Genital warts

Am I spreading them by shaving?

I shave regularly and new ones keep appearing in a line along where the razor goes. That cannot be a coincidence.

plain_paper 4 months ago

NoteMember experience, not medical advice. Symptoms overlap between infections and only a test can tell them apart.

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second_tuesday 4 months ago

It is probably not a coincidence. Micro trauma to skin is thought to make it easier for the virus to establish, and a blade dragged across a lesion and then across intact skin is a plausible route.

Stopping shaving in the area during treatment is a common piece of advice for exactly this reason.

wool_coat 4 months ago

I switched to trimming and the pattern of new ones stopped. That is one person’s experience rather than proof, but the mechanism is sensible enough that it is worth trying.

low_tide 4 months ago

If you do keep shaving anywhere, do not reuse the blade and do not go over treated skin. That is the minimum.

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