May 24, 2012
Sex & Beauty Genital Warts and HPV HPV questions and answers
HPV questions and answers |
|
Dear Ask The Doctor: Hello my boyfriend just told me that he had genital warts before we started dating by a few months and they were already cleared up after we had gotten together. they were around his butt hole and he used the cream an extra few times when they were clear just to be sure it was his first and his only so far, he is 22 m and i am 21 f. he is not gay and we have been together 4 months. my questions are: 1: how could he have atractted them? 2: if they are cleared and completly gone can i get them 3: is it a string of HPV? Dear Breeana: The warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Infection with genital warts may not be obvious sometimes. Genital warts are highly contagious. There is roughly 60% risk of getting the infection from a single sexual contact with someone who has genital warts. Recurrence rates of genital warts are greater than 50% after one year and have been attributed to the following factors: Recurrent infection from a sexual partner, potentially long incubation time of HPV, Persistence of the virus in the surrounding skin, in the hair follicle, or in sites that are missed by the treatment used, deep lesions or lesions that cannot be detected. Genital warts often appear or increase in number during pregnancy. Dormant infections may also become activated. Because no treatment is 100% effective, it is important to prevent the spread of HPV which causes genital warts and some cancers whenever possible. Transmission of genital warts can be decreased if you use condoms and refrain from sexual activity until therapy is completed. |
|
| Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 June 2010 ) |
|
|
|
|
