The bumps may be small and flat or slightly raised with finger-like projections. In many instances, people with HPV do not know they have the virus. Warts can be very small or even microscopic. However, people with cervixes can receive a diagnosis following a HPV test, which is similar to a cervical cancer screening, or Pap test.
Doctors may carry out a HPV test at the same time as a Pap test, or separately. During a HPV test, a healthcare provider uses a speculum to view the cervix.
The provider uses a tiny brush to collect cells from the cervix, which a lab then tests for HPV. However, doctors may provide anal Pap testing for those who are at increased risk for HPV-related anal cancer. According to the CDC, this includes people who have anal sex and those with weakened immune systems. While there is no cure for HPV, there are treatments that can help with genital warts until the infection goes away. These include :.
If a person has HPV and may be at higher risk for cancer, it is also important they get regular tests such as Pap smears to detect abnormal cells. Preventative measures can reduce the risk of a person contracting HPV, as well as the chance that those with an active infection can spread the virus to others.
Planned Parenthood recommend:. Getting the vaccine is one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of HPV. The vaccine can prevent people from getting strains of HPV that cause most cases of both genital warts and cervical cancer and is available in the U.
This includes males and females. Keep in mind that other forms of birth control that prevent pregnancy, such as a diaphragm or birth control pills, do not prevent STIs. As the vagina is self-cleaning, it is not necessary to douche.
Instead, wash the vulva, or outside of the vagina, with warm water only. According to the American Academy of Dermatology , people who smoke have a higher risk of developing genital warts compared to people who do not smoke. Any time a person thinks they may have genital warts, they should see a doctor or sexual health nurse. Reviewed by: Christina M. Shultz, MD and Taina A.
Trevino, MD. Larger text size Large text size Regular text size. What Are Genital Warts? What Causes Genital Warts? What Are STDs? The warts can be on or near the vulva, vagina, cervix, penis, scrotum, or anus.
This is because: The virus can be in the body for months to years before warts develop. They might have had warts before that weren't noticed. How Are Genital Warts Diagnosed? How Are Genital Warts Treated? Treatments to remove genital warts include: medicines put on or into the warts lasers, cold, or heat put on the warts surgery Sometimes, warts come back after treatment. Most of the time, HPV is gone within 2 years of when someone was infected. Can Genital Warts Be Prevented?
They can appear on the genitals, in the pubic area or in the anal canal. In women, genital warts can also grow inside the vagina. In women, genital warts can grow on the vulva, the walls of the vagina, the area between the external genitals and the anus, the anal canal, and the cervix. In men, they may occur on the tip or shaft of the penis, the scrotum, or the anus.
Genital warts can also develop in the mouth or throat of a person who has had oral sexual contact with an infected person. Genital warts can be so small and flat as to be invisible.
Rarely, however, genital warts can multiply into large clusters, in someone with a supressed immune system. The human papillomavirus HPV causes warts. There are more than 40 strains of HPV that affect the genital area. Genital warts are almost always spread through sexual contact.
Your warts don't have to be visible for you to spread the infection to your sexual partner. Most people who are sexually active get infected with genital HPV at some time.
Factors that can increase your risk of becoming infected include:. Cervical cancer has been closely linked with genital HPV infection. Certain types of HPV also are associated with cancers of the vulva, anus, penis, and mouth and throat. HPV infection doesn't always lead to cancer, but it's important for women to have regular Pap tests, particularly those who've been infected with higher risk types of HPV.
Problems during pregnancy. Rarely during pregnancy, warts can enlarge, making it difficult to urinate. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads.
Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Genital warts are caused by the human papillomavirus HPV —the most common sexually transmitted disease.
Looking at pictures of genital warts can help you recognize them, and knowing how these warts spread and what prevention strategies exist is important for reducing your risk and the risk of spread to others. Around different strains of HPV have been identified—with approximately 40 of them shown to infect the genital area.
Most sexually active people will encounter some form of HPV in their lifetime, but not all strains carry the same levels of risk. HPV strains are often referred to as low-risk noncancerous or high-risk cancerous. High-risk strains cause the majority of cervical, penile, vulvar, vaginal, anal, and oropharyngeal cancers and precancers abnormal cell changes that may cause cancer.
An HPV test is used to specifically test for high-risk types of HPV in individuals with a cervix, while a Pap test collects cervical cells to find any changes or abnormal cells in the cervix.
These tests can be paired together to check for both high-risk HPV and cervical cell changes. Although there is no approved test for HPV in men, some healthcare providers offer anal Pap tests for those that are at an increased risk for anal cancer, such as men with HIV or men who receive anal sex.
The U. Vaccination with Gardasil 9 is recommended as part of routine care beginning at ages 11 or 12, but can be administered as early as 9 years old. As previously mentioned, genital warts may not show up for two or three months after HPV infection, if ever.
When they do appear, they typically appear as flesh-toned or gray growths. They can be raised or flat. They appear on, in, and around the genitals. They can grow in clusters that resemble cauliflower, or they can appear singularly. Their appearance of genital warts can vary dramatically.
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