Many people believe that once genital warts vanish, they are no longer contagious. While it is true that genital warts may not be quite as contagious when you have no warts visible, it’s not true that you cannot pass on genital warts at this time. When you see no visible warts, it doesn’t mean that HPV, the human papilloma virus and the cause of genital warts, is gone. Instead, it simply means the virus is in remission. It can return at any time.
Genital warts are incredibly contagious, so contagious, in fact, that there are over one million diagnosed new cases of warts every year. These are just the cases reported—health officials estimate there could be as many as five million people infected every year. One issue is that genital warts are spread from skin to skin contact, not via sexual fluids. Because condoms don’t cover all affected areas, it is completely possible to pass HPV even when having safe sex. The only sure way of not getting genital warts is to abstain from sex.
Another issue with genital warts and their contagiousness is that the incubation period of the virus can be anywhere from two to nine months. This means you could be infected for more than half a year with genital warts and not know it. Until the first warts appear, there’s no way of knowing that you need medication or that you are putting potential partners at risk.
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