Hi,

I have been scouring the internet trying to find answers to all my qustions about HPV and this site has been more than helpful. I still had some questions though, if anyone could help i would really appreciate it;
My gf a little over 2 years ago discovered some lesions, went to the doctor and found out it was HPV. She said she knew who had given it to her, i wasn't angry, upset, although we had already slept together and we were using condoms i knew i was susceptible to HPV. 2 months later, i had several bumps around the base of my shaft,...genital warts. I took Aldara, after about a month it cleared up. My gf had a leep procedure to remove her lesions, we continued having sex after both of us had healed, i have had no re-occurences since, so almost two years now.
I am dating someone new, and although we are not sexually active yet, i know this is something i need to address with her. I am going to be as up front and open with her but i'm not sure what is true and what is not;

1) I know that i have HPV. However since i have no signs does that mean my immune system has most likely suppressed it? And at this point its possible that i could transfer it to her but she may never show signs?
2) If i recieve oral sex from her is it something that she can get?
3) If genital warts is considered low-risk HPV does her getting the Gardesil (sp?) vaccine mean that she wont get it from me? Or since there are so many diifrerent HPV vaccines she could still get it from me, but it reduces her risk of getting the kind that could be cervical cancer?
4) If she does get HPV, is it the same kind i have and i may not have another occurrence and she might show warts, or could it be different kind which means i could break out again?

I want to make sure i know how to answer some of her questions when i tell her, in addition to directing her to this site and others for more information. Thank you to anyone who reads or provides any answers.

Hi krm,

Thanks for your post. Here is an excerpt from something I posted the other day to someone who was wondering about partner notification:




If i recieve oral sex from her is it something that she can get?

Genital HPV types don't commonly result in a diagnosis of oral warts. The usual recommendation here is not to perform oral sex on a partner while warts are present.

If genital warts is considered low-risk HPV does her getting the Gardasil vaccine mean that she wont get it from me? Or since there are so many diifrerent HPV [types] she could still get it from me, but it reduces her risk of getting the kind that could be cervical cancer?

Gardasil covers four HPV types, the two found with about 90% of genital warts and two more that are responsible for 70% of cervical cancers. If she's already sexually active, she well may have one or more of these types already.


If she does get HPV, is it the same kind i have and i may not have another occurrence and she might show warts, or could it be different kind which means i could break out again?

If she does get HPV from you, it would be the same type you have and is unlikely to cause you any additional trouble.

I hope this helps. Post again anytime.

Best,
Fredo

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