Married for 10 yrs. Spouse had 15 yr old mole biopsied. Neg hpv. Derm swears its hpv still. I was pregnant a year-ish ago, 2 bumps on my groin/thigh appeared. MD not worried. Recently, small, brown, and flat papules on mons pubis-like groin appeared. Biopsy: shows features of warts. type pending. I am vaccinated- unsure if before 1st sexual encounter. No prior outbreaks. How likely is this an old infection vs new? why + 10yrs later? If old, can I still clear this? I think the outbreak is due to extreme stress lately.  Lastly, what is the likelihood of having exposed my kids since we take baths together occasionally/use the same wash cloth sometimes? Do I need a pap smear? Prior paps negative. Can this be regular warts that aren't sexually transmitted?

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Thank you for answering my questions. Regarding my husband, all of his doctors thought they were moles. His derm is adamant, even after the biopsy and typing, that it was still a wart. She said the virus probably wasn't active in it since it had been a decade, so the virus wouldn't be found in the biopsy. My typing came back neg for high and low risk hpv. Does this mean its not HPV? Should I be concerned? I'm not sure what else this could be. Due to the location, my baby's foot rubs on it as he stands on me when I wear shorts. Is this still low risk? My derm isn't concerned and rec cream and freezing.

Thanks for the follow-up information. The opinion of your husband's dermatologist doesn't fit with common scientific understanding about warts. Your husband might consider getting a second opinion e.g. another dermatologist or maybe a urologistn. Whatever he has almost certainly is harmless. Same for you, and you can count on the reliability of your negative HPV tests. As for "what else this could be", there are other kinds of skin bumps and growths than warts. And even if you had HPV, it cannot be transmitted to your child or anyone else by the sort of contact you describe; I'm sure your dermatologist is right to be unconcerned.---

Since I am not allowed to respond again after the second question. I wanted to thank you for your help and patience.  To confirm, is it likely that what I have isn't a wart? Or it can still be a wart, just not a common one.  I'm confused that it looks wart-like under the microscope, but typing was negative. My derm is still considering it a wart. I'm wondering if I should continue with this treatment if it's not likely a wart. At most, I could freeze it and see rather than cream and treatment.  Thank you for the reassurance, I'm relieved to know it's nothing bad.

Since microscopically it's a wart, that's what you have. Whether it is called a genital or common wart doesn't matter:  it's the identical problem. Whether or not you acquired the underlying HPV infection sexually or not doesn't matter either. Who cares? That it tested negative for HPV doesn't change anything:  there are over 100 HPV types, of which only 10-15 are detected with the standard tests. As for the best treatment, your dermatologist is in a far better position than I am to judge the best treatment. But if you want rid of it right away, why not ask him (or her) about laser cautery of some other form of immediately removal? ---