Hi, I am a 28 year old female who has been in a committed relationship with my partner for almost 3 years. We have a healthy and active sex life with each other, often not using condoms as I am on the pill and we have each had screenings for STI/STDs and have been given the all clear when our relationship began.
Yesterday, I was quite shocked to learn that I had some abnormal cell changes on my cervix as a result of HPV. The doc has told me that my body should clear this up within the next year. I am more rather shocked about learning that I have HPV and am curious on how I would of caught it as we have been very careful in the regard of safe sex - I want to know more about its transmissions and how early it can be detected. My last pap smear was 2 years previous and was all clear.
I have only had one other sexual partner and a total sex history of 2 counts of intercourse (with condom) and one count of oral sex which I performed on him. This happened when I was aged 23 - bit of a late bloomer. This was about 2 and a half years before my first and previous clear pap smear (which was clear) before this one.
My partner has also only one female partner before me and the relationship ended a number of years before ours began. I have been told that they often didn't use a condom due to her being on the pill. Given that I had a clear pap smear 2 and a half years after intercourse with my previous sexual partner, would this be an indication that my current partner was the carrier of the HPV and transmitted it to myself as the HPV should of become detectable by the time of my last pap smear or my body should of rid itself of the virus a year or so after my first sexual experience? Or is there know way to tell who gave it to who, as it can remain dormant for more than 2 years?
Please, interested to know your feedback.