I am a 31 year old male 

and I recently had a wart removed from my penis. After doing some looking online I got some initial assurance from the CDC website that the strains of HPV that cause genital warts are not the same strains that cause cancer. In the past I have looked to this site for assurance and it has helped me put a lot of my worries to rest, so I just wanted to get some clarification on this. Is this information accurate that the strains of HPV that cause genital warts are not the same strains that cause cancer? 

Lastly I dont know if this changes anything, but my wife recently got a pap-smear which came back seemingly normal.

Thank you for all you do!

Both the CDC website and the website operated by hour parent resource the American sexual health Association (ASHA) have excellent websites with lots of information regarding HPV. Most sexually active adults will acquire multiple strains of HPV in the course of their lifespan. In the vast majority of these persons, these HPV infections are innocuous and cause no serious problems. Even the types which are associated with development of genital tract malignancy only progress to malignancy in a small minority of instances and those conditions are reliably detected with regular sexual health evaluations, including PAP smears in women.  Most HPV infections are self-limited.

That’s your wife has had a normal recent Pap smear is good news.  Presuming that you are sexually active and have a regular unprotected intercourse with your wife, she has been exposed to the HPV infection which you carried. That said, she may or may not develop infection. She (and you) are candidates to receive the HPV vaccine if you choose to do so. 

Take a look at the websites I mentioned above as well as other threads on our forum regarding the topic of HPV. After you’ve done that, if you have additional questions or any of my responses require clarification, please feel free to use your up to two follow-ups for that purpose.  

This is not something to worry about. EWH

Thanks again for your answer! Does the same lack of relationship apply for Genital warts and hpv related throat cancer? Around the same time I had my wart removed I started experiencing a relatively mild but persistent sore throat and ear ache.  that has lasted more than a week. I usually wouldnt worry but I have never really had symptoms like this before. Will be going in to get it examined soon.

Thank you again doctor