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A 25-year-old male 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?
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
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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A 20-year-old male asked:
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?
Dr. Rawhi Omaranswered
Pathology 46 years experience
HPV subtypes: Almost all warts, genital and otherwise, are caused by one or another subtype of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). They are numerous and easily transmi... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Noticed small bump near anus while wiping. I am virgin with no sexual contact, is genital warts possible without sex? Is it spreadable in bathrooms?
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Likely not: These are often skin tags that develop after you pass a large turd & overstretch the outlet.It can also be a leftover from an inflamed hair gland.... Read More
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I agree- sounds like a hemorrhoid skin tag, rectal irritation ( proctitis) and/or hemorrhoiditis.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
I noticed small bump near anus while wiping. Im virgin W/O any sexual contact. Could genital warts spread in doorknobs,toilets, other non sexual ways?
Dr. Pierrette Mimi Poinsettanswered
Pediatrics 40 years experience
Genital warts: Genital warts are spread only via sexual contact. They are not transmitted via doorknobs, toilets other non sexual ways.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Can one get genital warts without ever having any sort of sexual contact at all?
Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 58 years experience
Yes possible: But most of the times, of course not all of the times, genital warts are due to sexual contact , as the transmission is by virus ( hpv ) can get ... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
I have warts on upper portion of my inner thighs but they are neither on scrotum(balls) nor on penis.I have never have had any type of sex as I am a virgin.please can anyone tell me do I have genital warts. my warts do resemble to genital warts?
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
No: Warts are warts. The appearance does not decide their origin the tissue they infest does. If yours are not on your genitals they are not genital warts... Read More
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