Anonymous

3 years

Possibility of having genital warts

Is it possible that a person that don’t have any sex experience before has genital warts? Or very low possibility?

Hi, thank you for the question.

Yes, warts can spread from one person to the person via skin contact, especially wounded skin surfaces. Warts is caused by human papilloma virus (HPV). There are over 100 species of human papilloma viruses, but only certain types are causing the infections. When genital areas is infected by HPV, we called it genital warts, most likely to be HPV type 6 and 11.

Get into relationships without the infection.

Otherwise, we called it as common warts if other parts are infected, such as hand and feet. There are some tips that is helpful for you to the risk of getting HPV infections when using public spaces. Always protect your damaged or wounded skin with plasters or avoid direct contact. Human papilloma viruses can be transmitted through wounded skin easily. Wash your hands frequently when you came in contact with public surfaces. For genital warts, it can easily spread through skin contact of the genital area.

Therefore, try to practise safe sex using condom during sexual intercourse. This can reduce the risk of getting infected because genital warts normal affects mucosal surfaces, such as penile, vagina and anal area. The more sex partner you have, the higher the risk of getting genital warts. Warts is a common condition that can be treated. Doctor normally can identify the warts through its characteristics cauliflower like lesions.

People normally gets warts maybe months after the infections. Doctor can remove the warts using salicylic acid or freezing the warts. In female, the HPV infections increases the risk of getting cervical cancer.

For more information, You may also click on this link (DoctorOnCall) to speak with our doctors online regarding your current problem. We assure you that our conversations are kept in confidentiality unless additional consultation needed with other medical parties. Thank you.

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