Getting HPV is an inevitable part of life if you want to have sex ever. As your doctor said, condoms do not protect you. Also, men cannot get tested. I know you're pissed at your partner, but honestly there is absolutely no way for him to know he had this!

I guess you could have been abstinent forever, but I for one do not think that is a reasonable solution. At some point you'd probably want to have sex, and then you'd get it. Even if you waited until marriage, you'd probably catch HPV from you husband. I didn't have sex until I was 25 and I got it. HPV is a fact of life and a risk of sex.

HPV is not a forever diagnosis. What happens to HPV is a subject of debate. HPV has the potential to live in your body forever, but recent studies have shown that is rare. Within 1-2 years, the virus is reduced to indetecatble levels in your body. You will test HPV negative. With any other virus, you would be considered cured, but some people still insist that you have HPV lurking somewhere. I guess that's possible, but it's certainly not been proven. (And I wonder, since all warts are caused by HPV, am I still contagious for that wart I had on my hand when I was 7?)

Actually I've seen a couple of studies lately that talk about HPV reinfection. The question is how long you have immunity after you clear HPV. While the idea of reinfection doesn thrill me, you can't get reinfected with something you can't get rid of.

After you go a while without a recurrence, I would consider yourself cured. At that point, that chance of you passing HPV is probably similar to someone who's never been diagnosed with HPV. HPV is that common. They say if you test women in their early 20s, something like 40-50% will test positive. And at least 80% of women will become infected at some point in their lives.

Now most people will probably tell you that you should tell your future partner if there is any chance you can pass it on. But everyone who's ever had sex ever has a chance of passing it on. Everytime you have sex with anyone, you should just assume that you will get whatever stains of HPV they have.

If you really are worried about it, have future partners get Gardasil. It protects against the 2 strains of HPV that cause 90% of genital warts, and the 2 strains of HPV that cause 70% of cervical cancer. It was just apporved for use in men.

Here's what you need to do: eat vegetables, get plenty of rest, and no smoking. You mightwant to look into some supplements. Beta glucan and folic acid are good for HPV.

You will be fine. Good luck.

p.s. my best guess would be Crohn's or Celiac btw