Can one have a genital wart and NOT have HPV? Can one have a genital wart and a pap smear comes back normal?

Answer 1

Genital warts are caused by HPV. So you HAVE to have HPV if you have had genital warts or currently have genital warts. Most people are actually able to get rid of HPV all on their own. There is NO cure, but for many their bodies will actually get rid of HPV.

And, genital warts do not cause abnormal paps which can turn into cervical cancer. Genital warts can appear all over the outside of the vagina, inside of the vagina and even on the cervix itself. This doesn't make the pap smear abnormal, it just means there are warts on the cervix. These can be surgically removed or the doctor can apply medicine in the office to try and get rid of the wart(s).

Also, just having HPV can make a pap smear come back abnormal even if there is nothing wrong. I have had two abnormal pap smears before. The first one eventually turned into cervical cancer, the second one was absolutely nothing. HPV can do that - make a pap smear come back abnormal when there is nothing wrong.

Answer 2

First off..regarding the comment above...Herpes is not a genital wart. It's a whole different virus all together that causes blisters that break and scab over.

There are over 100 different strains(or types) of HPV. About 4 cause genital warts. Some cause cervical cancer, and some do nothing at all. The only time your Pap comes back abnormal is when it detects changes in the cells on your cervix, which only some types of HPV cause. So, yes, you can have genital warts and your pap test will still come back normal.

I hope this helps. If not do a search on the internet on HPV to clarify it more. :)

Answer 3

Molluscum Contagiousm looks a lot like genital warts. I would check out the site..http://www.molluscum.com/what-is_molluscum_contagiosum_more.php

Answer 4

i recently read a leaflet u can get internal warts which show up on a smear test undected pose a risk of cervical cancer but there are aslo external warts which r treated wif cream if u get the disease under control it will go but that can take several months if u do hav warts u gota complete the treatment or risks increase sexual health clinics are the best place to go for this type of thing i go regularly for checkups so read plenty while im there but warts r not the end of the world get the virus under control and keep it at bay

Answer 5

Gential warts are caused by the Human Papilloma virus.

They are over 100 types. 30+ HPV affect the ano-genital area.

Yes you have HPV.

Yes you can have a negative Pap test even though you have warts on the vulva.

The HPV does not screen for low risk HPV types. Your Pap test sample is taken of the cervix not of the vulva.


Genital warts
Condylomata bearing HPV-6 or -11 have identical clinical
manifestations and histology [2]. Recent studies have shown that about
100% of GWs are caused by either HPV-6 or -11 but that 20–50% of
lesions also contain co-infections with HR HPV types [3] and [4]. GWs
do not usually result in major morbidity or mortality, but cause
significant psychological morbidity and very substantial healthcare
costs. Occasionally GWs persist for long periods of time and, rarely,
such long-standing lesions may progress to malignancy. GWs are highly
infectious, with a transmission rate of about 65% within sexual
partnerships from an infected to a susceptible sexual partner, and an
incubation period of between 3 weeks and 8 months, with the majority
developing warts at around 2–3 months [3]. Once GWs have developed,
they may show minimal change over time, become more numerous or
larger, or regress spontaneously. The majority of placebo-controlled
GW therapy trials show low rates of regression (around 5% complete
clearance) in the short term, although in one study over 16 weeks 20%
of women and 5% of men using placebo completely cleared their warts,
and 38% of women and 22% of men using placebo cleared over 50% of
their baseline warts [3]. Regressing warts contain significantly more
CD4 positive T cells, both within the stroma underlying the lesions
and the condylomata themselves, and greater expression of activation
markers [3]. There is no report of the rate of spontaneous regression
that may occur in the longer term. Following GW clearance with
therapy, recurrence is common and is often seen within 3 months in 25%
of cases, although rates of up to 67% have been observed [3]. In
clinical practice recurrences are often seen at sites of previous
lesions, and in these cases HPV infection in stem cells or
slow-turnover cells at the site of previous clearance has persisted
and then reactivated. The proportion of HPV-6/11 infections that are
either completely cleared or persist in a latent form after clinical
resolution is unknown, and, indeed, animal models suggest that both
outcomes can occur [3].

HPV-6/11 as a cause of cervical neoplasia
HPV-6 and -11 are frequently associated with LSIL. A recent
meta-analysis of 55 studies reported HPV-6 to be present in 8.1% of
HPV-positive LSIL cases and HPV-11 in 3.2% of cases [25]. However, it
remains unclear in what proportion of these HPV-6/11-positive LSIL
cases there is concomitant co-infection with a HR type, and whether
such HR co-infections would be "minority passenger" infections as
described in GWs, or represent true multiple-morphology cervical lesions.
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Answer 6

If you have genital wart, you will have HPV.
it may not have affected the cervix yet.
http://www.doctorgoodskin.com

Answer 7

GENITAL WARTS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH PAP A SMEAR WHICH DETECTS CERVICAL CANER

Answer 8

Yes.