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I had a wart besides my scrotum and one in between my legs, or that zone and were removed. my family has many warts, and my grandfather had a wart on his genital zone. could it be genetics and its a common wart? im a virgin, no sexual contact?

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

Common wart: Various strains of the HPV virus cause warts in specific tissues. The location of the wart on normal skin surfaces like near the scrotum /on the legs/on fingers/is specific to the strains involved. Acquisition is by chance contact with the germ, not passed in genes. Genital warts are caused by different strains passed during sex.

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Answered 12/8/2020

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A member asked:

I had a wart besides my scrotum and one in between my legs, or that zone and were removed. my family has many warts, and my grandfather had a wart on his genital zone. could it be genetics and its a common wart? im a virgin, no sexual contact?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. James Ferguson answered

Dr Maes agreed

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Can common warts appear around the genital? Ive had 2 since a child but got them removed, urologist told me it wasn't the genital virus since i havent experienced no sexual situation, is that possible? So common warts appear all over your body?

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If i have 2 common warts around my genital, urologist told me they were since i havent had sex. Does that mean i have the genital virus which is from sexual contact? Or are they like a wart that appears on your arm or elsewhere?

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