The Answers To Your HPV Warts Questions
What many people don’t realise is Hpv Warts is a sexually transmitted infection caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). This is more commonly known as genital warts. HPV Warts is one of the most difficult STD’s to treat as it can have a dormancy period where the infection lies in your body without any symptoms. This means that it can spread really easily as the person might not even know they have the condition. Both infections have periods when they lie dormant and periods of flare ups. Therefore it is important to make sure to practice safe sex at all times by using a condom. If not you have a 70% chance of passing HPV Warts to your partner.
This disease can also be spread through skin to skin contact of an infected area. If the warts are particularly small the person might not even realise that they have the infection. A word of caution, wearing condom does not always guarantee that you will not be infected as genital warts can occur in areas not covered by a condom. Women particularly could be totally unaware they have genital warts as they are often only diagnosed when a women goes for a pap spear. Therefore is it vitally important for a sexually active woman to have regular pap smears.
If left untreated, serious cases of HPV Warts could lead to other conditions such as pelvic inflammatory disease or cervical cancer. It just proves again how important it is for sexually active people to get regular check ups. Hpv Warts are raised bumps or lumps, they can appear in their own or in clusters. Generally they are painless but they might itch a bit. A lot of people choose to look up pictures of warts on the internet to see if it looks like the symptoms they have. If you look at them they may appear to be pink and sometimes have a cauliflower shape. Sometimes your immune system will fight the warts and they can go without treatment but it is much more common to require treatment to get them to disappear. If you choose to speak to your doctor they will discuss various options including burning the warts off. Other options include ordering a reputable treatment that you can use in the comfort of your own home. The choice is yours and if one option does not work please do not worry because there are plenty options out there.
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