HPV/Genital warts questions.?
April 14, 2009 by admin
Can Genital Warts be caused by the same virus that causes warts on the restof your body? I had wrote a message a few days ago about my husband possibly having gw's and I got no response. Turns out he does have Genital Warts and he did cheat on me, but he says it was only oral sex. On top of all the problems that arose from all of this I feel very let down. I now possibly have HPV because of no fault of my own. We have been together for 7 years – never once had I ever thought this would be how things would come to be. I have so many questions. I know the possibilty of me having it is very very large, and this is concerning. If you have HPV- can you ever have unprotected sex again? Can I ever give him oral sex? Weither or not we stay together is besides the point right now, but if we were to be together, Could we ever have a normal sexual realtionship- If I do not have the virus? And if I do have HPV Can I continue to have sex with him and not comprimise ourselves to larger breakouts? And if we must have protected sex- Is there a way for us to conceive besides artificially? But, I do need to know if there is a way these could not be the sexually transmitted GW"S or if such a thing exsists. My husband has had a very large problem with warts on his body since I met him 7 years ago, His hands arms legs everywhere. he recently had a breakout on his hand which spread to his arm. He also has 3 warts on his pubic area. It seems to me all these bumps just popped up out of nowhere. The doctor did send home a information sheet that said Genital Warts were caused by the same virus that causes warts on the rest of the body. If this is true, and the genital warts that are caused by this are in fact cntagious, Wouldn't this mean anyone with a wart could give HPV to anyone they touched? I'm very confused, hurt and alone. I appreciate any feedback I can get.
There are over 120 different kinds of HPV; about 30 of those kinds are sexually transmitted. Genital warts are a part of those 30 kinds or sexually transmitted kinds.
You can have unprotected sex with your husband, however, you are taking a chance of contracting the virus yourself. But, even with condom use, it's still possible for you to contract the virus. HPV can be spread by DIRECT skin to skin contact alone. Since the condom only covers the penis, and not the entire genital area, just the rubbing back and forth of the genital areas during sex is enough to spread the virus.
Also, any kind of sex can spread HPV, even oral sex. A person can develop warts in the mouth (it's VERY rare though).
Warts on the arms, legs, elbows, hands, etc, are also caused by HPV, but these are NON sexual kinds of HPV. They can still be passed by DIRECT skin to skin contact, but they are not considered a STD because they don't affect the genital area and they are not spread sexually (vaginal sex, anal sex, or oral sex).
Also, it is still VERY possible for you to conceive. But, like I said before, if you have sex with him (protected or not), you are taking the chance of contracting the virus. Even if you do contract HPV, it's still possible for you to have a healthy baby. HPV can be passed to the baby during birth if the mother has genital warts at the time of delivery, but this is REALLY rare and can be avoided by having a C-section done.
I hope this cleared up some of the confusion! If you have anymore questions about HPV feel free to email me! Good luck and take care!