High-risk HPV

[Concerned999]

Hi.  Thanks for all the information on here--it's a big help.  I realise that many threads have covered the issue of HPV, but I feel that my case is slightly unique, so I wanted to post.  I recently discovered that a woman I had (protected) sex with once in May and once in September this year has been diagnosed with high-risk HPV.  She was a virgin before we had sex and the tests that led to diagnosis occurred about 10 days after the day we had sex in September.  Based on what I have read, the most probable explanation is that I was carrying the virus in May and transmitted it to her then.  Since it is high-risk HPV and I am a male, I obviously have never shown any symptoms.  In fact, I have never shown symptoms of any STD and I have always tested negative for STDs.
    My question: How can I possibly get any idea of whether I am still infected?  Most of the threads about male HPV in this forum seem to refer to low-risk HPV, presumably because men hardly ever know if they have high-risk HPV.  My other question is ethical (appropriate here?): How far into the future I should inform new sexual partners of this?  People in other threads talk about telling new partners for the few months after warts have disappeared, but in my case there are no symptoms because it is high-risk HPV.  Any advice/comments will be appreciated.  If I have missed a thread that dealt specifically with this issue, please direct me to it.

[ibizan]

there are many threads in this forum regarding high risk HPV both in this community and ask the doctor.There is no test for high risk hpv for males since it lives in the skin of penis scrotum thighs booty all over!U wouldn't know u a s a male had hpv unless u have wart bearing strain.Thank God u don't have warts!The docs have said that if u have a healthy immune system the virus can clear itself in 6-12 months.It is theorized that smoking can suppress the immune system.U really won't know how long u r infected with this xactly.You must use condoms but even with them u still run a risk of getting some form of this since it is estimated to be 40 different strains!Three ways to reduce/prevent std/hpv infections.......abstinence,being in a monogomous relationship and regular condom use.This woman must be very upset with her HPV. I was celibate 10 years...reborn again virgin and got it.If u r not going to remain in a relationship with her u need to be VERY CONCERNED and ASK ur future partners about what std's they may have or had?Many people don't do this,slap on a condom or not and regret it later!I believe in honesty and I would ask any future partner of mine about his history and i will disclose about mine for my health is very important to me.One of the docs here didn't feel disclosing about hpv was necessary...i disagree.