I want to know more about genital warts? ?!

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A human papillomavirus (HPV) is a member of the papillomavirus family of viruses that is capable of infecting humumans. The warts itself isnt the STD. The warts are caused by HPV. If you do have gential warts, and that is the only strand you are infected with than u have Low Risk HPV which means you arent at risk for cancer. Since you have had warts before you already had a strand of HPV. If you are sexually active than it is possible a partern infected you with a strand of HPV that causes genital Warts.im 17 turning 18 in March and found out i had HPV in january. It broke my heart so badd because i am a virgin . But you will make it tru it. I had my first outbreak in november and since then my warts have cleared up . Keep you immune system up and dont stress. You will be fine. HPV does clear up in 2 years

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You need to schedule an appt with a doctor to discuss that. It would be better a doctor told you more about that. HPV is the human papilloma virus, there are many types of HPV and certain types have been known to cause cervical cancer. You can have gential warts and not have cancer cells on your cervix. You should really talk to a doctor to discuss your symptoms if any and if you need a pap. You make think that the check up you get every year has a pap included but not always. At 21 is when you should have your lst pap, and every two years there after. Make an appt with your doctor.

there are over 100 types of human papilomavirus (genital warts) only 3 or 4 types cause cervical cancer.nearly 50%of sexually active men and women have contracted some form of hpv . by the time a woman is 50 she has an 80% chance of having contracted the virus.although you may have one form of hpv getting the gardisil innoculation can save you from catching the cancer causing varities.hpv lives on the skin so condoms offer little protection .while you have visible warts you are very contagious. so please inform all sexual partners of your status.also during vaginal delivery hpv can be passed to the infant and cause life threatening breathing problems as they usually contract it in the throat so inform your doctor when pregnant.there is no cure for hpv

2 teen daughters got them gardisil innoculations at age 13 and e med

Genital warts are caused by low risk strains of HPV. Low risk strains do not cause cancer, however, most people with HPV have more than one strain. You should see your doctor and have them removed because they can enlarge and spread and cause discomfort. Every woman should get routine pap smears, especially those diagnosed with a form of HPV. Cervical cancer is on a downward spiral because of routine checkups. It is a fairly slow developing cancer so if you catch it right away it is highly treatable. 80% of sexually active women will contract a strain of HPV in their life that's why it's so important to get your yearly checkups.

The Human Papilloma virus is a large family of types that have been numbered in the order in which they were found. They are over 100 HPV types 40 of these HPV types are specific to the genital area and these HPV types are considered sexually transmitted diseases. The warts on your foot are an HPV type but not of a genital HPV type.

Warts of the genital area due genital HPV types are STD because they are usually transmitted during sex.

Most external visible genital warts are due to low risk HPV types, low risk HPV types are not linked to any genital cancers. Some people with external genital warts may also carry a co-infection with other HPV types. Specific HPV type testing is seldom and so we don’t know what specific HPV type or types we carry on our outer vulva area.

ACOG recommends that Pap testing begins at age 21. A Pap test looks for abnormal cell changes of the cervix. Our Pap test screens the cervix only. A Pap test is a cervical cancer screening tool. When abnormal cell changes are seen a second test is done confirming that you have high risk HPV types. They are 15 high risk HPV types, high risk HPV types are the only HPV types that could possible progress to cancer. Routine Pap testing can prevent most all cervical cancers. An HPV test is not always done for women under 30. Most abnormal cell changes of the cervix are of are low grade cell changes. Most often a doctor will take another Pap in six months or a year to see if the cell changes are still there. Some times when we have warts of the outer genital area we also have abnormal cell changes of the cervix. Testing positive for high risk HPV types do not mean you are at risk of cervical cancer..it just means that you have a high risk HPV types. Our doctors continually recommend Pap testing for monitoring of our cervix. This allows our doctors to see abnormal cell changes before they have a chance to progress and cause problems.
Patients who have visible genital warts are frequently infected simultaneously with multiple HPV types

The primary goal of treating visible genital warts is the removal of the warts. In the majority of patients, treatment can induce wart-free periods. If left untreated, visible genital warts might resolve on their own, remain unchanged, or increase in size or number. Treatment possibly reduces, but does not eliminate, HPV infection. Existing data indicate that currently available therapies for genital warts might reduce, but probably do not eradicate, HPV infectivity. Whether the reduction in HPV viral DNA, resulting from treatment, impacts future transmission remains unclear
http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/2006/ge…
Low-risk HPV types (6, 11, 42, 43, 44, 54, 61, 70, 72, and 81) are virtually never found in cancers. Therefore, they are also called non-carcinogenic HPV.
High-risk HPV types (16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 68, 73, and 82) have been identified in cancers of the cervix, vagina, vulva, anus, and penis. Therefore, they are also called carcinogenic HPV.
http://www.asccp.org/hpv_history.shtml
Here are some of the most common HPV types and the area they prefer
Nongenital Cutaneous Disease HPV Type
Common warts (verrucae vulgaris)
1, 2, 4, 26, 27, 29, 41, 57, 65
Plantar warts (myrmecias)
1, 2, 4, 63
Flat warts (verrucae plana)
3, 10, 27, 28, 38, 41, 49
Butcher's warts (common warts of people who handle meat, poultry, and fish)
1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 28
Mosaic warts
2, 27, 57
Ungual squamous cell carcinoma
16
Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (benign)
2, 3, 10, 12, 15, 19, 36, 46, 47, 50
Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (malignant or benign)
5, 8, 9, 10, 14, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 37, 38
Nonwarty skin lesions
37, 38
Nongenital Mucosal Disease HPV Type
Respiratory papillomatosis
6, 11
Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung
6, 11, 16, 18
Laryngeal papilloma
6, 11, 30
Laryngeal carcinoma
16, 18
Maxillary sinus papilloma
57
Squamous cell carcinoma of the sinuses
16, 18
Conjunctival papillomas
6, 11
Conjunctival carcinoma
16
Oral focal epithelial hyperplasia (Heck disease)
13, 32
Oral carcinoma
16, 18
Oral leukoplakia
16, 18
Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus
16, 18
Anogenital Disease HPV Type
Condylomata acuminata
6, 11, 30, 42, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52, 54
Bowenoid papulosis
16, 18, 34, 39, 42, 45
Bowen disease
16, 18, 31, 34
Giant condylomata (Buschke-L?wenstein tumors)
6, 11
Unspecified intraepithelial neoplasia
30, 34, 39, 40, 53, 57, 59, 61, 62, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69
Low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia
6, 11, 43
Intermediate intraepithelial neoplasia
31, 33, 35, 42, 44, 45, 51, 52
High-grade intraepithelial neoplasia
16, 18, 56, 58
Carcinoma of vulva
6, 11, 16, 18
Carcinoma of vagina
16
Carcinoma of cervix
16, 18, 31
Carcinoma of anus
16, 31, 32, 33
Carcinoma in situ of penis (erythroplasia of Queyrat)
16
Carcinoma of penis
16, 18