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My partner was recently diagnosed with a type of hpv infection and he is using some ointment called podowart for those warts which he had in his penis due to the infection. But as we dint no about it priorly we participated in sex even . So will that infect me even? Is it a serious issue for me than my partner?
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Yes, it is contagious
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Hello- HPV virus resides in genital tract of most people but it generally remains dormnat in the whole fertile period,its symptoms shows that it is flourishing properly and is harmful for the person suffering from it. Some cases can even transform into cancer too. And yes it may spread during sex.
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Yes it may infect you as well.
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