Genital warts?

Question

A friend of mine came to with an question I really couldn't help her with. Her boyfriend developed genital warts. They noticed them one day and he went to the Dr. and had them burned or frozen off two different times. He hasn't had any more show up in over 6 months. But this problem is hurting their relationship. They were supposedly in a monogomous relationship for a year before they developed. How long does it take for them to show up? She has no signs of them. Also, they were removed but she feels that even though he doesn't have the warts anymore, he still might have the virus that caused them and unprotected sex could spread them to her. Is she right? It's really hurting their sex life because she feels turned off by this and he doesn't understand why because he says he doesn't have the warts anymore. He also denies how he got them and said he must have been exposed to them years before her. Can anyone tell me any more info. about them so I can try to help her?

Answer 1

He might have had the virus for years and never realized it.

I have personally had HPV for 6 years. I didn't develop genital warts from it till about a year ago. So, obviously, it can take YEARS sometimes for warts to show up.

But, I don't want to rule out the fact that he could have cheated, because that is also a possibility.

And yes, your friend is right about still being able to contract it from him. Just because a person gets the warts removed and they are physically gone doesn't mean they got rid of the virus too. There is NO cure for HPV. Some women are actually able to get rid of the virus though, their bodies are basically able to "fight it off". Since there is no test for men, it is pretty impossible to know when he gets rid of the virus (if he ever gets rid of it).

Now that your friend knows her boyfriend has HPV it is SO important for her to get her yearly pap smears done. HPV can cause cervical cancer in women; it's the second most common cancer in women after breast cancer. Pap smears can detect if a woman has HPV and if she has any signs of cervical cancer, like abnormal cells on the cervix. I developed cervical cancer the same year I was diagnosed at the age of 17 and it's NOT fun. Your friend needs to get this done, she definitely doesn't want to go through dealing with cervical cancer!

Good luck to your friend!

Answer 2

HPV / Warts - Incubation Period: Anywhere from one month to several years. There are more than 70 different types of HPV. Several types are associated with genital warts. Other types are associated with common or flat warts elsewhere on the skin.
Women whose partners ever had genital warts, should have pap smears at least every 6 months. Call your doctor if a current or past sexual partner is found to have genital warts. Call if you have visible warts on your external genitals, itching, discharge, or abnormal vaginal bleeding. Keep in mind that genital warts may not appear for months to years after having sexual contact with an infected person.
Total abstinence is the only foolproof way of avoiding genital warts and other STDs. Skin near the warts and around the genitals, anus, and other areas can pass the virus from one person to the next. Therefore, male and female condoms cannot fully protect you.
Gardasil, an HPV vaccine, protects women from the strains of HPV that cause 70% of all cervical cancers and 90% of all genital warts and has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The license allows prescription to females between the ages of 9-26. This vaccine is most effective when administered before the girl has contacted any of the HPV strains which the virus protects. For this reason, the vaccine should be preferably administered before a girl becomes sexually active. This vaccine is currently being tested for males.
The HPV vaccine (Gardasil) protects against the main types of HPV that cause cervical cancer. The vaccine isn't a treatment for existing HPV infection or genital warts. However, the vaccine may benefit women already infected with one or more types of HPV by protecting them against the HPV types they don't have.
Please see the web pages for more details on Genital warts.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

HPV - the disease that causes genital warts can lay dormant for a long period of time before manifesting itself in the actual form of genital warts. Yes - it is possible that he had them before her. It is also possible that she has the HPV virus now without any symptoms or warts. In a lot of women, it doesn't show up as "warts" at all - but rather displasia of the skin cells lining the cervix - which can cause abnormal pap smears. She should go to her gynecologist to have a check up - and make sure that everything down there is alright. Left unchecked, HPV can lead to pre-cancerous cells and even cancer of the cervix.

She is right about transferring them even if he has had them burned off. HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) can be transferred through blood or bodily fluid, and it doesn't ever go away once someone has it. So if they had unprotected sex, there is a chance that she has already been infected.

It is a fairly common thing - approximately one in four women is infected with a strand of the HPV virus - and a lot of them don't know it.

Good luck....I hope it all works out.

Answer 5

Human papillomavirus is responsible for warts in both men and women, including genital warts, called condyloma acuminata. These are generally benign, or noncancerous. Although there are over a hundred types of HPV, only a few can be carcinogenic, that is, cancerous. It is only the persistent infection with certain types of HPV that causes cervical cancer. On the other hand, most HPV infections disappear spontaneously, being overcome by the body’s immune system. Worldwide there are some 236 million people infected with trichomoniasis and about 162 million people with chlamydial infections. Each year there are approximately 32 million new cases of genital warts, 78 million of gonorrhea, 21 million of genital herpes, 19 million of syphilis, and 9 million of chancroid.

Answer 6

Okay- we know this to be true: you can have the virus for a while and not be symptomatic. He could POSSIBLY have gotten it a year ago, but not likely.
She probably already has the virus and does not yet know it...as it is very contagious.
Some people get exposed and get the virus, but never become symptomatic.
New research shows some people can completely irradicate the virus over time..most do not. I've gone back to get the damn things zapped about 15 times.
There are a number of strains of HPV, and a couple of them can cause cervical cancer if symptoms go untreated.

Your friend needs regular pap smears!! Like one now, and one in 3 mos.

Condoms help, but the virus can be peri-genital, on areas that are not covered by the condom.

Noone knows for sure if it can be spread when asymptomatic, but it is believed to be possible.

There is now a vaccine women can get so they wont get the strain that causes cervical cancer.

Answer 7

Genital warts are a sexually transmitted disease. I have read nothing that indicates they can lay dormant in someones system for a year. Therefore, I suspect infidelity.
Your friend should be concerned. Unprotected sex will put her at risk for contracting not only genital warts, but also myriad other diseases. Sexual activity is risky. Using condoms is practicing "safer sex." You can still get diseases from contact with the areas of the groin that are not covered, as in Herpes and genital warts.
Here's an idea. Tell your friend to practice abstinence. That is 100% safe. She should wait to marry someone that she has spent years getting to know and can be reasonably sure they are disease free and truly monogamous in nature. Just a though. Good luck.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

HPV can take YEARS to show up....I run a support group and some girls and guys have e-mailed me saying that they haven't been sexually active in 10+ years (they are in their 60's) and they all of a sudden have had an outbreak.....check out my friend's site about hpv...it has a lot of info that your friend might find helpful...it also has a link to join our support group

http://www.healthandhpv.com

Answer 10

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