Doctor Kekkar, I Have Been Diagnosed With High Risk HPV

Posted on Thu, 14 Feb 2019

Question: Doctor Kekkar, i have been diagnosed with high risk HPV, i have small dome shape warts that just appeared yesterday after an electric cauterization.

If my girlfriend has this same condition and we have oral sex, can i get the same virus type in my mouth? (i am worried because we have not had protected sex for the last few months).

Greetings and thank you for your initial diagnosis.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Regarding HPV

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Welcome back.

Yes, certainly performing oral sex can lead to genital to oral transmission of HPV, if your partner has genital infection with HPV.

take care
Let me know if you need any more assistance.

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