Hello, is it possible to contract genital warts without ever having sexual contact and without your mother having it. I ask this because for the past week or two i�ve been slightly sore and itchy down below. The pain is not constant but sometimes it will really itch and burn. I just had my period this past week too. When I examined myself I found what appears to be a small flesh colored growth that is long and skinny protruding from my skin near the opening of my vagina. Also, the area around my opening feels rough and bumpy. Could this be an allergic reaction to something? My opening also looks slightly swollen. I've never been sexually active so I could not have got it from there and my mother has never mentioned anything about her having genital warts. I'm 18 so I think she would have by now if she did. My mother has however had female problems in the past with cyst growing on her ovaries or maybe it was her uterus but she finally had to have a hysterectomy (sp.?). Any help or advice would be great.