Can Genital Warts Be Transmitted?
Genital warts are very common sexually transmitted diseases with strong infectivity. The main route of transmission is sexual behavior, and indirect contact can also lead to transmission. Genital warts have an incubation period of 1 to 8 months. Once there is a high-risk sexual behavior, attention should be paid to it. Timely go to the hospital for relevant examination. Once diagnosed, early treatment should be sought. In addition, sexual intercourse should be avoided during treatment.
1. Are genital warts contagious? Genital warts are sexually transmitted diseases caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which are mainly manifested as proliferative damage in the anus and genital area. Most of them occur in young and middle-aged people aged 18 to 50. After an incubation period of about half a month to 8 months, with an average of 3 months, the disease occurs. This disease is relatively common and mainly transmitted through sexual contact. HPV has different subtypes. The most common HPV subtypes that cause genital warts are 6 and 11. HPV is easy to survive and multiply under warm and humid conditions in the human body, so the external genitalia and perianal area are the most susceptible to infection.
There are several ways of transmission: 1. Sexual contact is the most important route of transmission. Therefore, this disease is prone to occur in people with disordered sexual relationships. 2. Indirect contact transmission: A small number of patients may develop the disease due to contact with items used by patients, such as underwear, towels, bathtubs, toilet seats, etc. 3. Mother-to-child transmission: Infant laryngeal papilloma can be transmitted through the birth canal during childbirth.
2. The incubation period of genital warts is 1 to 8 months, with an average of 3 months, mainly occurring in sexually active people. 1. The typical genital warts occur mainly in the genitals and perianal area. In males, they are mostly found on the foreskin, frenulum, coronal sulcus, glans penis, urethra, penis body, perianal area, rectum, and scrotum. In females, they are mostly found on the labia minora, posterior commissure, vestibule, clitoris, cervix, and perianal area. Occasionally, they can be found in areas other than the genitalia and perianal area, such as the armpits, navel, mouth, breasts, and toes. Female vaginitis and male redundant prepuce are promoting factors for the occurrence of genital warts. The lesions initially appear as small, light red papules, which gradually increase in size and number, either singly or in clusters. They are moist, soft, and irregular in surface, with papillary, papillary, or cauliflower-like protrusions. They are red or dirty gray. The roots often have peduncles, and are prone to erosion and exudation, and are easy to bleed when touched. There are often purulent secretions accumulated in the cracks of the skin lesions, which cause a foul odor and can lead to secondary infection due to scratching. This disease often has no subjective symptoms, but some patients may experience a sense of foreign body, pain, itching, or pain during sexual intercourse. Intrarectal genital warts can cause pain, bloody stool, and a sense of urgency.
2. Subclinical HPV infection refers to the inability to recognize HPV infection clinically with the naked eye, but evidence of HPV infection can be found through acetic acid white test (local whitening is observed after applying or wetting with 5% acetic acid solution), histopathological examination, or nucleic acid detection technology. 3. The relationship between HPV and cancer: A large amount of epidemiological data indicates that HPV infection (mainly high-risk HPV types such as HPV-16 and 18) is closely related to the occurrence of genital cancer, such as cervical cancer and penile cancer. The prognosis is generally good after treatment. However, regardless of the treatment method, recurrence may occur.
