Okay so I've been seeing someone new, and we had sex for the first time last night. We used a condom, and I received the Gardasil vaccine when i was 24 (im 30 now). While chatting in bed i told her i was very OCD/health anxious about STDs, and she said her ex was the same way and that one time he freaked out because he had 2 little things "pop up", said he got them burned off, but it was nothing. she said they looked like a little mole.  Now this instantly sent me spiraling so i prodded for more questions, she said they had taken a picture and showed it to a different dermatologist who said it was probably nothing. after i was noticeably upset she then said it was biopsied and it was nothing, but im almost sure she was just saying that to placate me,  im not sure why she wouldnt have just lead with it if it was the truth. Idk about all of this, to me it sounds like he had warts. she says she's never had anything like that, and i didn't notice anything, and do believe that she never had visible symptoms. However, I'm worried that now ill end up with warts from this. Am i overreacting based on the chances of me becoming infected? Do you think he/she had warts? If so what are the chances its been passed to me from one condom protected encounter?

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Thanks for your quick response. I appreciate the reassurance, i guess my concern is that i think this happened towards the end of their relationship, but that was still about 14 months ago. i guess my concern is that A) she had it but didnt show symptoms or i didnt notice (it was dark).. maybe she has something and just assumes its moles idk.. and B) its one of the 10% strains that cause warts that arent covered by the vaccine. is there any risk of me developing warts in the next couple months? this is my first new partner after a 3 year relationship that ended 6 months ago, so its just anxiety inducing for me.. i take stds seriously and i know theres no serious harm involved with warts, but it would take a huge mental toll on me. Thanks!

im also suspicious of the fact she said the first doctor burnt them off, but he also had a biopsy done that came back negative? how is this even possible, am i reading too much into this part, or is she likely just saying whatever to get me to feel better

Your concerns are misplaced:  as you obviously realize yourself, this is your OCD speaking again. The chance your partner has active (transmissible) wart-causing HPV is very low; the chance it would be among the HPV types not covered by the vaccine is under 10%; the chance of transmission to you from a single condom protected exposure is very low even if she had it; the likelihood you would develop warts even if that happened also is very low. All things considered, I'd guess the chance of you having warts on account of this event is under one in a million. There is no rational reason for concern. And as you obviously understand intellectually (if not emotionally), genital warts should be viewed as an unpleasant minor inconvenience, not an important health problem. And no, that other guy's negative biopsy means nothing one way or the other.---
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Thanks doctor.  so even if he what he did have was genital warts, you estimate my risk from last nights encounter of acquiring GW to be virtually non existent?.

I know this is my last message. thank you so much for your time and what you guys do!

"... you estimate my risk from last nights encounter of acquiring GW to be virtually non existent?' Yup.---