Vaginal warts are genital warts that occur on the vagina in women. Although the term “vaginal warts” is popularly used for any genital warts that occur on women, these warts can occur in places other than just the vagina, and they are all caused by the same virus In fact, genital warts occur in both men and women and there is functionally and symptomatically no difference between genital warts occurring on men and those occurring on women. Read the rest of this entry

There is much conflicting information around the subject of HPV warts and childbirth. Lets try and clear up some of the confusion and misconceptions surrounding this… Read the rest of this entry

Using a condom will prevent HPV (human papillomavirus) infection

Wrong – While using a condom can protect against  HPV it does not provide complete protection. This is because the HPV virus can spread through skin-to-skin contact with other infected areas which are not covered by the condom, for example the anus or scrotum.  The only real way to best avoid HPV infection is to never have sex, or only have sex with one partner and make sure that partner has never had sex with anyone else. Obviously this is something that can be difficult to achieve for most people. And if you don’t want to Read the rest of this entry

If you have vaginal warts (HPV – Human Papillomavirus) and are considering pregnancy, you are probably wondering how it could affect your baby.

During pregnancy the immune system can become suppressed, and as a result, HPV symptoms can worsen during, because the immune system protects you from viruses and infections. When it is suppressed, vaginal warts associated with the HPV virus can grow faster and become quite large. They can grow much quicker and larger during pregnancy due to the extra vaginal moisture that is present along with the hormonal changes of pregnancy.

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