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I have been using the pill as a birth control method for the last ten years or so. Mostly I had been using condons as well in casual sex. I had a five years relationship. During this I was using just the pill. My partner had been treated of sexual warts long before I met him. Also during the period we were living together he got some kind of herpes. First he got it in his back formimg a strange pattern and later it also was in his genitals.
My concern is If I could transmite any of this disease in any futher relationship. I never had any simptoms of any this illness and we didn't have sex during the period he had the herpes.
My last cuestions is if I could infect anybody with hepatitis A. I had it when I was 7 years old. I have been told that is imposible, but still.
Also about the warts, how dangerous are to my health exactly?
Thanks.
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Answer:
by Georgan Gregg: (06/09/2004)
You’ve asked lots of good questions about your sexual health. First of all, you have nothing to be concerned about regarding the hepatitis A because you are only able to pass on HAV (hepatitis A virus) from the 2 weeks before you become jaundice (the yellow tint to skin & eyes) until 7-10 days after. I’m glad you’re looking into STD, however, because your partner did expose you to both herpes & warts.
Just like being around a cold doesn’t mean you’ll automatically catch it, being exposed to STD doesn’t mean that you’ll for sure became infected. You were exposed because both Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) & human papilloma virus (HPV) because both are still contagious even when not seen. In fact, both can be dormant, that is, not active, but later cause symptoms.
Although his warts were treated, it doesn’t mean the HPV disappeared, nor that he couldn’t transmit it to you. And although you didn’t have sex while his herpes was symptomatic, likewise, that doesn’t mean you were totally protected from HSV. The fact that you didn’t have any symptoms also doesn’t guarantee you weren’t infected. Every person is different. Some people are indeed infected with HPV &/or HSV but have mild or no symptoms. Unless you have an outbreak, you can’t be tested to see if you have HSV.
You asked how warts could impact your health. There are many kinds of HPV. Depending on the type, symptoms can be wart-like growths, or abnormal cell changes. To determine if you actually have HPV you can’t simply look for warts by yourself because warts can be very small & hard to see. The smallest wart is even hard for medical workers to see with the naked eye. Since you were exposed, I recommend you go to a doctor or nurse to have them check very closely (using a magnifying lens) to look for even small warts. They may use acetic acid (vinegar) to cause bumps they suspect may be warts to turn white & be easier to see. This method is not perfect, but there are no blood tests available to diagnose HPV.
Before you have your appointment, I recommend that you learn more about HPV by visiting a site with detailed information about HPV: http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/hpv.html.
As to future relationships, I recommend that you educate yourself further about all sexually transmitted diseases. The CDC National STD Hotline can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (800) 227-8922 or (800) 342-2437. You can speak anonymously to trained information specialists & also get free educational literature about a wide variety of sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV). Good luck & let us know if we can be of further help.Reviewed by Sexual Health Editorial Team
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