1. Only women are prone to have HPV infection and develop genital warts- It is very common around the globe, any person who is sexually active is likely to develop genital warts. HPV infection chooses no gender or age. Both men and women can have HPV and genital warts, pregnant women are more susceptible to have severe symptoms. Women infected with HPV are more likely to have visible symptoms of genital warts than men.
2. A person can only have genital warts if he engages in unprotected sex- It is a sexually transmitted infections, you can get infected with HPV primarily if you have unprotected sex, you can also get genital warts through skin contact. Even if you did not engage in penetrative sexual intercourse, you can still get the infection if direct contact has been made.
3. Condoms can protect you from genital warts- condoms can provide you with some form of protection against HPV. There is still a high possibility of developing genital warts since genital warts are viral, they can easily spread through direct skin contact. Even if you wear condoms while having sexual intercourse with an HPV infected person, the virus can still be transmitted since the condom does not cover the entire male genitalia.
4. If there are no visible genital warts, that means you are not infected with HPV- Not everyone who is infected develop visible signs and symptoms, only one percent of the HPV infected population has genital warts. Among the people with genital warts, not all warts appear in the exterior part of the genital and anal areas.

1. Only women are prone to have HPV infection and develop genital warts- It is very common around the globe, any person who is sexually active is likely to develop genital warts. HPV infection chooses no gender or age. Both men and women can have HPV and genital warts, pregnant women are more susceptible to have severe symptoms. Women infected with HPV are more likely to have visible symptoms of genital warts than men.

2. A person can only have genital warts if he engages in unprotected sex- It is a sexually transmitted infections, you can get infected with HPV primarily if you have unprotected sex, you can also get genital warts through skin contact. Even if you did not engage in penetrative sexual intercourse, you can still get the infection if direct contact has been made.

3. Condoms can protect you from genital warts- condoms can provide you with some form of protection against HPV. There is still a high possibility of developing genital warts since genital warts are viral, they can easily spread through direct skin contact. Even if you wear condoms while having sexual intercourse with an HPV infected person, the virus can still be transmitted since the condom does not cover the entire male genitalia.

4. If there are no visible genital warts, that means you are not infected with HPV- Not everyone who is infected develop visible signs and symptoms, only one percent of the HPV infected population has genital warts. Among the people with genital warts, not all warts appear in the exterior part of the genital and anal areas.

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