pete_finlay
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genital warts arent herpes - they're 2 completely different things.if u have cold sores (HSV-1) u can still get genital warts (HSV-2) both are herpes family viruses.. and u can get both in groin and face nowadays... why not avoid getting it in the first place?
they hurt and they have been shown to increase ure chances of harming a baby if ure carrying these viruses..
genital warts are caused by the human papiloma virus - up to 80% of sexually active people will get genital hpv at some stage in their life - its estimated that by the time a person has slept with 3 others, they will have acquired it - however only an unlucky <5% of those will ever show any outward symptoms, ie genital warts. i am one of those, and have been battling the symptoms for over 13 months now. it's obviously not very pleasant and i have avoided girls while i have had it, but it is an extremely common thing and its a shame theres such a stigma through bad education on the subject as a result, for something that is so common
once again, herpes is a completely different virus to hpv (which certain strains can cause the symptom of genital warts).