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Could flat warts on face be transferred to genitals?

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Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Yes: Warts are caused by viruses, which are transmissible from one area of the body to another, so exercise caution when treating warts.

Answered 3/22/2014

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Noticed small purple black lumps under foreskin on penis and one on penis head - (this one was already present before sex). Could it be genital warts?

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Can genital warts be white? I have a very small bump under penis head on foreskin. Been there a while could this be a wart?

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Forgot to ask. Ive been told Ive folliculitis and believed it was Genital Warts myself. My question is theyre red and hair follicles are involved but nope or anything pimple head at all. Could these actually be warts even with hair involved?

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The obgyn N.P. told me I had a genital wart with a white head and that I had hpv, she immediately put acid on it, is it normal to only get one wart or could I be misdiagnosed? On introitus, no symptom

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A member asked:

Visiting my parents, My mum picked up a heap of my underwear to wash. I have Genital HPV , no warts currently. I told to leave my washing she doesnt know I have it. She picked up my underwear could she get it on her hands or face ?

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