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Treating Warts While Pregnant
Prevention
The best way to prevent genital warts is to avoid sex or have sex with only one uninfected partner. Using condoms also may help to prevent infection. However, condoms can't always cover all affected skin. Factors that increase your risk of becoming infected include:
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Having other STDs
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Multiple sex partners
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Smoking
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Certain vitamin deficiencies
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Medications or medical conditions that suppress the immune system, such as AIDS
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Condyloma (Genital Warts)
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Genital warts are a sexually transmitted disease that appears externally on the genitalia, in the anal area, internally in the upper vagina or... Read more »
Genital warts
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Genital warts are soft, wart-like growths on the skin and mucus membranes of the genitals in men and women. Genital warts are a type of sexually... Read more »
Warts
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Warts are small, usually painless growths on the skin caused by a virus called human papillomavirus (HPV). They are generally harmless. However,... Read more »
Warts
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Warts are growths on the skin that occur in response to a viral infection.Warts come from the human papilloma virus, or from one of its 48 different... Read more »
Warts
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Prevention It is difficult to prevent warts. You can reduce your chances of getting warts by avoiding skin contact with existing warts and... Read more »
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