A friend of mine came to with an question I really couldn't help her with. Her boyfriend developed genital warts. They noticed them one day and he went to the Dr. and had them burned or frozen off two different times. He hasn't had any more show up in over 6 months. But this problem is hurting their relationship. They were supposedly in a monogomous relationship for a year before they developed. How long does it take for them to show up? She has no signs of them. Also, they were removed but she feels that even though he doesn't have the warts anymore, he still might have the virus that caused them and unprotected sex could spread them to her. Is she right? It's really hurting their sex life because she feels turned off by this and he doesn't understand why because he says he doesn't have the warts anymore. He also denies how he got them and said he must have been exposed to them years before her. Can anyone tell me any more info. about them so I can try to help her?

He might have had the virus for years and never realized it.

I have personally had HPV for 6 years. I didn't develop genital warts from it till about a year ago. So, obviously, it can take YEARS sometimes for warts to show up.

But, I don't want to rule out the fact that he could have cheated, because that is also a possibility.

And yes, your friend is right about still being able to contract it from him. Just because a person gets the warts removed and they are physically gone doesn't mean they got rid of the virus too. There is NO cure for HPV. Some women are actually able to get rid of the virus though, their bodies are basically able to "fight it off". Since there is no test for men, it is pretty impossible to know when he gets rid of the virus (if he ever gets rid of it).