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If i have hpv (wart strain) should i separate my laundry from the rest of the household? is washing detergent enough to knock the virus off clothes or would bleach be better?
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That HPV strain does not pass by casual contact with clothing. It passes by direct contact, genital to genital. It does not taint the laundry and risk transfer like a staph or strep germ might. I would wash your clothing as usual and not think any more about it.
Answered 5/18/2023
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More guidance on this please. So again married(11 years) waiting on HPV results 35 female vaccinated. Can we still have sex? If one of us have wart strain do we have to use protection the rest of our lives? No oral? Very concerned about our marriage?
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