People who sweat heavily and who walk or exercise frequently are susceptible to them. Flat warts are smaller and smoother than hand and foot warts. They grow in clusters of 20 to 100 at a time in the beard area of men and on the legs of women. Genital warts are very contagious and occur on the genitalia, around the anus, and within the rectum. In women, they are also found inside the vagina and on the cervix.
Genital warts are hard to treat and some are associated with cancer of the cervix.
Both sexual partners should receive medical care. Many treatments to remove warts exist. They can be frozen off, burned off, surgically removed, treated with chemicals and drugs, or removed by laser. If the warts do not interfere with walking or running and do not cause social problems, it may be best to leave them alone. It is likely that they will eventually go away.