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Q: Genital Warts Transmission:

asked by: Scarlet44 on April 5th, 2009

New User

Hello,

My ex had genital warts and we have been apart for over a year now. I had annual pap smears during the course of our relationship and have had 2 since the end of our relationship, all coming back normal. My doctor has examined me several times and I do self-examinations on a regular basis as well and have not come across any warts and neither has my doctor. I basically figured I was in the clear... until today. I had intercourse with my new partner last night for the first time and today my vagina has been extremely itchy. I did a self-examination and the area around my vagina is very red and there are a few small round bumps. I do not want to jump to conclusions, but could it be possible that the bumps are genital warts and they are just appearing now after a year of clean paps and no sightings? If this is the case, why did it only show up now and is my new partner at risk from the intercourse we had last night? What if my new partner performed oral sex?

Thank-you!

Scarlet

Replies(5)

worrywart01

replied on April 5th, 2009

Extremely eHealthy

warts is caused by the hpv virus..viruses can be active(this is the stage that you would show symptoms and signs of having this..such as the appearance of warts) or it can be dormant for any amount of time...so yes it is possible that you do have warts and are just now seeing the signs..viruses for whatever reason can sometimes remain dormant for weeks, months, even years before you begin to show signs of actually having the virus...and YES if you and your partner had unprotected sex then he has probably contracted the warts as well...just go to the gyno and get them to check you out..but if you had unprotected sex with your ex then you have the virus

Scarlet44

replied on April 6th, 2009

New User

Hello,

Thank-you for your response. I just want to ask a couple of questions, to clear things up for myself. You say if I had unprotected sex with my ex I definitely have the virus, which is could very well be accurate. However, my ex only had one breakout during the course of our relationship and we abstained from sex. Is this still possible to have contracted it as easily? As well, my new partner and I had protected sex however, he performed oral sex on me. I have read everywhere that it is passed through skin to skin contact when a wart is actually present, is this accurate then or not? If it is then obviously my new partner may have contracted it orally. One last question... are warts always contagious or is there just a certain period of time where they are? My ex's doctor told him his were dead when he went in with his breakout and were no longer contagious.

Thanks so much again for any responses, they are helpful!

Scarlet

worrywart01

replied on April 6th, 2009

Extremely eHealthy

Scarlet44 wrote:

you can catch ANY std if the person has it EVEN IF they are NOT showing symptoms! That is why its very important to use protection and get tested!warts aren't really like herpes..you dont have an outbreak and then the warts just dissappear..a wart stays there..the only way to get rid of it is to go to the Dr and have it treated..so i'm not sure what you mean by him having an "outbreak" and it going away bc the warts dont just go away on their own...so basically if you did have sex with your ex unprotected then you need to go get looked at so they can determine whether or not you've got it...my guess would be yes..bc it is easily transmitted and it only takes once even if your ex showed no signs or symptoms...as for the oral sex..hmm we just went over this in class haha..ok, if I remember correctly SOME stds can be passed through oral sex however I'm not sure that HPV/warts is one of them...since hpv usually target the cells of the cervix(which is why guys are unaffected EXCEPT in the case of the strains which cause warts)...so I don't think that he would be affected from oral sex but i could be wrong..that is just my understanding..as for him only being contagious when he has the warts...i don't believe thats accurate...you can catch HIV from someone showing no signs or symptoms correct? are you SURE he has warts? bc i have NO idea what Dr on this earth would tell someone with warts that he is "ok" and implying that the virus was gone...bc the virus never dies...its with you forever

Scarlet44

replied on April 6th, 2009

New User

Thanks so much Worry Wart, much appreciated! Your responses have been very helpful! My ex's warts did not dissapear, they were black and when we went into see his doctor he advised us that they were dead and no longer contagious. Sorry I should've gave a few more specifics. He gave my ex some sort of ointment to put on them and they would burn, or fall off. My ex sed this and after that they never came back. We used protection almost always, except for a couple of times, which may have been enough. It only takes once right!? Anyways, I have yet another doctor's appt. with my family physician tomorrow and will find out for sure what the heck it is. I was just starting to feel a relief, as so much time had passed by and everything was checking out normal. I am just glad I used protection with my new partner and am hopeful I am just reacting to something.

Thanks again!

Scarlet

worrywart01

replied on April 6th, 2009

Extremely eHealthy

you're welcome..so he did get them treated huh...i'm glad you made another appointment to see the Doc..its always best to go ahead and get things taken care of rather than put it off and have it turn into a worse problem later on.. anyway good luck with the appointment, those are always a joy right Rolling Eyes

haha

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