canyouget genital warts by scratching a wart on your foot and then touching your anal area?
472040
No, this is an old wives tale.  Genital warts arnt caused by normal warts, they are caused by the Human papillomavirus, or HPV.  Genital warts are can only be spread from sex with someone containing genital warts, therefore infecting you as well.
934012
Technically yes. Realistically no. However, if you rub your butt and genitals around in someone else's fresh body excretions, you can get a disease. Usually, the bacteria/viruses in blood and excretions die off fairly fast once exposed to air, especially if the stuff is already crusty. You skin is an intact barrier and gives sufficient protection from unsanitary places. You would have to get direct contact with the genital region in order for this to happen, and the excretions would have to be fairly fresh.\n\nActually, studies have shown that one of the most unsanitary places in a bathroom is the bathroom door handle (next to the flush button, of course). It's full of bacteria found in urine and feces, and while it's not easy to get an infection from that, it's still gross. That's what you want to avoid touching after you washed your hands.
223403
Genital warts is caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV).  They are permanent and there is no cure.  Your physician may be able to cut or burn them off, but the virus remains in your body forever, which means more growths down there.  And it IS STILL POSSIBLE to spread the virus to others even if you have your current warts removed!!
882543
sounds like it could be an std known as genital warts. which there is no cure for. the only way to remove them is to get them scraped off...only for them to grow back again later. hopefully this is not what you have.
814651
go see a dermatologist- compound w in the genital area is gonna hurt.
1010750
Genital warts are only spread  with skin to skin contact during anal or vaginal sex so it is not possible to get it from a toilet seat.
185663
Absolutely. Potatoes on warts. Cut a potato in half, rub the juice on the wart (and bury the potato but that is superstition). I swear on my life that I've seen it work.
34751
go to the doctor!!!!!!  don't self-medicate, especially if they used acid to remove the warts!
368877
If it's just one, it's probably not genital warts. They tend to come in clusters and will spread around your penis. The solution is to have then burned off with liquid nitrogen. This can take several treatments, and if they aren't all removed they may re-occur.\n\nOther symptoms that are sometimes confused as genital warts are molluscum contagiosum (another sexually transmittable disease) and fordyce spots (not a disease at all.)\n\nThe best thing to do is see a doctor ASAP. Only a doctor can provide an accurate diagnosis. If the private hospital is your only option, then go there. But it's better to know the truth, and if treatment is neccesary to start early.\n\nDon't gamble with the crown jewels. Good luck!
1105414
Genital warts are very contagious and are spread during oral, vaginal, or anal sex with an infected partner. They are transmitted by skin-to-skin contact during vaginal, anal, or (rarely) oral sex with someone who is infected. Rarely, genital warts also can develop in your mouth or throat if you have oral sex with an infected person.
242341
Genital warts are caused by the human papilloma virus.  Genital warts are very contagious and are spread during oral, vaginal, or an-al sex with an infected partner. They are transmitted by skin-to-skin contact during vaginal, an-al, or (rarely) or-al sex with someone who is infected. About two-thirds of people who have sexual contact with a partner with genital warts will develop warts, usually within 3 months of contact.
934171
genital warts=STD's   stop having sex and go to the doctor they are contagious, ie herpes
845663
If they aren't near your vagina, they probably aren't genital warts, but if you go to the dr. and they tell you they are GW, it takes a couple to a few months for the warts to appear after sexual activity.  It's not a quick turn around like chlamydia, where you know soon afterwards.  It does sound like warts, so don't let the timeline fool you.  Just find out so you don't spread them.  At least you can take measures to keep from spreading them.  Here's what I would recommend to you:\n\nYou could cover them with bandaids during intercourse, but the bandaids could come off if there's moisture involved (sweat.) And there's no way to put a bandaid on an infected skin cell that you can't visibly see yet. The warts spread so easily! A nurse has said "the only way to have sex and prevent spreading them is to use the male and female condom...together..." but if you ask me, that's impossible! Neither condom covers the inner thigh and buttocks. Both partners should have sex with underwear (female) and boxers (male) on to keep the least amount of skin from touching! It's not sexy, but ...neither is spreading warts. Best of luck to you.
226428
You cannot cure genital warts.  If you have them, you will always carry the virus.  This does not mean you will always have warts though - you simply have the virus in your blood.\n\nThere are tons of products on the internet that claim to cure everything.  The reason is because some people believe everything they see - and some people are very desperate for a cure - and others take advantage of that by selling things that do not work.\n\nYou can get tested free of charge at many Planned Parenthoods, or at Family Planning or STD clinics through your local or state department of health.  It's confidential and no one will ever find out - not even your parents.
39385
HPV can be spread even without a condom.  Unfortunately there is no way to protect yourself 100% from HPV, although the risk is reduced if a condom is used.  HPV can be active in the skin, even though there are no warts present.  This means that you (or your partner) can have the virus and not even know it.  It stands to reason then, that HPV is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections.  My family doctor told me to just assume that everyone who has had more than 2 sexual partners in his/her lifetime has it.\n\nUPDATE: Based on later answers, I wanted to address mutual m*sterbation.  You CAN get HPV from mutual mast.  HPV warts can be microscopic, invisible to the naked eye.  If you touch your partner's genitals and then touch your own with the same hand, you have most likely just put the HPV virus on your own skin.  Whether or not you will develop warts/lesions is unpredictable.  Some people have HPV but never show any lesions.
275197
Genital warts are caused by a virus. The virus stays in your body forever. However, you need to go and get the wart frozen off at the doctor's office or the local county health department (a lot cheaper). Once they are frozen off, they usually do not reappear although they can. There is nothing you can do without seeing a doctor except continue to spread it around to others and let the virus cause more potential harm to your body.
956477
The HPV that causes warts on your hands and feet is different from the HPV that causes genital warts. So, no, you won't give a girl genital warts. Unless, of course, you're infected with genital HPV. The problem is that there are no real symptoms in men, other than the actual genital warts. There are some strains of HPV that don't show any outward symptoms.\n\nAs far as condom use goes, condoms are great for preventing HIV and pregnancy, but they don't necessarily work for preventing HPV. Your best bet is to practice abstinence, but if you must have sex, use a condom. In fact, the CDC is recommending that you change condoms in between sexual acts - so maybe one condom for oral sex, then a new one for vaginal sex. Good luck to you.