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Hello people im a guy 21 year old from Brazil,so back in may Ive been diagnosed whit gw hpv,since it,i spend all my time on the computer finding more and more about hpv,very hard to understand there are many opinions about it,so the worst thing about gw for me is the disclosure for partners,i like to have casual sex but if i have to tell every partners that i have it,for me it is over,i know the risk of transmission i think since i wear a condom is ok,so This is my question what you guys think,every time someone touch me down there i say ops i have genital warts,or you think Its ok,
Sorry for my really bad english.
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Sometimes I wonder if this is God's revenge against sinners (drunks, sexually active adults into casual sex, stoners, gays, etc). And for us to act less like animals and more like angels. All I know is, healthy living usually results in a longer life and so unless you are in a rush to die young, the best thing anyone can do to live longer is to stop bad habits and exercise/eat healthy/cut down booze&pot and yes, be monogamous. The benefits (weight loss, low cholestoral, looking younger, being in love) are pretty good. Hugs back to you.
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Thanks for the answer,i know that casual sex offer a risk for health but This is a part of my life Maybe of many peoples around,hpv is very common almost 80% of people will get it at some point,only 1% develop visible symptoms acoording to the cdc,after warts are removed the infection can stays in the body or not,subclinical infection can remain for a very variability of time,dr HHH,says that is not a big deal and after six moths whitout a recurrence the transmission is rare,but he says that he can not give any guarantee about it,so This turn the things worst that they are,do i really have to radically chance my life stop smoke some weed everyday stop drinking decreasse the number of partners This is very hard to take to a people who used to live so free like me and many others,i felling like hpv is a doom in my life,because the limit of the answers dont let you be free again,to get the decision if you wanna take the chance to get another strain or not
Sorry for the outburst and my poor english,i know that This decision is only about me to take the right,hope you understand
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If you have active warts, do not have any sex so you don't infect others and for you to recover your health. Go at least 3-6 months with no warts before even thinking about dating. Some people wait 12-24 months. Its not clear how long one should wait but it is very clear that more sex during the recovery period is not good for your own health

After your warts are gone for some period of time, it is up to you whether to tell future partners or not. Should you decide to say something, point out how common it is, how it is just a cosmetic issue for most, 80% of sexually active adults have been exposed to it, women should get tested yearly, etc.  Do realize that casual sex is not safe and you can get more strains or other STDs. Wearing a condom provide 50% protection against infecting others and against being infected with more HPV strains. Monogamy may be boring it does reduce the risk to your health and the health of future partners.
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