scared1460
07-09-2009, 07:07 PM
My cousin had them when she was little...all the time, like five on her hand at once...
we're very close (like sisters) but i never got any warts ever...
we bathed together as kids (its not weird) and i still never got them...
but now im wondering, are warts on your hand HPV? (she was 3-7 at the time)
If so could i have gotten it? (just from doing normal kid things)
if i got it, can i spread it, even though i have only ever had one wart in my life? (it was on my knee when i was 16)
if so, could i have accidentally given it to my boyfriend when we made love? (he had a couple sprout up down there a couple of months ago)
atm we thought that he may have given it to me, because he has had alot of sexual partners in the past..but after reading someone elses Q&A im wondering..
PS i had the vaccine last year, before i became sexually active
we're very close (like sisters) but i never got any warts ever...
we bathed together as kids (its not weird) and i still never got them...
but now im wondering, are warts on your hand HPV? (she was 3-7 at the time)
If so could i have gotten it? (just from doing normal kid things)
if i got it, can i spread it, even though i have only ever had one wart in my life? (it was on my knee when i was 16)
if so, could i have accidentally given it to my boyfriend when we made love? (he had a couple sprout up down there a couple of months ago)
atm we thought that he may have given it to me, because he has had alot of sexual partners in the past..but after reading someone elses Q&A im wondering..
PS i had the vaccine last year, before i became sexually active
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00Jen00
07-10-2009, 04:58 PM
Scared - don't be too worried. Yes, those warts could have been caused by HPV, but there's over a hundred strains, and each strain has particular preferences. For that reason, the "non-STD" strains that prefer the skin of the hands, feet, or other non-genital regions very very rarely cause genital infections. Almost everyone gets a non-genital wart or two at some point...it's nothing to be worried about, and the chances that you gave your BF genital warts from a childhood incident are practically zero.
Also, since you had a single wart a long time ago and it hasn't recurred, it's pretty safe to assume that your body fought off that strain of HPV and it's probably gone from your body by now. It is much more likely that he has exposed you to the strain he is obviously carrying - low-risk HPV that causes genital warts is rarely tested for, the symptoms are just treated, and you may never get symptoms. Use protection to lessen the chances of contracting it if you want to still be with him.
Also, since you had a single wart a long time ago and it hasn't recurred, it's pretty safe to assume that your body fought off that strain of HPV and it's probably gone from your body by now. It is much more likely that he has exposed you to the strain he is obviously carrying - low-risk HPV that causes genital warts is rarely tested for, the symptoms are just treated, and you may never get symptoms. Use protection to lessen the chances of contracting it if you want to still be with him.