Genital warts

Will they come back after the baby is born?

Warts appeared in pregnancy and I have been told they often improve afterwards. Is that real or is it something people say to pregnant women?

salt_marsh 5 months ago

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

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open_window 5 months ago

It is real and it is commonly observed. Warts often grow during pregnancy and frequently regress or resolve in the months after delivery, which is why treatment is sometimes deferred.

Not guaranteed, but common enough that watchful waiting is a legitimate plan rather than a fob off.

low_ceiling 4 months ago

That was my experience. Considerable growth in the third trimester, largely gone by about four months postpartum without any treatment at all.

slow_thaw 4 months ago

Do keep the postnatal review though. If they have not settled by then, treating outside pregnancy is simpler because more options are available.

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