[Question #6282] Warts
67 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
67 months ago
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Welcome to the Forum and thanks for your question. I'll be glad to comment. let me start by congratulating you on your decision to get vaccinated for HPV. This will do much to prevent future infections.
There are over 100 different types of HPV- not all cause genital infections as a generalization, in fact most do not. Furthermore, the HPV types that cause warts on the hands rarely cause genital infections. In addition HPV is very, very rarely transmitted by transfer of infection on a person's hands in the process of masturbation. The events you describe are very, very low risk for acquisition of HPV. I would not worry. EWH
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67 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
67 months ago
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You followed my comments correctly. Being fingered will not put you at risk for HPV, even if your partner has warts on his hand. Further, the stains of HPV that cause warts on the hands are not the strains that cause genital infection.
Receipt of oral sex can result in acquisition of HPV but it is rare.
You will not get HPV off of toilet seats.
Please don't worry. Go on and finish your HPV vaccination series. You'll be fine. EWH
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67 months ago
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67 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
67 months ago
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Let me start this final reply by suggesting that you look at other threads on this site regarding HPV. We get many questions and have provided a lot of information to clients. As you look you will see that without vaccination, almost every sexually active person will acquire HPV at some time in their life and despite that, only a tiny fraction of those persons will go on to get HPV-related cancer. Furthermore, by following recommended sexual health screening recommendations, lesions associated with cancer will be detected early and can be readily treated. Between your decision to get vaccinated and routine check ups you should really not worry about HPV.
In answer r to your other questions. I suppose that there is a very small chance of acquiring HPV through open mouth kissing IF your partner has oral HPV (oral infection rates are much lower than ano-genital rates). Further rates are likely to be very low in 10-13 year old boys. I would not worry about your childhood kissing.
Please don't worry. complete your HPV vaccinations, get vaccinated for hepatitis B if you have not been and get regular health check ups. Your risk for any of these infections is very low.
I hope that this information is helpful to you. Please don't worry. Also, please read other threads on this site- part of our goal is to allow others to learn from our replies to other clients. Now, as per Forum guidelines, this thread will be close without further replies. Take care. EWH