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Despite what you hear, condoms are about 80% effective in preventing transmission of HPV.
You may or may not be contagious. I've read that about 90% of people clear the virus after 6 months to a year without an outbreak. However, I don't think that it really matters when it comes to HPV, because it's really so innocuous and so prevalent. I do believe you should tell your partners you've had HPV in the past, but I also think that you should remember that the strains of HPV that cause visible warts just cause visible warts. The strands that can lead to cervical cancer, and those that produce no symptoms, don't really affect men. So, when you think about HPV, think about whether you'd worry as much if you had a wart on your hand :-)
Oral sex is fine. Oral warts are EXTREMELY rare, likely only to show up in immunocompromised people. You can also think of it this way - almost everyone has HPV, and almost everyone has oral. If oral warts were that common, just about everyone would have them :-)
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