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CAUSE -people in their 20s because they are the most sexually active
SYMPTOMS -the HPV spreads through contact with the mucous membranes of the genitalia or anus -itchy in warm areas -lesions may be flat in appearance and are not detected obviously by touch -genital warts can affect the scrotum, penis, and the anus
COMPLICATIONS -impossible for an individual to be aware of the presence of the HPV virus itself util tested -5.5 million new cases of genital wartsare reported in the United States every year -birth control methods, such as contraceptive pills, hormone injections, and IUDs do not offer any protection against sexually transmitted diseases, such as HPV
BACKGROUND -contracted as a direct result of infection from the human papillomavirus (HPV) -individual raised lumps or can form as clusters of soft nodules
TRANSMISSION -sexual contact with someone who has HPV -the person may not have visible warts -rare that warts get passed to an infant during childbirth when mother has active warts
GENITAL WARTS
INCUBATION -the warts take several weeks to appear
TREATMENTS -clinics specializing in urogenital medicine (GUM)-treatment is simple and depends on size of warts-application of cream only recommended when a minor case of genital warts is detected-Cryotherapy uses a freezing process to kill off the warts-Electrocautery involves the application of heat directly to the warts in order to remove them <-- painful-surgery is not common but sometimes necessary-lasers
National STD Hotline - 1-800-227-8922 or 888) 462-DERM (3376)
SOLUTION -know your partner -get checked before sex -get HPV shot
www.npaihb.org/images/projects_docs/Genital%20Warts.pdf http://www.avert.org/genital-warts.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrLrN7eb29I
