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Genital Warts, Overview, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:12 am

Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Genital Warts(Free Handout)
Overview

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a group of viruses that produce warts on the skin (cutaneous) and on the membranes that line body passages (mucosal) for which there is no cure. In many cases, HPV infection goes away on its own.

More than 70 types of HPV have been identified; types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, and 35 are transmitted sexually and cause anogenital warts, also called genital warts

Anogenital warts caused by type...Read the full article
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