How does HPV Develop in your Body? Do you necessarily have to get it from someone else?

Question

Can the genital warts just form on their own? I know HPV is an STD, but if i've only been with one person and he's only been with me since we've been together for almost 2 years now why is it just developing now?

Answer 1

It took me 4 1/2 years to develop genital warts from HPV, so it can take months and even years to develop any symptoms of HPV.

If you have been together 2 years then chances are you probably have it too. It's a good idea for you to go and get a pap smear so they can detect if you have any abnormal cells on your cervix. HPV is really bad for women. It can cause cervical cancer which kills 300,000 women a year. It's really important that you do this and make sure you go every year to get a pap smear done. I got cervical cancer from my HPV when I was 17 years old! And I've been fighting it ever since!

As for him, he should get the warts treated. Once treated though, it is possible for them to come back.

Usually people get HPV by having sex, but there are other ways. Skin to skin contact can cause you to get HPV. If your boyfriend had skin to skin contact with someone who had genital warts or even hand and feet warts (all caused by HPV) it is possible he could have got it from them.

Hope that answered your question!

Answer 2

HPV is a virus that is very common. In fact, most men and women are infected with HPV at some time in their lives. There are approximately 100 types of HPV. Some HPV types only infect the genital area and may cause warts, some cause mild changes in cervical cells that do not turn into cancer, and some cause changes that may become cervical cancer if present for many years. The types of HPV that are found in the genital areas are usually passed on during sexual contact (sexually transmitted). HPV types that cause warts on the hands or feet do not cause genital warts or cervical cell changes, nor do genital HPV types generally spread outside the genital area.
HPV is the most common sexually transmitted virus. It has been estimated that 75% or more of sexually active Americans will contract HPV sometime in their lives. This means that anyone who has ever had sexual relations has a high chance of being exposed to this virus, but only a small number of women infected with HPV develop cell changes that need to be treated. In almost all cases, the immune system will keep the virus (including the cancer-related HPV types) under control or get rid of it completely. However, if HPV infection does not go away over many years, there is a greater chance of developing cell changes that may lead to cervical cancer. Only very rarely does the presence of HPV lead to cervical cancer.
HPV is usually acquired by direct skin-to-skin contact during intimate sexual contact with someone who is infected. Most men and women are not aware that they have the virus. Condoms do not offer complete protection from HPV. Increasing numbers of partners increases the risk of getting HPV, but the virus is so common that having only a single lifetime partner does not assure protection. It is usually impossible to determine when, and from whom, HPV was caught. HPV may be detected fairly soon after exposure, or may not be found until many years later. For all these reasons, it is not helpful, nor fair to blame your partner.
Most sexually active couples share HPV until the immune response eliminates the infection. Partners who are sexually intimate only with each other are not likely to pass the same virus back and forth. When HPV infection goes away the immune system will remember that HPV type and keep a new infection of the same HPV type from occurring again. However, because there are many different types of HPV, becoming immune to one HPV type may not protect you from getting HPV again if exposed to another HPV type.

Answer 3

HPV comes from SEX. And if you didn't give it to him, someone else did.

Yes, HPV is a virus that can remain "dormant" or inactive--and it may be possible that you had it for 2 whole years without any symptoms, but I don't know and only God knows. Your boyfriend will most likely deny, deny, deny--so it all boils down your instincts..Listen regardless of who cheated and when--RUN-don't walk--to the gynecologist and get a Pap Smear. HPV is the leading cause of Uterine Cancer in women--and a leading cause of death..Call 411 for your local Department of Health or Planned Parenthood for a free or low cost exam. Good luck

Answer 4

I am an MD. HPV is spread only human to human, there is no other way. You must have been in contact with an infected person sometime in your life. Are you sure your partner isn't cheeting? (Most people lie about their sexuality)