Female Genital Warts

Genital warts affects many people across the United States. Men, women, and children of all shapes and sizes have been inflicted with this widespread sexually transmitted disease. In particular however, women tend to face more complications when infected with genital warts. Since genital warts are caused by the Human Papillomavirus, and HPV has been known to cause cervical cancer in women, women are more at risk for contracting cancerous and/or precancerous cells in their cervix. Therefore, it is important to make sure to get regular pap tests done to check for any exsisting conditions you might have.

Warts that appear on the inside of the vagina and in the cervix are easy to miss and many women have to undergo special procedures to find them. They appear as flat, white cauliflower-like heads that can grow into large clusters. Women are at high-risk of getting genital warts if they have multiple sex partners as well as unprotected sex.

If a woman is pregnant, it is rare for her to pass HPV on to her child. Also, if a woman has had genital warts in the past but have not had any recently, she should not worry about any problems during the pregnancy or the birth. However, if a woman has genital warts during the pregnancy, and gives birth while still being infected, the warts may grow and block the birth canal. If this happens, a woman could possibly have a C-section delivery.

Women should always seek treatment an outbreak occurs. Delaying treatment could cause infertility, and in rare cases, cervical cancer.

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