My ex of 3 years had a bump on his penile shaft. I asked about it at the beginning of our relationship and he said it was nothing, that it had been there. It was flat and slightly raised and I think it was a wart, but I’m vaccinated and didn’t think much of it and I don’t know if he ever got it looked at. It never changed over the course of our relationship. We broke up over a year and a half ago and I never had any symptoms of GW and I had a negative hpv test about the time we broke up. 

Welcome to our Forum and thanks for your question.  Congratulations on having gotten the HPV vaccine- this is the single best thing you can do in terms of HPV prevention.  The vaccine provided over 97% protection from HPV types 6 and 11 which are the HPV types that cause nearly all visible genital warts.  Related to your situation, your ex's lesions may or may not have even been warts- there are a huge number of genital lesions which can mimic warts.  If his lesions was a wart, your HPV should be highly protective in terms of your risk for acquistion.---

Thanks very much for your fast response. I noticed today (weird timing) that I have a slightly reddened hard lump on my labia minora, right on the edge of the lip and it makes it stick out a little. I’ve had sebaceous cysts in the past and also have Fordyce spots but have naturally convinced myself that this is a wart and I’m very anxious. Does this seem like the description of a wart? Do they pop up overnight? I made an appointment with my doctor but in the meantime I’m just very worried about it

What you describe really sounds nothing like a wart. Words certainly did not appear overnight either. My guess is that having been thinking about warts your OCD may be getting the best of you. EWH---

Thanks. I know this is my last follow up question but in the instance that my ex did have a wart and I did get hpv from him with no symptoms, is it reasonable to assume that because the initial exposure was like 4 years ago and last exposure 1.5 years ago, that I’ve cleared the virus and can’t pass it on anymore, making disclosure even more irrelevant? 

Yes.  On the basis of our understanding of HPV, even if you had acquired HPV from your ex, the likelihood that you still have it is low.---