These small warts usually cause no symptoms. If untreated, some will disappear spontaneously. However, because the virus may be sexually transmitted, it is important to obtain medical treatment. Warts themselves are not life-threatening. The warts may grow rapidly during pregnancy, but often resolve postpartum.
Recurrence is common.
Possible Complications Female cervical disorders. In pregnancy, the warts can cause the skin of the vagina to tear more easily and make it more difficult to repair if an episiotomy or laparotomy procedure is performed. In addition, there is a small risk that the newborn can acquire the infection whether the birth is vaginal or by cesarean section. For this reason, the infection in a mother is not a special reason to do a cesarean section. Though some types of HPV infection carry an increased risk of genital cancer, the type of HPV causing common genital warts is normally not implicated in this group.