Why Women Are More Susceptible Genital to Warts During Pregnancy
The thousand dollar question is, why are women who are pregnant more susceptible to developing genital warts than if they weren’t pregnant? It’s a simple reason really and one that bears further looking into if you don’t know it. So it’s a good thing that I’m on hand to help you with the necessary information! The reasons behind it, are all down to the immune system. When a woman is pregnant the fetus contains the mother’s antigens, and also the father’s antigens. And since your immune system will normally attack anything that is foreign ion your body, there is the chance that it can also attack the fetus. This is obviously not a good thing, so to deal with this potential problem, the immune system lowers its barriers. This in turn allows the fetus to grow within the womb, free from harm by the immune system. If you think about your immune system like a guard dog, then in effect you’re what your body is doing when confronted with a fetus containing foreign substances, is to reign in th...