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Genital warts for Six Months

Hello

I am a single guy and have had protective sex with atleast 7 sex workers over these years. On June 1 of this year, I had protective sex with a sex wrker and in a months time I had small growths on the mucous area between my left thigh and pelvic area... ( the place wer my thigh meets the groin area)... and also pne small dot like wart on my right ball and one wart on my penis shaft tip (the end opposite to my penis head). So, I have 3 warts in total, one bigger ( an inch in length, and .5 cm in height), one like a dot and one being 0.3cm in diameter. I spoke to my doctor and he asked me to check for HIV cause I read warts are also HIV related(meaning poor immune). So after 6 months from sex, I had a HIV test and came negative. I dont smoke either... then y woiuld  i have such big warts? Can some one explain?
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hello again, I sugget you refer your question to HIV/AIDS forum.

However, the case you mention is not a typical way to transmit HIV, chances are virtually zero (her mouth should have bleeding/wounds, HIV is not transmitted by saliva fluid).

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hey. thank you for your response. I dint understand the following statement you made above "unless you were having sex during the clinical infection of your HPV and warts were irritated, and even this case is not a typical route for HIV transmission". Does that mean if I had sex with these warts I would get infected. well, I had sex with a sex worker 3 months back. It was protective vaginal and unprotected oral. Do u think, there is a chance I could be infected. Infact exactly 8 weeks after my last sex was when I had HIV test and results were negative. I never had intercourse after that.
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hello,
the area you mention is not mucous.

Your warts are not so big. Typical bigger ones are 1-3 cm in diameter.

The warts' size says NOTHING about your general health, neither your immunity's competence.

Assuming you have been always practicing safer sex using a condom in each sexual contact - I don't see why you were reffered to HIV test (unless you were having sex during the clinical infection of your HPV and warts were irritated, and even this case is not a typical route for HIV transmission).

Yes, there is a linkage between HIV and HPV according to studies, but they indicate higher prevalence of HPV among those who have HIV - NOT the opposite. Having HPV does NOT put you in an higher risk for HIV.

No one can explain why warts appear in a different way in each person (there are also people infected with warts causing strains without showing any symptoms). It's possible it might have something with the immunity statusof the host at the time of infection's onset, but again - it indicates NOTHING about your immunity's competence and its ability to clear the infection.
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