Human Papilloma Virus, well known reason behind the HPV Genital Warts, causes a kind of viral infection that spreads through the sexual skin-to-skin contact.
HPV is one among the 100 different types of viruses, with 30 strains that cause various types of cancer.
At present, there is no sure-shot treatment for HPV genital warts.
HPV warts are transmitted when there is a skin-to-skin contact during anal, oral or the vaginal sex with the HPV infected partner.
If a person is affected with the HPV genital warts, symptoms and signs may appear after a week, month or even a year.
The HPV warts usually appear in the form of cauliflower shape, and are found outside and inside the genital region.
These take long time to appear after sexual contact with an infected partner and in some cases they may not appear at all.
One can know that you are affected with such warts, if you exhibit any of the noticeable symptoms.
All the strains of HPV do not cause cancer, while most of them generate genital infections, which are in the cauliflower shape around penis, anus and vagina as mentioned earlier.
A well known method to find out the HPV genital warts in women is the regular pelvic test and Pap smear.
The pelvic test requires the physician to examine the vagina very closely and then conclude whether any possible symptoms are visible.
The other way, i.
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the Pap smear can discover the changes of precancer on the cervix caused by the HPV that leads to the cancer.
Normally this type of HPV does not exhibit any symptoms, so it is better to try the Pap smear test.
If this is left undetected, then the high risk HPV strains can cause cervical cancer.
In the case of men, there is no special screening test available to determine if they are affected with the HPV genital warts.
These can be analyzed by the visual examination of penis and surrounding regions.
One effective way to identify the HPV is to test the samples of cervical cells.
At present there is no particular test to identify whether a man has HPV genital warts.
By not participating in any type of sexual relations is the ideal one to prevent HPV genital warts from spreading but it is not so realistic in case of adults.
Use of condom during sex can give limited protection for men.