Could this be genital warts..

My ex-boyfriend has a single wart in his pubic hair, about four inches below his belly button. During my research, the only location genital warts should be are around the anus and on the penis. The reason I didn't see it for so long (besides the fact that he was lying to me) was that it was hidden in his pubic hair and I simply thought it was a skin tag. When he went to planned parenthood, the doctor told him it was a genital wart and when he used the cream it went away. The thing is, planned parenthood doctors are so busy so he didn't get that much information. I'm wondering what type of HPV strain this must be and why he only got one that never grew or had more cluster around it, and why he hasn't had another outbreak since this one healed. I'm also wondering what chances are that I have HPV. Obviously, we are not together anymore and I'm very broken over this experience. Any thoughts?

Sweetheart, genital warts are caused mainly by strains 6 & 11 of the HPV; strains 16 & 18 are responsible for over 85% of cases of cervical carcinomas/cervical dysplasias in women under 55 y/o. Genital [venereal] warts start out flat {one of the reasons you didn't notice it at first} and then, over time, turn to pendiculated, cauliflower-like growth(s); they can be present in the penis, thighs, perianal or anal area, lips, tongue, or other oral mucosa, and on the mons pubis {where the pubic hair grows}. In women, they can also grow on the inside of the vaginal walls and the cervix of the uterus. Although they usually grow in clusters, some people get a single wart {like in my case}. Once treated and the warts gone, there's about a 30% chance of them recurring. People who have had any genital {skin-to-skin, not necessarily intercourse} contact, or have engaged in oral sex with a partner with visible warts, can expect to develop the warts themselves within 3 weeks to 4 months; this happens in about 2/3 or 66% of cases {those are the odds of you developing genital warts yourself}. Even if you don't develop the warts, HPV is very contagious and the chances are that you caught it from your ex-BF. You should go to your Gyno, get a PAP test [HPV infection usually shows up in PAPs as abnormal cells], and have the doctor examine your external and internal genitalia for any flat warts. Usually, the doctor will smear your genital region with a weak vinegar solution; this solution will make any abnormalities, such as very small or flat warts show up as white in contrast of the pinkish color of healthy skin. Also, if you're under 27 y/o, ask to be given the HPV vaccine [Gardasil]; it will protect you from any HPV strains you haven't been exposed to already, such as #16 & #18 which are the "high risk" ones [cause cervical cancer, sometimes within months of exposure].