Girlfriend's HPV related to my plantar wart?

Question

My girlfriend has had a few pap tests come back with abnormal cells and her doc told her she has HPV. It may be a coincidence but a few days ago my foot started hurting real bad and I noticed I have a plantar wart on the heel of my foot. Reading about HPV I see that it can cause warts to form. My question is if it is related to my plantar wart, how could it spread all the way down there and am I at risk of getting genital warts? Thanks.

Answer 1

There are over 100 different kinds of HPV. Some can cause warts, including genital warts, hand and feet warts (plantar warts). Other, different kinds of HPV can cause different types of cancer including cervical, penile, rectal, head and neck cancer.

Since she has been diagnosed with having HPV there is a really good chance that you contracted it from her. HPV is spread really easily to other people.

So it's not an issue of HPV "spreading down there". If you have HPV, from your girlfriend, or from a previous partner, you obviously have a kind that can cause feet warts. You may or may not develop genital warts. It all depends if you have a kind of HPV that causes them. You may never develop genital warts or any other kind of warts. It all depends whether or not you have that certain strain of HPV or not.

Check out this site for more information on plantar warts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantar_wart

Answer 2

HPV-induced diseases
[edit]
Skin warts
Common warts: Some "cutaneous" HPV types, such as HPV-1 and HPV-2, cause common skin warts. Common warts are often found on the hands and feet, but can also occur in other areas, such as the elbows or knees. Common warts have a characteristic cauliflower-like surface and are typically slightly raised above the surrounding skin. Cutaneous HPV types do not usually cause genital warts and are not associated with the development of cancer.
Plantar warts are found on the soles of the feet. Plantar warts closely resemble common warts.
Subungual or periungual warts form under the fingernail (subungual), around the fingernail or on the cuticle (periungual). They may be more difficult to treat than warts in other locations.
Flat warts: Flat warts are most commonly found on the arms, face or forehead. Like common warts, flat warts occur most frequently in children and teens. In people with normal immune function, flat warts are not associated with the development of cancer.

Answer 3

Plantar warts (verrucæ pedis; VP - also commonly referred to as a verruca) are warts caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). They are small lesions that appear on the sole of the foot (hence the name, from Latin planta pedis, the sole of the foot) and are typically "cauliflower-esque" in appearance. They may have small black specks within them that ooze blood when the surface is shaved; these are abnormal capillaries. Though "plantar wart" refers specifically to HPV infection on the sole of the foot, infection by the virus is possible anywhere on the body and common especially on the palm of the hand, where the appearance of the wart is often exactly as described above for plantar warts. Due to pressure on the soles of the feet, a layer of hard skin forms over the wart. A plantar wart may or may not be painful. It can be spread in communal showers, around swimming pools, sharing shoes, etc.

Answer 4

All warts are caused by HPV.
"Warts are caused by a the human pappiloma virus (HPV). The HPV virus enters the body through a break in the skin. The virus grows in warm, moist environments, such as those created in a locker room or in your shoes when your feet perspire and the moisture is trapped."

Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/plantar-warts/DS00509

Answer 5

Answers to your main questions. 1) Yes it sounds like the treatment is working normally. 2) There are many forms of HPV and once this is treated it is gone. You probably got this in a changing room or around a swimming pool for example, rather than your house or garage. Until it is treated keep it covered. Walk around in socks rather than barefoot to avoid infecting others. Once it is treated you can go barefoot again. Hope this helps.

Answer 6

hahahahhaa.... I think this is a huge stretch.. IM POSITIVE that this has nothing to do with her HPV... most almost ALL strands of HPV are very common (over 90% of sexually active people have it), and they dont have any symptoms at all. IM sure that you did not get this from your girlfriend...

Answer 7

Different virus

Answer 8

i don't think so

Answer 9

i would htink so