I have five questions concerning the same issue, please bear with me. I was recently diagnosed with HPV after a dark spot was removed from my scrotum (went to derm. for moles) and was biopsied. My recent history is: monogomous relationship from 2002 to 2004, after that, still in 2004, a one time thing using a condom, then, from 2004 until present, I've been with the same woman (minus a one-time mistake in 2005, where I received oral) who is now my wife. My wife was a virgin. 1) Can the HPV last that long in my body and present symptoms (since the last possible exposure was 2005, through oral, and 2004, otherwise? The spot she removed may have been there a while, as it's not easily seen, but I thought people expelled it on their own, usually within 6 months. 2) Can I be rid of the virus with a wart left over from the previous infection? Also, my ex-wife had it (divorced in 2001), so it may even be left from that relationship. So, 3) does it mean that my wife and I have a strain which is more likely to cause complications/cancer, since it is lingering for so long? Or am I more likely to have complications/cancer b/c of a depressed immune system or something (no other reason to think I have a suppressed immune system). And, 4) what are the odds of getting it from oral?
Sorry for the length, I just kept reading that for a few unlucky people, the hpv persists and goes on to cause cancer/pre-cancer and I desperately want to know 5) if I should be extra concerned for my wife and I since it's been several years, or does the extended infection mean nothing as far as risk is concerned?
Thank you for your time.