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FAQ: How Can I Prevent Getting Infected With Genital Warts?

Staff — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:15:26 +0000

Your best bet at preventing infection is to abstain from sex or limit sexual contact to one uninfected person. If that is not an option, condoms may provide some protection, but condoms are not 100% effective since they do not cover the entire penis or surrounding areas.

The first vaccine against HPV, Gardasil, won FDA approval June 8, 2006. The vaccine protects against infection from four strains of the virus. Two of these strains, HPV-16 and HPV-18, account for about 70% of cervical cancers. The other two strains covered by the vaccine, HPV- 6 and HPV-11, account for about 90% of genital warts. The vaccine is approved for 9- to 26-year-old females. Other vaccines against HPV are currently being studied and are showing great promise in reducing infections.

FAQ: What Happens If I Don’t Get Genital Warts Treated?

Staff — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:12:59 +0000

Unfortunately, despite treatment, having HPV can increase your risk of cervical, penile, and rectal cancer. But not all forms of the virus are associated with these cancers. If you have genital warts, it is important to get annual check-ups to screen for cancer.

FAQ: How Do I Know If I Have Genital Warts?

Staff — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:09:30 +0000

Like many STDs, HPV does not always have visible symptoms. But when symptoms do occur, warts may be seen around the genital area. In women, warts can develop on the outside and inside of the vagina, on the cervix (the opening to the uterus), or around the anus. In men, they may be seen on the tip of the penis, the shaft of the penis, on the scrotum, or around the anus. Genital warts also can develop in the mouth or throat of a person who has had oral sex with an infected person.

Because there is no way to predict whether the warts will grow or disappear, people who suspect that they have been infected should be examined and treated, if necessary.

FAQ: How do people get HPV?

Staff — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:02:02 +0000

HPV is passed on through genital contact, most often during vaginal and anal sex. HPV may also be passed on during oral sex and genital-to-genital contact. HPV can be passed on between straight and same-sex partners?even when the infected partner has no signs or symptoms.

A person can have HPV even if years have passed since he or she had sexual contact with an infected person. Most infected persons do not realize they are infected or that they are passing the virus on to a sex partner. It is also possible to get more than one type of HPV.

Very rarely, a pregnant woman with genital HPV can pass HPV to her baby during delivery. In these cases, the child can develop RRP.

FAQ: What is genital HPV infection?

Staff — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:57:16 +0000

Genital human papillomavirus (also called HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). There are more than 40 HPV types that can infect the genital areas of males and females. These HPV types can also infect the mouth and throat. Most people who become infected with HPV do not even know they have it. HPV is not the same as herpes or HIV (the virus that causes AIDS). These are all viruses that can be passed on during sex, but they cause different symptoms and health problems.

FAQ: What do genital warts look like?

Staff — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:54:58 +0000

Genital warts usually appear as a small bump or groups of bumps in the genital area. They can be small or large, raised or flat, or shaped like a cauliflower. Health care providers can diagnose warts by looking at the genital area during an office visit. Warts can appear within weeks or months after sexual contact with an infected partner?even if the infected partner has no signs of genital warts. If left untreated, genital warts might go away, remain unchanged, or increase in size or number. They will not turn into cancer.

How often can episodes of genital warts occur?

Staff — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:50:46 +0000

* Some people only have one episode, while others have recurrences
* When warts are present, the virus is considered active
* When warts are gone, the virus is latent (sleeping) in the skin cells – it may or may not be contagious at this time
* Genital warts may or may not return after the first episode
* A healthy immune system is usually able to clear the virus, or suppress it, over time.
* Warts may appear within several weeks after sex with someone who has the wart-types of HPV, or it may take several months or years to appear. Or, warts may never appear. This makes it hard to know exactly when or from whom someone got the virus.

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