<human>: I was recently ejected from a 4+ year relationship and am feeling the urge to be around women again.  About a year into said relationship the ex and I both started showing signs of HPV.  We got tested and came up positive.  We've both undergone treatment with varying degrees of success, which is to say she doesn't show but I have visible symptoms (white bumps on me tip and perianal warts).

I realize there are conflicting reports as to how treatable HPV is, but I feel it's best to err on the side of caution. Even if I am treated to the point that I no longer have visible symptoms I am working under the assumption that I have this for life and I should be informing any potential sexual partners of my status.

So this of course leaves me feeling like utter shit.  The wounds from my defunct relationship are healing, I'm in the best shape of my life, and feeling more confident than ever but I also feel like my love life is doomed because of this unfortunate roll of the sexual dice.  I've found myself turning down dates and brushing off advances from women because I just don't know how to approach this.

I know there are dating sites for people with STIs and blah blah blah but I really feel like I'm restricted in terms of the women I can pursue as a result of this and my spirits are hardly buoyed by the stats about just how prevalent HPV is that are thrown out there to cheer the infected up.  

What happens if I have instant chemistry with someone I meet who is clean?  Surely no woman in their right mind is going to say "Gee I really like you too and I don't mind that you have an STD that might give me cervical cancer".

Has anyone else had a similar experience and if so, how did you broach the subject?  Were you successful?  Rejected gently or harshly?  Has word gotten back to your friends and family?

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<bot>: I have HPV and want to date but don't know how to reconcile that with my STI.  I need advice.