Genital Warts 101
One of the most common symptoms of human papillomavirus are warts, mostly genital warts. Although warts can be common in general discussions, genital warts is usually discussed privately as it is considered to be a very delicate matter. In this article, I will provide you all the information you need to know about genital warts. If you are ready, let us now begin.
Genital warts (also known as venereal warts, or condyloma, condylomata acuminata) is considered a highly contagious sexually transmitted infection brought by some HPV strains. There are more than 30 genital HPV types that actually does not show any symptoms. They can be caused by strains 6, 11, 30, 42, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52 and 54 of genital human papillomavirus; types 6 and 11 are the ones responsible for 90% of genital warts cases. Studies shows that out of 100 people that have low-risk HPV only one of them gets one of the HPV symptoms in the manifestation of warts.
Genital warts can be very tiny and occurs most of the time in clusters or appear in large masses in the penis area. In women, genital warts may appear on the outside and inside of the vagina, and it may also exist on the opening (cervix) to the womb (uterus), or around the anus. Genital warts are more common to men. If ever present, they commonly appear on the tip of the male sex organ. They may also appear on the shaft of the penis, on the scrotum (the external pouch that contains the testes), or around the anus. In addition, if a person had an oral sex with an infected individual, warts may also develop in the mouth or throat.
Though genital warts may disappear without treatment, they may appear again at anytime since the HPV virus is still in the system of the infected individual. The infected person’s immune system has great influence in determining the chance of removing the virus for good.
One of the most common symptoms of human papillomavirus are warts, mostly genital warts. Although warts can be common in general discussions, genital warts is usually discussed privately as it is considered to be a very delicate matter. In this article, I will provide you all the information you need to know about genital warts. If you are ready, let us now begin.
Genital warts (also known as venereal warts, or condyloma, condylomata acuminata) is considered a highly contagious sexually transmitted infection brought by some HPV strains. There are more than 30 genital HPV types that actually does not show any symptoms. They can be caused by strains 6, 11, 30, 42, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52 and 54 of genital human papillomavirus; types 6 and 11 are the ones responsible for 90% of genital warts cases. Studies shows that out of 100 people that have low-risk HPV only one of them gets one of the HPV symptoms in the manifestation of warts.
Genital warts can be very tiny and occurs most of the time in clusters or appear in large masses in the penis area. In women, genital warts may appear on the outside and inside of the vagina, and it may also exist on the opening (cervix) to the womb (uterus), or around the anus. Genital warts are more common to men. If ever present, they commonly appear on the tip of the male sex organ. They may also appear on the shaft of the penis, on the scrotum (the external pouch that contains the testes), or around the anus. In addition, if a person had an oral sex with an infected individual, warts may also develop in the mouth or throat.
Though genital warts may disappear without treatment, they may appear again at anytime since the HPV virus is still in the system of the infected individual. The infected person’s immune system has great influence in determining the chance of removing the virus for good.
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S. Spencer
August 24th, 2008 at
This is a very informative site. I’m hoping for more updates as I’ve already recommended this to my other friends in the medical field.
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