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writes:I'm concerned! I met a man and we hit it off great. Lots of sexual energy. He has Genital warts on his penis but no where else. We've made out very intensely including oral on me. My question is, Can I catch the HPV virus by him putting his mouth on me? When we do touch his penis I go wash my hands thoroughly right after. He has no sores in his mouth and the warts on his penis has been there for months, so he says.
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reader, chigirl  +, writes (10 July 2010):
 Untreated HPV does not cause cancer. If you have the virus that causes genital warts you get genital warts. They do not evolve to cancer. However there is a HPV virus that does cause cancer in some women. This virus is sadly very normal and almost everyone who has sex already have the HPV virus. It does not always mean cancer.
I've had genital warts. There was never any talk about cancer. And yes I did go see a gynecologist, and I don't think she would lie to me about it.
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reader, anonymous, writes (10 July 2010): Untreated HPV in women causes cancer. I'm not sure where it leads in men but I do know form Dr. Drew's rehab show that you can also get them on your tonsils and that is very dangerous. Why hasn't this man gotten treatment??? Why are you putting yourself in danger? If he really likes you, he will hold off on sex until he gets treatment for the STD and you should insist on him being tested for all other STDs!
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reader, chigirl +, writes (10 July 2010):
Genital warts can be treated. Don't have any type of sex with him until they are gone, I say. The man needs to take some responsibility. Yes, you need to wash your hands well! And he needs to wash his. But I do not think gential warts spread from kissing, they spread from getting in contact with his genitals. The sores in the mouth I believe is Herpes, a more serious STD. Genital warts are the more unserious things you can catch, but it spreads REAL fast! That is why I say, if you have suspicions, just stay away from the dude until he gets treatment. Anything else would just be playing with fire as you are doomed to get genital warts yourself the longer you keep being intimate with the man. Not to forget, like already pointed out, him not getting this treated (he said he's had them for months!) is a red flag. Genital warts are the STD you can see on him (although many times genital warts spread without having come to the "wart" stage). What else does this man have? Chlamydia? Gonorrhea? Has he at all gotten tested?
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reader, Moo's Mum  +, writes (10 July 2010):
 Hey I think you will be ok. If he had sores on his mouth I would be worried. Condoms will be very very important for you guys when you do full on sex. Has he had this checked out by a doctor?
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