If my boyfriend gives me oral sex, can that spread the virus to me?

Though it is rare, HPV can be transmitted from the mouth to the genitals. If he has the HPV virus in his system (even without showing symptoms), then it is possible to contract it.

My boyfriend has HPV but never showed symptoms and so he didn''t know he had the virus. He gave me oral sex (he's my only partner in my entire life, but he's had other partners before he met me) and I had a genital wart show up - which I immediately tested for positive for HPV. Doctors confirmed that I could have gotten it only from him.

Please make sure you know your partner's history well enough, or at least protect yourself in any kind of sexual activity! (That includes fingerplay, oral, anal sex, etc.)

Have your boyfriend use a dental dam, or you should wear a latex condom even if it's just oral sex, if one of you has HPV.

2/4/2003

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