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is it a risk

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If one comes in to contact with hpv or hsv (with no visible marks on skin) and after 10 mins washes the entire exposed area with lotion 2 times. Is there any risk of contracting sti's.  
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Interesting question but hard to say. I assume you are hypothesizing that the invisible HPV virus is active. I have found nothing to suggest this but perhaps in some cases the high risk HPV in/on your partner that your body contacts is not active or too weak to be contagious.

My rationale is that in most cases of HPV, it is cleared within 24 months. So in the 23rd month that your partner has it, it may be too weak to infect you.

I have not seen any articles or proof of it. It just stands to reason.

Most people in their lifetimes get the high risk (invisible) HPV and clear it without knowing.
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thanks for your reply.

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