How HPV spreads: the story of a wart

This lesson is part of the WARTES HPV Masterclass. Preview: the first part of the narration.

Let me tell you how most genital warts begin. It is a story I hear in my clinic almost every day. It often starts before an intimate encounter. To prepare, a person removes the hair in the genital area, with a razor, a hair-removal cream or wax.

Afterwards the skin looks smooth. But under a magnifying glass, it is full of tiny scratches and irritated hair follicles: small openings the eye cannot see.

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