Thanks for the replies. A couple of comments:
- I am talking about relationships other than with an ongoing partner. This could be a new relationship or ongoing secondary relationships. I am also talking about post-treatment relationships, once the tongue has healed and there are no open ulcers or lesions. And I am assuming that condoms and other standard safe sex practices apply (including sharing prior information as to my HPV status). So the question can be refined as in addition to standard safe sex practices what do I as HPV-16 + person need to do to protect my partners.
- That the recommendations range from do nothing to be very careful, I think reflects the medical profession's lack of evidence on HPV transmission and its evolution into cancer and hence lack of a standard best practice. Its scary and controversial to think of cancer as an STD. But that is really what it comes down to, i.e., the point of this thread.
- Some have recommended getting HPV vaccine. It is my understanding that once you have contracted HPV the vaccine is no longer helpful because your body already has the antibodies that the vaccine helps create. Does anyone have an authoritative understanding of which is the case?
Thanks again
Michael