Genital Warts Transmission
Genital warts are sexually transmitted and spread most readily in moist areas such as beneath the foreskin of the penis of an uncircumcised man, around the vulva, or around the anus. Warts are spread by genital-to-genital contact, and not by other practices such as oral sex or mutual masturbation.
The genital wart virus continues to live in the body even when no warts are visible, and transmission may occur from "viral shedding" when no obvious warts are present. When warts occur, they may take months to develop after the infection has been acquired
Transmission to infants at birth can occur, and may be reduced by effective treatment of warts in pregnancy - preferably using cryotherapy.
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