Genital warts are spread with skin to skin contact EVEN PROTECTED SEX USING A CONDOM DOES NOT PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION OF GENITAL WARTS!!! I REPEAT - EVEN USING A CONDOM DOES NOT PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION OF GENITAL WARTS!!! THE HPV VACCINE ALSO DOES NOT PREVENT GENITAL WARTS!!! I get sooo frustrated when I hear people say " I used a condom so I wont get HPV" OR "I had the HPV vaccine so I wont get HPV infection) YES YOU CAN - YOU CAN STILL GET BOTH THE HIGH RISK AND THE LOW RISK STRAINS OF HPV - EVEN IF YOU USE A CONDOM AND EVEN IF YOU HAD THE VACCINE!!! Condoms only cover the shaft and head of the penis and warts can - and often are - located in other areas of the genital region. Also, the HPV vaccine - depending on which one you had - only protects you against either the 2, 4, or 9 of the high risk strains which were in the specific vaccine you had. There are believed to be 13 strains of high risk HPV linked with cancer and warts are caused by the low risk strains of HPV that are NOT included in any vaccine at the moment. THERE ARE OVER 100 DIFFERENT HPV STRAINS AND THE VACCINE ONLY PROTECTS AGAINST EITHER 2, 4, or 9 HIGH RISK STRAINS!!!

I took my boyfriend to the dermatologist because I thought he had genital warts and he did! The MAJORITY of the genital warts were in his groin area and NOT on the shaft or head of the penis that is covered by a condom! SKIN TO SKIN CONTACT IS HOW HPV IS TRANSMITTED! EVEN USING CONDOMS FAITHFULLY EVERY TIME AND CORRECTLY EVERY TIME DOES NOT PROTECT YOU FROM GETTING HPV (EITHER WARTS OR THE HIGH RISK STRAINS LINKED WITH CANCER!!)

My boyfriend had genital warts on his scrotum, on the base of his penis, in his pubic hair area, the area just below his belly button,the area near the inner thigh, under his scrotum and his pubic area! The majority of the warts were very small about the size of a lentil (maybe about 4 mm in diameter) There dermatologist had to point them out to me - there were so small and hidden that I NEVER would have seen the majority of them looking with the unaided and untrained eye!!

I specifically asked about touching it with the hand and the dermatologist said the scratching and masturbating can spread the HPV warts in the genital area. He did - of course - recommend through hand washing with hot soapy water, rubbing the soapy hands under the stream of water for a minimum of 20 -30 seconds (the standard health car hand washing protocol) but he said in the majority of relatively healthy, non-immunological depressed people, they dont seem to get it on their hands for some reason. However, in HIV patients, cancer patients, people with immunological suppressed systems from malnutrition or chronic debilitating disease HPV can run rampant and spread to other areas of the body.

After I discovered my boyfriend had genital warts (in addition to the high risk HPV he infected me with) I went to the gynecologist and had her examine me for genital warts. Shockingly, she did not find a single wart. I was shocked that I had repeated exposure for 4 years and even though I now have the HPV virus that causes the warts, I did not have any warts at the present moment that the doctor examine me.

I recommend you go to the doctor for a thorough exam. If you havent had a pap smear and a HPV test for the high risk strains of HPV I recommend you have that too. I had a NORMAL pap smear at the exact same time I had a positive HPV test, two years in a row. I had to have a colposcopy and a LEEP. I have BOTH the high risk AND the low risk strains of HPV.

REMEMBER - HPV IS FOREVER! There is no way to know the exact moment in time when the HPV virus changes from inactive to active. I strongly believe that everyone that has any kind of HPV (either the warts or the high risk strains) has a moral obligation, duty, and responsibility to inform ALL POTENTIAL PARTNERS BEFORE ANY SKIN TO SKIN CONTACT (INCLUDING ORAL SEX) OCCURS! HPV (both high risk and low risk strains) are spread with skin to skin contact, including oral sex and CONDOMS DO NOT PREVENT THE SPREAD OF HPV BECAUSE HPV IS PRESENT IN THE SKIN CELLS OF THE ENTIRE GENITAL AND GROIN AREA)

Anyone that has had any kind of HPV should fully inform and educate ALL potential partners about the GENUINE RISKS AND LIFE LONG CONSEQUENCES of HPV. I have had severe emotional, physical, and financial consequences as a direct result of being infected with HPV and I would NEVER want to inflict this suffering on anyone!

@SEV Thank you very much for your helpful information. I haven't seen a doctor yet, but I think I got a genital wart because I have had unprotected sex recently and I checked it by myself- I applied some apple cider vinegar to the bump and it turned white- I read and found this experiment could help identify whether it's a genital wart. I'm on a mess of worries and don't know how to get rid of it. I read that genital wart is not serious and can be treated easily at the doctor's office with medication or surgeries but I can't go to the doctor until next Wednesday. I'm so depressed, embarrassed and tired of going outside and meeting people now. I'm going to try Vidarox which I searched and found on the Internet but first want to be sure that this medicine works. Its official page and Amazon have mixed reviews. Have you had any experience with this medicine or any other suggestions? Thanks a lot.

I looked at the Vidarox on Amazon and it says it's for genital warts but I havent had any experience with it. My boyfriend has warts and even though I was repeatedly exposed to his genital warts, I never ended up getting them, at least not yet. I could have genital warts develop at some point in time since I have been infected with the virus that causes the warts.

The doctor used liquid nitrogen to freeze off his warts and gave him some wart cream to use BUT the wart cream was very harsh and ended up giving him a horrible rash that was significantly worse than the warts themselves!! He would have been better off just having the warts (they were tiny the size of lentils, maybe 3-5 mm in diameter) because the warts didnt itch or burn, he had no bothersome symptoms from the warts at all and now 3 weeks later he still has the horrible rash from the wart cream.

Sometimes the treatment can be worse than the warts which was definitely the case for my boyfriend. His scrotum and penis is swollen and inflamed with a horrible rash. It hurts him to just put on underwear. The rubbing of his clothes causes him intense pain which has been going on for 3 weeks now. He does not use the wart cream any more, now he has to use another lotion to treat the rash. He is getting better, but very slowly and he is in a lot of pain.

The freezing them off with liquid nitrogen did not bother him, it was the wart cream that caused the damage. I would be very careful about what you try.

The doctor told him to avoid touching the warts and no scratching and no masturbating either because rubbing the area of the wart can spread the virus to other areas of the genitals.

I knew Vidarox and used it to remove genital wart with complete success. But first you need to see a GP to confirm what you noticed is a genital wart. From my experience, I had tried a wide range of treatment (from liquid nitrogen, prescription ointments to OTC creams) nothing worked except Vidarox. You can find this cream is a new, different and advanced treatment. It's made from FDA-approved natural ingredients that have been known to be effective to kill HPV, like tea tree, garlic, astragalus, thyme, lavender, ... Like other people I was a little skeptical at first but now I'm a believer and I advise you that if your wart itches or causes pain and discomfort, you should try this cream. It really helps with the itch since the first application. You shouldn't worry about side affects because this cream consists of natural ingredients and it is safe.

Thank you. I'm seeing a doctor tomorrow and will update the situation.