 [ Symptoms ] can my partner and i have sex with hpv  i am a 21 year old homosexual male my partner and i both have hpv however recently i have had a breakout with anal warts i am scheduled to have surgery over the next 6 months to have the warts removed but will my partner and i be unable to have safe sex during this time or is there a dangerous risk of me infecting him with the warts regardless if he already had the virus [ Disease ] hpv is transmitted via skin to skin contact so you will transmit them also there are a number of different strains of hpv but a few very important points if someone has been exposed to the virus they will always be a carrier removing the warts does not remove the hpv and most importantly thought the cauliflower warts are unattractive and uncomfortable hpv does not have any other effects on men that i know of there are a few particular strains of hpv that make women more susceptible to cervical cancer but as neither you nor your partner have a cervix the biggest danger of hpv is a nonissue but do double check on this with your doctor good luck with your surgeries