This Is Extremely Embarrassing, Has Anyone Contracted Genital Warts With Out Having Sex?
I have been married for a very long time and my husband is a wonderful man. I honestly can not see him cheating on me so I am hoping that there is a good answer out there. My doctor said that there isn’t any other way to get this.
Your doctor is correct. Genital warts are a form of Human Papillomavirus (HPV). The only method of transmission is direct skin-to-skin contact in the infected area with an infected person. You should see your doctor and be tested for HPV. If you are negative, he got it from somebody else. Most likely recently, but he may have had it for years with no symptoms. If you are positive, you either got it from him after he was infected or you got it from a previous partner and never developed symptoms. (not common, but possible) It is possible to have and spread HPV to others even if you never develop symptoms yourself.
Not that I know of. Is there a blood test they can run on your husband to see if he has the virus?
Don’t panic 80% of people in the 18-35 age group have HPV which is the virus which causes warts. it is the most widely spread of STD’s. for males it’s just a few bumps with no real side effects. for chicks it can be a precursor to cervical cancer so be sure to have regular pap smears. the best analogy is that it is like chicken pox. once you get them and get rid of them you are no longer contagious but you will always have the virus in your system. You are not likely to get them back again as you have a built up immunity. however if you are ill for a while it may strike while your defences are down like shingles. that said there are more than 100 stains of HPV (4 of which can cause cancer) so you may only have immunity to one strain. Also condoms don’t cut it if you or your partner have warts that is not covered by the condom. ie in your pubic hair. so sex is always a risk. HPV can lay dormant in the body for years before becoming apparent. The only other possibility is that it can be passed from mother to child if the mother has warts in her vaginal tract and the baby is born vaginally.
YES YOU OR HE COULD HAVE GOTTEN FROM YOUR MOTHER & FATHER WHEN YOU WERE BORN !!!!! GOOD LUCK OR HE FROM HIS MOM & DAD ALSO !
I think your husband could have the virus a long time without showing symptoms…or being able to see them. He could have spread it unknowingly, but one of you got it from some type of sexual contact.
Genital warts (or Condyloma, Condylomata acuminata, or venereal warts) is a highly contagious sexually transmitted infection caused by some sub-types of human papillomavirus (HPV). It is spread through direct skin-to-skin contact during oral, genital, or anal sex with an infected partner. Genital warts are the most easily recognized sign of genital HPV infection. They can be caused by strains 6, 11, 30, 42, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52 and 54 of genital HPV; types 6 and 11 are responsible for 90% of genital warts cases.[1] Most people who acquire those strains never develop warts or any other symptoms. HPV also causes many cases of cervical cancer; types 16 and 18 account for 70% of cases.
Genital warts often occur in clusters and can be very tiny or can spread into large masses in the genital or penis area. In women they occur on the outside and inside of the vagina, on the opening (cervix) to the womb (uterus), or around the anus. They are approximately as prevalent in men, but the symptoms may be less obvious. When present, they usually are seen on the tip of the penis. They also may be found on the shaft of the penis, on the scrotum, or around the anus. Rarely, genital warts also can develop in the mouth or throat of a person who has had oral sex with an infected person.
Genital warts is caused by a virus called HPV. It can take 9 months from exposure to when symptoms appear. The virus can be in someones body, and they may never show any symptoms. They are just a carrier. Males often carry the virus, while women show symptoms. It can be transmitted from skin to skin contact. If skin comes in contact with a genital wart, the virus may be transmitted. It doesn’t always have to be transmitted from sex.
If you have the virus, you need to be monitored by an OBGYN. This virus can cause cervical cancer in women, and may affect your pap smears. There is a vaccine out there that may protect you against other strains of the virus. Talk to you doctor to see if this is right for you.
Good Luck.