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Question about Genital Warts
hello, I had an occurrence of genital warts almost twenty years ago. It came back once about a year later, both times I had them removed and I have never had another outbreak. I have not been able to find a 100% definitive answer to my question, which is, is it completely safe to assume that they are gone forever, never to return, and that I have no chance of transmitting them to my partner?
oh ok if you've never had a return of them, you've cleared the virus.
sorry, I should have clarified. I had the warts 20 years ago, and they were removed, and I have never had a recurrence since then. From reading further on it, I know it's not 100%, but I would like to believe that they are gone forever and I cannot pass them to a new partner.
since there was 20 years between warts, odds are you had 2 separate hpv infections and not a recurrence of your prior hpv infection.
had you had a new partner?
grace
had you had a new partner?
grace
Thanks very much for your comment.
One more thing. Found this online. It agrees with the idea that weakness of one's immune system plays a role in more warts which leads to infecting others.
"HPV infection alone does not cause malignant transformation of infected tissue. Cofactors, such as tobacco use, ultraviolet radiation, pregnancy, folate deficiency, and immune suppression, have been implicated in this process. "
"HPV infection alone does not cause malignant transformation of infected tissue. Cofactors, such as tobacco use, ultraviolet radiation, pregnancy, folate deficiency, and immune suppression, have been implicated in this process. "
There is no definitive answer for everyone. 90% of people never get them again as their body successfully clears the virus. No one knows who is in that 90% but after all this time, you must be. The term "clears" is under debate. Some say the virus is gone from your body and some say it is at such low levels that no test can detect it but it remains.
Dr. HHH recently wrote this on the doctor's forum:
I never said there is no chance of future transmission. But the low risk is no different than for 90% of all people! That's the proportion of us that get genital HPV somewhere along the line. All carry some potential for reactivation in the future -- low risk, but not zero
Dr. HHH recently wrote this on the doctor's forum:
I never said there is no chance of future transmission. But the low risk is no different than for 90% of all people! That's the proportion of us that get genital HPV somewhere along the line. All carry some potential for reactivation in the future -- low risk, but not zero
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