Risk of genital warts (hpv) from single protected encounter?

[anxiousryan]

My primary care physician recently diagnosed two small bumps on my scrotum as being "cosmetic genital warts." However, over the past year i have had penetrative anal sex once, and i wore a latex condom start to finish. Although, hpv is a highly contagious disease, from my online research the odds seem low that someone would catch it from a single protected encounter. Did I just get super unlucky or is this more likely to be something I picked up in my past somewhere?

[glenjacobs977]

The HPV virus can be passed on whether or not the physical signs are apparent. Though condoms don't provide 100 percent protection, because they don't cover the entire genital area, they significantly help reduce the risk of passing on HPV. If symptoms such as genital warts are visible, though, avoid sexual activity entirely until the warts have cleared. This includes oral sex because HPV can also spread through mouth-to-genital contact. Alternative therapies such as Homeopathy and Ayurveda have advanced ingredients that help to boost up the immune system. Natural therapies such as Homeopathic nosodes and Ayurvedic formulations like Hyperisince may help to bring back complete balance in your body.

[veryworried420]

It depends.  If your last sex encounter was 3-6 months ago, it is possible that it came from that. Recent encounters are the highest probable cause but there is always a chance it is from a much older encounter.  No one should point to any partner and say this was the one. You may have been unlucky. This is why safe sex isn't that safe.