… may itch, but they don’t usually hurt.

In women, genital warts can grow on the skin of the vulva, at the opening of the vagina and around the anus. They sometimes grow inside the vagina and on the cervix (the neck of the womb).

In men, genital warts may grow on the genital skin and around the anus (back passage).

How are the warts passed on?

The virus can be passed by skin-to-skin contact  (usually sex ) with a partner who has the genital wart virus. A person does not need …