If you have genital warts inside your vagina, urethra, or anus, you may experience some burning or pain when urinating. Both are common STIs that cause genital lesions, but herpes causes sores, not warts. Genital warts are caused by HPV. You can get the virus that causes genital warts through skin-to-skin contact with someone who has the virus. Most people get it through sexual contact, including vaginal, anal, and oral sex.
HPV and genital warts can be transmitted even if the person with the virus has no symptoms of an infection. Warts may take one to three months to appear once a person has been exposed to the virus.
Most genital warts disappear without treatment within 9 to 12 months. If they cause pain or itching, talk to your healthcare provider about removal options. Genital warts can come back, so you may need to see your doctor for treatment again in the future. Resist the temptation to remove warts yourself using over-the-counter wart remedies.
Most people get HPV or genital warts from having intercourse, but you can also get them from skin-to-skin contact during non-penetrative sex or from sharing sex toys.
They can examine your skin more closely and make a diagnosis. Some types of HPV are associated with cancer of the cervix, vulva, anus, and penis.
For cisgender women and anyone else with a cervix, testing includes a Pap smear and an HPV test. If you find out you have genital warts or other STIs, make sure to tell your recent sexual partners. Genital warts are a fairly common STI. If you think you may have them, see your healthcare provider as soon as possible for confirmation.
You can prevent spreading the virus to others by using barrier protection methods during any kind of sexual activity. 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? Looking Ahead If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with genital warts, it is important to: Know that HPV can spread to partners during sex, even if there are no warts. Tell any sexual partners about the warts before having sex.
Use a condom every time they have sex vaginal, oral, or anal. Get tested for other STDs as recommended by your health care provider. Get all doses of the HPV vaccine. 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. Warts on the vaginal wall can inhibit the stretching of vaginal tissues during childbirth.
Large warts on the vulva or in the vagina can bleed when stretched during delivery. Extremely rarely, a baby born to a mother with genital warts develops warts in the throat.
The baby might need surgery to keep the airway from being blocked. Limiting your number of sexual partners and being vaccinated will help prevent you from getting genital warts.
Using a condom every time you have sex is a good idea, but won't necessarily protect you from genital warts. The most recent, Gardasil 9 is approved for use in males and females ages 9 to 45 to protect against cervical cancer and genital warts. Side effects from the vaccines are usually mild and include soreness at the injection site, headaches, a low-grade fever or flu-like symptoms.
The CDC now recommends that all and year-olds receive two doses of HPV vaccine at least six months apart, instead of the previously recommended three-dose schedule. Younger adolescents ages 9 and 10 and teens ages 13 and 14 also are able to receive vaccination on the updated two-dose schedule. Research has shown that the two-dose schedule is effective for children under Teens and young adults who begin the vaccine series later, at ages 15 through 26, should continue to receive three doses of the vaccine.
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