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Home: Diseases & Conditions: Genital Warts: Facts
Genital Warts: Facts
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Facts About Genital Warts
- The virus HPV is the cause of genital warts. This is a group of viruses. Some cause common warts. Some of them cause cervical cancer.
- The virus that causes cervical cancer is different from the virus that spreads genital warts.
- There is yet no reliable screening method for men to find out if they carry the virus that causes genital warts.
- A person can be a carrier of genital warts without showing any outward signs.
- There is no medicine to cure this condition. Genital warts need to be removed with topical applications or surgery.
- Women commonly develop more warts than men.
- No sexual relation should be kept till genital warts do not resolve completely.
Article created on: August 15, 2006
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