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Can having unprotected sex with my partner make my hpv worse? i recently got told that it has worsened from the initial check six months ago.

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Dr. Dominic Riganotti answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Good question: Well...It will for him that's for sure. Hpv also infects males. The male hpv i see is rectal and anal....But a mucous membrane is a mucous membrane. Just check with your gyn as well and see what they think. This is a complicated question and situation.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/25/2013

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