hpv(no warts)?

Question

if i have HPV (HIGH RISK) no warts, is it possible for warts to develope years or months down the track? im being told lots of conflicting things and im getting confused and very worried....is making me feel concerned and very worried and out off sex altogether!!!????

Answer 1

Yes, genital warts can appear several months and even years after being diagnosed with the virus.

I have had HPV for 6+ years and I didn't develop genital warts from it till about a year ago. It took me 5 years to get warts from my HPV!

Don't be too worried though. For most people HPV is pretty harmless. And, as long as you keep on top of your yearly pap smears (and more if you have had an abnormal one) you should be just fine. Without proper screening (like pap smears) only about 1% of people with HPV actually go on to develop cervical cancer. Also, if a person develops genital warts from their HPV they are usually pretty easy to get rid of. The main concern with HPV is the cervical cancer and as long as you are getting your pap smears you should be just fine.

HPV is VERY common. I've read about 75 - 80% of the WORLD will have HPV at some point in their life, so you are certainly not alone!

Answer 2

Lots of good info here - but one thing is missing. There are 50-100 subtypes of HPV virus, only a few of which cause high-grade HPV, and only a few of which cause genital warts on the skin. Usually types 16, 18, or 32 cause high-grade HPV on the cervix, while types 6 and 8 cause genital warts that you can see. You may never see external genital warts with the high-grade subtypes you have, unless 1) you also have types 6 or 8 and they have yet to show themselves or 2) you come in contact with a NEW partner who transmits these additional subtypes to you and you develop warts at that time. High-grade HPV alone is not likely to show warts at all. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

High-risk HPV does not cause warts. If you develop genital warts, it is because you have or will contract another strain (90% of genital warts are caused by strains 6 and 11. I'm sure DrM knew this, and merely mistyped twice). In all likelihood, your current HPV infection will clear on its own in 6-12 months. Or you may require treatment, which has an extremely high (>90%) chance of clearing the infection. All in all I wouldn't worry about it.

Answer 4

it all depends. did your doctor tell you its high risk? they usually dont because they dont know if it is either. But did you go and get the actually high or low test done? what i am saying is you cant judge which strain you have. just because you do not have any warts now, doesnt mean they wont come. i have hpv. i had no warts. thought i had high risk also. but sure enough....8 months after i was diagnosed, there they were. so its all on due time. if you had a partner before you were diagnosed and still with him now....he already has it. condoms or no condoms. so hpv shouldnt get in the way. dont let it run your life. live your own. by the way...keep your immune system up. it fights the virus off. (Cures the virus) just keep up on your pap tests because they can detect pre-cancerous cells years b4 its cancer.

Answer 5

hpv has many different strains. if the particular strain you have is a strain that does not cause warts...then no, you will not develop them unless you have or in the future contract additional strains that do cause warts. your best bet is to go ahead and get the vaccine to prevent contraction of other strains.

Answer 6

There are websites that could give you the information you seek however, your best bet is to go see your doctor. This way, at least you'll know you're well informed.

There really is no substitute for peace of mind.

Answer 7

I dont know about high risk but if you dont have them now dont worry about it if they come see what type of treatment you can have.