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Can I spread the virus to my partner even if no warts are present.
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3 users have said Thank You! for this answer.
Yes. Many infected people never develop symptoms. No one knows for sure when you contagious and when the virus is dormant.
Genital warts do resolve by themselves and I'm very concerned with the use of terms like "outbreaks" in this forum. An outbreak, like a rash, would go away by itself but genital warts do not.
If you have genital warts removed and they do not reappear, its likely the virus has gone dormant. It may appear years later causing more warts, it may never cause any other visible symptoms.
Vinegar or not.. you cant see something that is microscopic without viewing a slice under a microscope. I have seen no data to indicate that "most infected people have MANY strains" of HPV.
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Anonymous
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3/4/2003
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13 users have said Thank You! for this answer.
Yes the virus can still be spread to your partner even if no warts are present. Most of the time you do have visible sypmtoms they are just to microscopic to see. That's what happened to me. You couldn't even see mine until a vinegar solution was placed on them to bring them out. Once you haven't had an outbreak for about a year then you are not contagious with spreading the genital wart strain (low-risk types). But you might still be able to pass on the high risk starins to your partner. These can cause cervical cancer for women. When a person has HPV they most likely have more then one type strain. People with HPV usually have MANY types. So most likely the virus will be spread.
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ilf303
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9/17/2002
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Are you sure you have warts? Compare to Pictures of Genital Warts