May 24, 2012
Sex & Beauty Genital Warts and HPV Genital warts
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Dear Ask The Doctor: Hi i was diagnosed with hpv genital warts 5 years ago was prescribed a cream and within weeks my 2 warts were gone.no problems or any new signs of warts.a year after that i was in a long term relationship and we had unprotected sexy many times but just one partner she would get regualor pap smears and everything came out fine.now five years later i am wondering if they can come back and can i become contagiuos again thanks for any info. Dear Isaac: 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. 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. 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. |
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