Hello drs. are obgyns trained to explain to long term married couples that if she tests positive for hpv its prob an old strain? re-activated?married 11 years tested positive obgyn pretty much put blame on husband. has put stress on our marriage?

What kind of HPV. There is a large number of strains of HPV and not all are sexually transmitted. Some only cause on wart on the non-genital skin. Visit this site for info: https://dermnetnz.org/topics/non-sexually-acquired-human-papillomavirus-infection Wish you good health!

Many ObG physicians are so trained and would so inform their patients. However, there are no requirements, and some may not understand some of the recent details of emerging research on reactivation of HPV and pap smear outcomes. I'm hoping one or more HealthTap ObGs will respond.