Can genital warts lay dormant? ive been married over 20 years and just diagnosed. my obgyn says it does not mean my husband cheated. im in menopause have had a hard time and plenty of stress. she says this could have caused this outbreak. help..?

All True: HPV is one of the few sexually transmitted infections that can lay dormant in the nerve cells of the skin for your lifetime. It may be that your initial diagnosis was missed and that you have had this for years. Many strains of HPV do not cause cervical cancer, but only genital warts. Stress and physical hormonal changes can cause a reactivation of the infection.