Almost 8 years ago I was diagnosed with genital warts (condyloma). The warts were treated via freezing and Aldara, and I have not had anymore issues/reoccurrences since then. I have read everything that says the body clears the virus, but I am all the sudden concerned about transmitting the virus to my new partner. I have previously had unprotected sex with him, believing that my body has cleared/cured the virus. Am I wrong for that? I know in previous posts I have read that disclosure is personal choice, and I don't think I should disclose if there is no reason for concern. I would certainly not want him to constantly worry over symptoms he might not even develop. So I was wondering what the likelihood of my infection still remaining and being latent is exactly? I have worried myself sick and have not been able to eat. 

Welcome to the forum. Thanks for your question. This type of question comes up frequently in regard to HPV.---

Actually 7 years, not 8, I miscounted (if that's even relevant). But so do you think it is safe to continue to have unprotected sex without worrying about the transmission of my past hpv? If it was transmissible I would assume he would have already caught it by now since it has been right at 4 months since we have been having unprotected sex. Since then I did have a normal check up with my gynocologist and even went back for him to make sure there were no lesions visible, and he said he saw nothing abnormal. Like I said, my main fear is not disclosing my past infection to him and then him end up showing symptoms. Otherwise I don't want him constantly searching for warts that won't ever appear. This diagnosis caused me much anxiety when I was diagnosed, and I don't want someone experiencing the same. I know hpv is a quite common infection but he actual warts still come with much emotional distress I wouldn't wish on anyone else. 

I was also reading other posts on this topic on the message boards and came across this in part of your discussion with another person about it showing up in her husband 21 years later. 

You need to put my comments into context of individual questions. In the larger picture, it is "not rare" for warts to reappear in the same way that it is "not rare" to read about someone being hit by lightning. For any one person with healed genital warts, the large majority never have a recurrence -- just as most people aren't going to suffer lightning strikes. In other words, it's a very different thing to advise a person who has suffered an uncommon event and to reassure her that there are no implications for sexual infidelity; and to advise someone who is worried about an event that is unlikely to occur. The first situation applies in the other question you quote. The second applies to you.---

I do understand that my anxiety is most of my problem in this, and that I should listen to more of the positive. However yesterday in checking myself down there due to my anxiety about this I came across a spot that is questionable. I did have my doctor check in September and he said he saw nothing abnormal, but I'm not sure if this area was present then or not. I have attached a picture to hopefully get your thoughts on if it could be normal or scaring or possibly warts returning. 

We don't examine posted photos and I won't look at yours. As clearly stated on the forum home page, we do not provide direct medical care or try to make a diagnosis or provide treatment. We can only discuss possibilities and probabilities. And you have already been reassured by a doctor that nothing is wrong. Almost certainly you are just looking too closely and noticing some minor variation in the normal appearnce of genital tissues.---