What are the risks of contacting HPV infection when in contact with anal wart?

Posted on Sat, 14 Mar 2015

Question: If you have an anal wart and are sexually active and someone licks the butthole/anal area, are they at risk of HPV? Is it at all possible for them to develop oral warts? What would the risks be?

Answered by Dr. S. Murugan (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
At risk for Hepatitis A, Helminthiasis, amebiasis apart from HPV

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Thanks for posting your query.

The risk of acquiring Oral HPV infection can not be ruled out through Anilingus (oro-anal contact).
Moreover, the individual is also at risk for so many other STDs (if not any ulcerative STDs) like pharyngitis due to Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Hepatitis A, endo-parasitic infection, Amebiasis, Giardiasis etc.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar