Can HPV ever truly be "clean and non-transmittable?"?


Question:
A girl I was seeing told me she had HPV. But at a recent checkup the doctor said that she was "clean and non-transmittable." Does this mean she's as good as cured? If not, should a condom be sufficient protection? Is contact with visible warts necessary for transmission? Is oral sex in either direction safe from HPV? Authoritative answers only, please. With source, if possible. No guesses.

Answers:
There is no cure for HPV, but most people are able to get rid of it on their own. So, technically it does mean she is good as cured even though her body was able to get rid of it.

Condoms are not 100% effective especially with STDs that are transmitted by direct skin to skin contact like herpes and HPV. HPV can be spread by direct skin to skin contact with the area (like genital warts, hand or feet warts). Some warts are so small or are inside the vagina that it is really hard to see them. So, a person might not think they have warts but they really do and are able to spread HPV.

As far as oral sex. If she has HPV, and has genital warts it is possible for a person to develop warts in their mouth if they were to give her oral sex. This is REALLY rare.

I have personally had HPV for over 5 years. I have had both genital warts and cervical cancer from it. I also passed it to my fiance (boyfriend at the time) when I had no signs or symptoms of the virus (he knew I had it, so he knew the risks). We also give each other oral sex and neither of us has ever had warts in our mouths.
http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm#cure
no, it means she's temporarily not breaking out, not cured. a condom may work, probably will work, but might not. you want to risk getting a disease that keep coming back like the energizer bunny?


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