Sex after genital warts are gone? - Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Message Board

pilar47 · 06-19-2009, 06:13 PM

I recently found out i got genital warts from my boyfriend..i had them treated with nitrogen and also im using a solution called wartec. my first episode was fine after 2 weeks or so but now a few months later, despite no sex at all theyve come back. Im in south america now and cant really take care of it now. but once i do and theyre gone again, will i be able to have sex with my boyfriend without a condom or will we have to use condoms forever, even if we both dont have the visible warts?

tgrobar75 · 06-20-2009, 10:52 AM

If you both have the virus, whether or not you use condoms is a decision the 2 of you must make. You both may shed the virus, even when warts are not present. This is why condoms are not 100% in protecting against HPV. However they do dramatically reduce the risk of transmission to an non-infected partner.