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Genital warts

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elfsmum · 22/12/2006 10:40

Does anyone know if you can catch these whilst the infected person is not having a break out ?

Everything I've read on the internet seems to indicate that if you have sexual contact with an infected person you will get it.

My wonderful DH has finally told me after 10 years together that he was treated for this prior to us being a couple. That was the only breakout he has ever had and he has had no oether symptoms.

So is it possible I have caught it and just don't know ?

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iPodForLifeNotJustForChristmas · 22/12/2006 13:39

Warts are gone once they are treated I think.

It is herpes that lingers and flares up.

persephonesnape · 22/12/2006 13:52

personally i wouldn't believe him. warts can be treated, they're burned off (ow!)or dealt with by medicinal means. then they're gone. herpes is reoccuring (and I'd like to thank my ex partner for sharing.) it reoccurs for me when I'm feeling particularly low but it reoccurs a lot more frequently than once every ten years.

without wishing to cast aspersions on your DH (...) do you think that he is faithful to you now? I personally wouldn't believe that someone got an STD ten years ago and it's just now reoccuring..

iPodForLifeNotJustForChristmas · 22/12/2006 13:55

if he's just told you he was treated for warts and now they are gone thats ok - ok in the sence that you are not at risk of having them, but might have liked to know before now!

I dont think elfsmum is saying his currently having an outbreak? are you?

persephonesnape · 22/12/2006 14:09

aah, i get you! apologies!

warts are fine, they're got rid of and thats that. i wouldn't be that concerned about something someone had prior to me as long as i knew there was no chance of it reoccuring and it didn'taffect the children during pregnancy/birth.

sorry for casting aspersions on your DHs fidelity!

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elfsmum · 22/12/2006 15:33

he had warts that were treated, I can see the scars now I know what they are. We had a really rocky patch and almost split so had complete honesty to clear the slate and promised no matter what we would not then raise it against each other in the future, which is why he told me.

he says he was worried in case he had a breakout and I thought he had cheated. I believe he is faithful now, I suspect once when I was pregnant he was unfaithful, but he denies it.

he had his chance to tell me with no repercussions and still denied it.

anyway i'm rambling that's for another thread.

no he's not having a breakout and hasn't in the 11 years we have been together.

and don't worry about casting aspertions on his faithfulness I have cast enough myself over the years ;-)

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