who can tell me about the incubation period of HPV

[toneyking]

dear doctors:
i have a protected sex with my girlfriend last year, it has been 15 month. She told me she had gential warts. So i am very very worrying about that i may have a hpv infection. I am always checking my penis and asked many doctors, they all told me that i was healthy because there is no gential warts and 15 months have passed. So my question is:
1 Do i still need to worry about the gential warts? 15 months can surely pass the hpv infection?
2 Some doctors said that if you didn't find gential warts in three months, you may don't have to worry about the infection. However, some doctors say 6 months is safety and accuracy. Some even said that although many people can find gential warts in 3 months, gential warts can appear after 20 months. Whom should i believe?
3 I am tired of worrying about gential warts, i always thinking that i may be the one of 15 months and 20 months. Please help me get rid of gential warts. thanks very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[veryworried420]

Yeah, assume you had a 50% chance of getting it from her even if you used a condom. Also assume you won't get any warts if you have not seen any after 6-9 months. Since men cannot be tested for HPV, if any sexually active man (>3 parters in his life) says he  does not have HPV, he is lying to himself and others. It defies common sense. Same deal with women except they can be tested. With 14 million Americans getting it every year, it should be assumed that if you are having sex with a sexually active adult, you are both exchanging strains or are sharing a strain even if you use condoms. The only safe sex is no sex, per the CDC.

[Life360_Dave]

Hi, there is no way to know if you have HPV. The only way to know is if you get a wart. Its contracted through sexual contact and can be contracted even if the person does not have any signs or symptoms.