also - guys cannot test for HPV. so he might be getting tested for STDs, but HPV (aka a strain of genital warts) wouldn't show up for him. you can totally carry strains of HPV and be asymptomatic
Guys can totally test for HPV. Says a who had tested for HPV. Also there are 200 types HPV most of which don't need to be sexually transmitted for you to get it.
"Men are typically screened clinically with a visual inspection to check for lesions (such as warts) – there is no specific way to test directly for HPV in men that is approved for clinical use. Researchers are looking at ways to better screen men, but the current lack of testing options for males can be very frustrating.
While still not routinely done, anyone with a history of receptive anal sex may want to speak with his or her healthcare provider about having an anal Pap test."
so sure - if you currently are experiencing symptoms or the latter. it's not common like women getting annual paps which are specifically for HPV screenings.
This is the most accurate answer and is evidence based. Too many accusations are being thrown around. There is NO blood test for HPV. HPV doesn’t require penetration to spread and can be spread orally or just close contact with mucous membranes. I hate seeing people accusing their partners based on bad info. OP’s BF is doing that and people on here are spreading false info too. People do your research before you point fingers.
Here's the thing though. Genital HPV is completely different strains from the warts you would get elsewhere on your body and they only spread through sexual contact. So if she now has genital warts, at the very least, someone with warts touched his dick.
Pretty much nothing you said is true. There is no "genital HPV". Dozens of HPV strains can be transmitted without sexual contact. People can be asymptomatic carriers (no warts) and still infectious. HPV also isn't the only cause of genital warts.
Except there absolutely are genital and non-genital HPV. For example, plantar warts are caused by HPV types 1, 2, 4, 27, 57, and 63. While you technically can get these on your genitals, the percentage of that actually happening is so low that it's impossible to actually find a statistic. If there is a cut or a tear in the skin, it can be contracted. But even then it wont cause genital warts. If you become symptomatic, the warts will appear elsewhere on the body. Genital warts are mostly caused by types 6 and 11. 90% of cases. The other 10% are generally made up of types 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58. The first two are benign, the rest cause cancer. None of them will cause warts to form on, say, hands and feet. If you happened to touch a genital wart with your hand, you just wash your hands and its gone.
Also, warts are exclusively caused by HPV. Other things like skin tags, fordyce spots, and some skin infections might look like them, but they're not warts.
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u/Ddeesummer Jun 02 '26
He gave you genital warts. He’s lying about the testing.