and it's difficult to track due to inability to test in men.  This article is based on a research study - obviously, you weren't with this person for 6 months, but it should be somewhat helpful anyway: https://www.livescience.com/16665-hpv-transmission-rates-20-percent.html