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hello doctors. here is a brief synopsis of my story. I was diagnosed with hpv warts about 4 years ago. I was treated with aldara and some sort of acid which burned the area affected on my penis. I was paranoid that I was having recurrences but when to a dermatologist 1 year ago and then last week and both indicated that that they didn't see anything that resembled a wart. so, i have met someone new. I had 'the talk' with her about my having hpv in the past. I basically cut and pasted many, many facts about hpv and sent it to her email. she was very understanding and had told me that she got the 'gardasil' vaccines a few years ago. so, today, we slept with each other for the first time and i'm kinda freaking.
I'm wondering is there anything else that i could've done? I wore a condom and put my penis through the slot in the front of my underwear. I felt really silly but I read that people can still get hpv even with condoms b/c of the uncovered areas beyond the coverage site. the thing is i'm not really sure what else i could do? does a ziplock bag or anything like that work to cover the rest of the genitals?
I feel kinda freaked because, even though the girl felt fine with my diagnosis and had the hpv vaccine, because i dont really see us being more than casual partners. I haven't slept with someone since my diagnosis and I just wanted to be intimate with someone very badly as it had been a long time.
is there anything else I could've done? should i feel bad if things don't really work out?
I'm wondering is there anything else that i could've done? I wore a condom and put my penis through the slot in the front of my underwear. I felt really silly but I read that people can still get hpv even with condoms b/c of the uncovered areas beyond the coverage site. the thing is i'm not really sure what else i could do? does a ziplock bag or anything like that work to cover the rest of the genitals?
I feel kinda freaked because, even though the girl felt fine with my diagnosis and had the hpv vaccine, because i dont really see us being more than casual partners. I haven't slept with someone since my diagnosis and I just wanted to be intimate with someone very badly as it had been a long time.
is there anything else I could've done? should i feel bad if things don't really work out?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Wow -- you're really uptight about this, aren't you? You're obviously much more worried than necessary about HPV and other STDs with this new relationship.
1) No STDs can be transmitted through clothing.
2) HPV is transmitted primarily by skin-skin contact, not secretions.
3) I have never purchased dental dams, nor have I ever recommended them to my patients for STD prevention. Your drugstore, probably. Or just use plastic wrap. Or don't use anything at all; certainly I would not do so.
That's all for this thread.
1) No STDs can be transmitted through clothing.
2) HPV is transmitted primarily by skin-skin contact, not secretions.
3) I have never purchased dental dams, nor have I ever recommended them to my patients for STD prevention. Your drugstore, probably. Or just use plastic wrap. Or don't use anything at all; certainly I would not do so.
That's all for this thread.
thanks for the above answer. follow up question:
1) does clothing such as underwear act as a barrier for stds?
2) can hpv be transmitted through secretions? vaginal secretions?
3) where can i get a dental dam or some sort of film to cover unprotected part of genitals?
thanks
1) does clothing such as underwear act as a barrier for stds?
2) can hpv be transmitted through secretions? vaginal secretions?
3) where can i get a dental dam or some sort of film to cover unprotected part of genitals?
thanks
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the forum.
Your past genital warts should have no bearing on your new partnership, for two main reasons. First, once genital warts clear up and have not recurred within a few months, they usually are gone for good; and the HPV infection that caused them also has cleared up and cannot be transmitted.
Second, having been immunized with Gardasil, almost certainly your partner is now immune to the HPV infection that caused your warts. Gardasil protects against HPV types 6 and 11, which cause almost all genital warts. You couldn't infect her if you tried!
You need take no precautions against infecting her with HPV. Of course condoms would be wise; your expectation that this will be a casual relationship, not a committed one, suggests that one or both of you could be at risk for other STDs, depending on her and your other recent sexual experiences. If in doubt you could both be tested for common STDs. But from the standpoint of your long past warts/HPV infection, there is absolutely no reason to use condoms or to take any other steps to prevent transmission.
I hope this helps. Best wishes-- HHH, MD
Your past genital warts should have no bearing on your new partnership, for two main reasons. First, once genital warts clear up and have not recurred within a few months, they usually are gone for good; and the HPV infection that caused them also has cleared up and cannot be transmitted.
Second, having been immunized with Gardasil, almost certainly your partner is now immune to the HPV infection that caused your warts. Gardasil protects against HPV types 6 and 11, which cause almost all genital warts. You couldn't infect her if you tried!
You need take no precautions against infecting her with HPV. Of course condoms would be wise; your expectation that this will be a casual relationship, not a committed one, suggests that one or both of you could be at risk for other STDs, depending on her and your other recent sexual experiences. If in doubt you could both be tested for common STDs. But from the standpoint of your long past warts/HPV infection, there is absolutely no reason to use condoms or to take any other steps to prevent transmission.
I hope this helps. Best wishes-- HHH, MD
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