Genital warts are a very common sexually transmitted disease these days. Warts are caused by the human papillomavirus and are becoming more known as a sexually transmitted disease rather than just genital warts as an infection. Many people who have a lot of partners are more at risk for contracting genital warts. Condoms do not always protect people from contracting warts because they do not just remain on the genitals. The warts can also be around the anus and over the anal cavity where protection has no affect. Warts on the genital area are not just sexually contracted but can also just arise from an outbreak. If someone has the HPV virus, and millions do, this virus can flare up and cause a person to start having genital wart outbreaks. Genital warts may heal by themselves with out any treatment, but there is always a chance they can come back. Genital warts last a lifetime so once a person gets one outbreak they are going to see them for life. Millions of people contract genital warts everyday without knowing their partner had genital warts.Genital warts can be small enough that a person may not even know they have warts and this along with unprotected sex can lead to infection of another. Genital warts are small to larger bumps which appear all over the genitals. On women genital warts may be on the inside of the vagina on the cervix which is very hard to determine without an exam from a doctor. In women genital warts will appear on the outside of the vagina as well as on the anal cavity. Men who have genital warts may see or feel them on the tip of the penis. If large enough genital warts may block the penile opening. This makes going to the bathroom harder for a man. Women can also experience an infection of genital warts covering their vaginal opening. Pregnant women need to be especially careful about genital warts on the cervix. When giving birth if a woman has genital warts they may pass on to the baby. If this happens the child may have warts in their throat or even mouth and can be very uncomfterable and hard to remove because of the age. To prevent getting genital warts from others it is best not to have intercourse or oral sex contact with anyone who has or may have genital warts. Once someone has warts they can be hard to treat and very annoying if they come in clusters. Wart treatment can be found in many places although most treatments cause pain and scarring.

 

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