Hi!
I was diagnosed with low-risk and high-risk hpv when I was 17, about 14 years ago. I got my cervix nice and fried, and the high-risk didn't return for a few years, when we had to burn it again; but my regular pap smears have been clear for a while, so I think I'm okay on that end. However, the only wart I got from the low-risk type hpv is located right on the hood of my clitoris, and not one surgeon has accepted to remove it - they say it's too sensitive a spot, and better just let it clear on its own.
Except after 13 years it's still there. It hasn't spread, I have never heard from any ex that they had warts, and I was told it's possible it's just a scar by now and the viral load is gone. I tried Aldara, interferon injections, and a long time ago an acidic solution that just hurt like mad but never did anything. This thing is UNKILLABLE! But is it still dangerous?
I got a new wart on my labia about 2 years ago, a few months after meeting my boyfriend. We had a couple of "chats" about who gave it to whom, me thinking I'd been in the clear for 12 years so it probably came from him; and him arguing he'd only been with two women before - including a virgin. So who knows? Whatever, in the end, what is done is done and after 2 1/2 years of unprotected sex (we're free of anything else than HPV) I'm pretty sure he's got all of my HPV and I've got all of his - if he ever had any. That 2nd wart was removed quickly with cryo.
So all seems good until 2 weeks ago when this thing showed up on my anus AND STARTED ITCHING LIKE CRAZY!! I got it checked a couple of days ago and the doc says it's a wart, and I'm getting it removed tomorrow. He was pretty evasive about a couple of my questions, so I was hoping a doctor here would have some answers for me.
1. Can that anal wart come from the same virus that gave me the one on my clitoris 14 years ago? Since my high-risk hpv has come back at least once in the past, and my clitoris wart never disappeared, it's pretty obvious my immune system isn't so great at fighting the virus...
2. Is it possible that my clitoris wart is STILL ACTIVE? Can it have periods of activity and periods of dormancy?
3. I'm assuming at this stage that even if my HPVs have been dormant for the past 2 years, my boyfriend probably has caught them all, and if he's shown no sign, he's either built an immunity or will never show any symptoms. Am I right?
4. With that new anal wart, it seems like at least one type of HPV is active again - does that mean I'm more contagious to him? Does it matter, should we abstain from sex (we have been since I noticed the anal wart), or is it too late anyway?
5. Any danger in oral sex? I would hate for him to get warts in his mouth or throat because he's going down on me... is it a risk, even after 14 years and nobody ever showing any sort of symptom like that?
6. Can my boyfriend get tested for HPV, low-risk or high-risk? We were told no, as long as he had no warts, but I thought I'd check again!
And finally -
7. My mom keeps telling me that the HPV spread from my vulvar area to my anal area because I wear thongs and they're not very hygienic. Now, I'm very thorough about personal hygiene, and I really care about my thongs; is she right? Could this little piece of fabric have spread the virus? I'd hate to have to revert to regular underwear, but of course I will if it prevents any spread of the virus.
Also... any idea whether they're working on a cure? I got the vaccine last year, albeit 14 years too late; but I'd love to know whether at some point something will come out that will get me rid of the wart on my clitoris, because it's becoming more and more painful, which is not very comfortable during sex.
Thank you so much for your help; I will show this page to my BF when I get answers because we've both really been wondering what's up.
Many cheers!