Sunday, September 30, 2007
I have been living with my boyfriend a year, he told me he slept with someone who has had genital warts in the past but hasn't had an outbreak in a while, we have since broke up and did not have sex after he slept with her, but what I am trying to find out is could he have given it to me by touching her and then coming home and touching me or by his dirty underwear touching mine in the laundry or by the bedsheets??? Over the past week I have started having strange symptoms, burning, heavier discharge and it almost feels swollen in my genital area, should I be worried and is there a chance I could have caught it?
Hi and thanks so much for writing. My name is MK and I am the producer of this site.
I am not a health professional, so I cannot answer your question specifically. What I can do is refer you to some information on our website that might help. Additionally, I will forward you question along to one of our experts and see if they can answer your question more specifically.
The Basics of General Herpes is exactly that - an overview of the virus, including some specific information on its symptoms. You can also go to the Transmission to find out how the virus is transmitted, and if it can be transmitted by the ways that you mentioned.
Of course, I recommend that the first thing you do before trying to diagnose yourself is to go get tested by a doctor. That is the only way you will know for sure whether or not you have contracted the virus.
I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
MK