My partner has genital warts. can i have sex with him safely using a birth control pill while warts are visible or only when they are not?

No: The pill will not protect you from warts. The only way you may be protected is to use condoms and that may not be effective 100 percent of the time.

Genital warts & sex: Genital warts are cause by the hpv. This virus stays in the skin and can be passed to the partner during sex whether the lesions are present or not. Since one can be at risk for cervical or anal cancer from certain types of hpv, if the male partner has hpv, he must always use a condom to help prevent transmission of the virus. Condoms don't always prevent infection but they decrease the risk.

Gardasil: Gardasil is a vaccine that is available to prevent infection from the hpv subtypes that are associated with cervical cancer and other genital cancers. You and your partner can see a physician to see if the vaccine is a good option.