[Question #7412] HPV Warts Probability
3 months ago
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Hi, I am a 22 year old male, in February of this year I had protected sex with a sex worker. During the encounter she had me take off the condom and was masturbating herself and then used the same hand to masturbate me. I couldn’t see but I suspect she had genital warts present as she went from directly touching herself to masturbating me. I wasn’t vaccinated for HPV before the encounter but I am now.
I am 9 months out and I’ve tested negative for all STD’s with no symptoms of HPV or warts. However, I believe I may have been infected with HPV and it’s laying latent. My concern is she infected me with a strain/type of genital (low risk) HPV that could present itself sooner or later and will be a lifelong recurring problem. I can’t seem to find much info on these types of genital warts as the main ones I see talked about are types 6 and 11.
What is the likelihood of transmission to someone who masturbated themselves touching their warts to then directly touching me?
What is the likelihood of developing warts in the future being 9 months out?
Are there other low risk type genital warts worse than types 6 and 11?
Is lifelong recurring warts dependent on the individual and their immune system or the type of HPV they get?
Is the incubation period for genital warts dependent on the person or the type of HPV they have?
Does the longer the incubation period mean your more likely to develop recurring warts?
If you get a certain strain/type are you guaranteed to develop warts?
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
3 months ago
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3 months ago
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Hi, thanks for the response. Unfortunately I noticed something growing on my scrotum yesterday and went to the doctor today and he told me it is a genital wart. It is very tiny and not in a clearly visible spot which is why I never noticed it previously. He referred me to a dermatologist to get it treated.
With this new news that confirms I have genital wart HPV I have some new follow up questions:
What is the most effective treatment for eliminating a tiny genital wart?
What is the likelihood of a recurrence wart after treatment?
What percent of people that get genital warts have recurrences?
Is there a certain amount of time after getting the wart removed if you don’t get a recurrence you can be sure your body has cleared it and you won’t get a recurrence?
If I contracted high risk strains as well, what is the likelihood of these developing into cancer in the future?
Are there certain high risk strains that guarantee developing cancer in the future if contracted?
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
3 months ago
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3 months ago
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Hi, I have seen the dermatologist and they confirmed it was a wart on my scrotum and removed it. I had previously been so focused on my encounter with the sex worker I never even considered two others I’ve had in the past several months. The first one was around the end of May I had unprotected sex with a random female I didn’t know. I had also performed oral on her vagina and anus. The second encounter happened mid June and was with a random male I did not know. This was my first time with another male. I was the bottom for the encounter, but there was no penetration, just naked humping in which he rubbed his unprotected penis all over my butt and anus for an extended period of time, as well as licking my anus. I have several new follow-up questions:
How risky was the unprotected encounter with the man for acquiring HPV with no penetration?
Is an anal PAP smear a good idea, what would it tell me?
If I were to develop warts from the encounter with the man, when and where would I expect them to show up?
How likely is it to develop warts inside of my anus from this encounter?
Should I see a proctologist to have the inside of my anus examined?
How likely is it to develop oral warts from the encounter I had with the woman?
Why would I develop a small wart on my scrotum from these encounters and who would have most likely given it to me?
Should I be concerned about any high risk HPV with these encounters?
Do you have any other suggestions or info to give me to help me move forward?
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
3 months ago
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