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Question:
I have just been diagnosed with the HPV virus, and am being treated for genital warts. I was wondering what the chances of transmitting the virus through oral sex after all signs of the virus have disappeared are. Also, after all signs of the virus have disappeared what are the chances of transmitting the virus through other means of sexual contact?
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Answer:
by Yvonne Fulbright: ()
HPV is transmitted via skin-on-skin contact during vaginal, anal, or oral sex with an infected partner; via direct skin contact with the external genital warts, e.g., during grinding; via contact with infected towels or clothing; and via infected mother to her baby during childbirth. While the chances of transmission are less when an infected person does not have an outbreak, since HPV is a virus, there is always the risk of transmission. To decrease the chances of passing HPV along to a partner, a condom or dental dam can provide some protection during sex play, but are limited in that they cannot cover the entire genital area.
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Yvonne K. Fulbright, MS.Ed.Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology
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