The Causes of genital warts?

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The causes of Warts on your genitals is mainly down to having sex with an infected partner. Even just close genital contact is all it takes to spread the condition. Genital warts are normally painless but tend to be itchy, although they may become painful during sex depending on where the warts are located.

Genital warts can appear on the skin anywhere in the genital area as white or flesh-coloured, smooth, small bumps, or larger, fleshy, cauliflower-like lumps.

Both men and women are equally at risk of developing genital warts. In rare causes adults and children can be infected indirectly, such as through the use of an infected towel. Babies can also be infected during delivery (see genital warts during pregnancy).

Not everyone infected with HPV will develop genital warts. Some will be infected with a strain that does not produce warts, or they will remain asymptomatic (i.e. no warts will appear) even though the virus is present within the persons skin.

If you have sexual intercourse with someone just once with the HPV virus, there is a 2 in 3 chance you have contracted the virus. So if you have a partner you are sexually active with, there is a strong possibility you have already contracted the HPV virus from them. However only 50% of people who have the HPV virus actually develop genital warts. There are about 80 types of HPV and depending on which strain you catch will determine if you develop genital warts.

Once a person contracts the HPV virus a quiet period of months to years can occur. Sometimes several years pass without any symptoms. However even without showing any symptoms it still leaves a healthy partner vulnerable to becoming infected during sexual activity.

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How do you know you have genital warts?

If you have contracted HPV you may not have any visible symptoms yet, as symptoms tend to occur a few months after contraction. Sometimes several years pass without any symptoms. However even without showing any symptoms it still leaves a healthy partner vulnerable to becoming infected during sexual activity.

If a person suspects that they may have been exposed to the HPV virus, but doesn't yet have any symptoms, then your doctor can take a swab to test for strains of the virus (available in most countries). Woman can get this performed alongside a cervical Pap smear test (see vaginal genital warts).

A doctor or nurse can usually tell whether you have genital warts just by looking closely at the affected area. If warts are suspected but are not obvious, the doctor may apply a weak 5% vinegar-like solution to the effected area; this turns any warts white and therefore makes them more visible.

How do i remove my genital warts?

Sadly there is no cure for HPV, and once you are infected you will have it for the rest of your life. However your body can ‘fight it off’ and the virus itself can become dormant for decades and then reappear, but once the warts have formed they don't typically regress and require treatment. Although some genital warts can disappear after 2-3 years.

If you know you have genital warts then we can help you remove them, and help you take measures to avoid them returning in the future. We are the only website that offers reviews of all the genital warts treatment available globally. So if you have read "the causes of genital warts" and think you may have contracted the virus let us assist you in finding the best genital wart treatment to suit your needs and lifestyle.

Of cause there's treatments that can be carried out by a doctor including; Cryotherapy works by freezing off the wart and kills the warts 70% of the time, but recurrence is 40% to 73% 6 months after treatment. And laser therapy can be used also, which is often used as a last resort and is extremely expensive (see genital warts treatments).

Now you know the causes of genital warts we hope you now have a better understanding of how you can catch genital warts and can now take messures to stop contracting the hpv virus or look at buying a treatment to suppress it.