Genital warts are by far the most widely spread STD and even though they rarely present any major health hazards, being pregnant with genital warts is a cause for concern. However, let’s take a quick look at what causes the genital warts.

They are caused by some types of the human papilloma virus (HPV). The virus has no less than 40 strains, but only a few of them cause the genital warts and only a few of them are considered to be a contributing factor to serious conditions and diseases such as cervical cancer, anal cancer and in rare cases penile cancer. The virus is almost always spread during sexual intercourse: vaginal, anal and oral, but it can be transferred merely by skin-to-skin contact as well.

Most people that are infected might not see any signs or symptoms whatsoever; millions of men and women carry the HPV without even knowing it. However, when the symptoms are present the warts might cause pain, bleeding, painful intercourse, itching and discomfort. Having genital warts during pregnancy might lead to even further complications – the immune system of the pregnant women is usually suppressed and this cause the warts to grow larger and bigger in numbers. In many cases these warts will disappear after the birth due to the strengthening immune system to the mother. Another cause for worry for women that are pregnant with genital warts is the slight possibility of passing the warts to their newborn – vertical transmitting of the human papilloma virus is possible and the baby will have warts in the mouth, throat or the genital area.

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In rare cases when the warts are too big and there are large numbers of them, they might be blocking the birth canal, which might result in difficult delivery. This can cause bleeding during delivery, but passing the warts to the child has been documented during vaginal and cesarean birth – therefore the latter is not recommended as prevention of passing the virus.

It should be noted that genital warts during pregnancy can be successfully treated; if the area covered by the warts is really large, then laser treatment at the clinic is probably the best choice, otherwise they can be treated either at home or at the doctor’s office using various solutions such as bichloro-acetic acid, trichloro-acetic acid, imiquimod and some herbal remedies.

As we already mentioned substantial complications hardly ever occur when a woman is pregnant with genital warts; nevertheless, we encourage you to seek immediate medical attention if this is the case. The most common signs are not only the appearance of small bumps that will then grow into warts, but also itching, discomfort in the genital or anal area, and in rare cases painful intercourse and bleeding. If the infection symptoms are mild, most doctors will not undertake any treatment during pregnancy since the warts will probably disappear after the birth and they do not present any significant danger to the baby as well, but let this decision be made by a qualified medical practitioner.