Is it true if you have HPV you will eventually get genital warts?

Question

I was recently diagnosed with HPV. A shock being that I had no signs or symptoms at all. I have been reading alot about it and have been hearing lots of confusing things. I have heard alot of people say that about a year after getting diagnosed, they got genital warts. Is this a normal part of having HPV or what?

Answer 1

No. There are at least 30 different kinds of HPV. I have read even up to 100. Just because you have the virus doesn't necessarily mean you have one of the strains that cause genital warts. You might never develop them.

I got HPV about 5 years ago. I got cervical cancer about 3 years ago, and genital warts about 6 months ago. I didn't even know I had HPV until an abnormal pap smear came back. It can take months or even years (like me) to show any signs or symptoms.

Answer 2

Not all strains of HPV cause external warts. This is normal! The big thing with HPV for us is that it usually causes cancer of the uterus or cervix years down the line. 75-80% of women are currently infected with HPV. Men usually are simply carriers of the disease.

I was diagnosed this year also, and had to have the pre-cancerous cells removed. It was painless (I was out!) and the part that they took away has grown back. If your doctor recommends the LEEP procedure, go have it done. Very simple procedure (about 7-10 minutes) and no more worries. Sometimes HPV resolves itself on its own in some women. It's important that you get another checkup in 6 months. I had no outward symptoms at all. It wasn't the strain that causes warts.

If they want to talk you into cryosurgery, don't do that. Cryosurgery is a lot more injurious to the cervix, and doesn't have the success rate that the LEEP does. Cryo is simply a cheaper option.

Answer 3

HPV usually goes many years before finally detected. It can cause many female problems including cervical and ovarian cancer so you should make sure that you have regular pap smears to stay on the safe side of anything like that. Women that have it do generally get genital warts. They are actually harmless they say but can be irritating as well as embarrassing. You can have them removed with a laser that burns them off or they can freeze them. Talk to your doctor. They will tell you what to expect and what is the best for you. Good luck to you.

Answer 4

Genital warts may affect a person externally or internally. If you are affected by the disease externally, you have a lot of options to have your condition prevented. Internal conditions are quite harder to treat. Understand that there is no ideal cure for genital warts which will eliminate the problem entirely. Most often than not, there are procedures which will only help ease you from the discomfort brought about by the symptoms. In reality, genital warts recur over and over again in your lifetime once you have it.

Answer 5

No. HPV also causes ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancer. There are MANY things that HPV causes and it depends on the individual strain of HPV that you happen to have. I strongly suggest that you speak with your gynecologist about your treatment options.

Answer 6

Yes! You could get warts on your hands and feet, as well as lesions of mucus membranes of the oral, anal, and genital cavities! It could be a small soft,moist pink or red swelling of the genitals and it may be painless! Just be careful, it still could be passed along through sexual contact of the genitals! You could easily spread this virus! Please be careful, any secreation could transmit it to someone else! Protection! Please!

Answer 7

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world. More than 100 different types of HPV exist, most of which are harmless. About 30 types are spread through sexual contact. Some types of HPV cause genital warts—single or multiple bumps that appear in the genital areas of men and women including the vagina, cervix, vulva (area outside of the vagina), penis, and rectum. Many people infected with HPV have no symptoms.

There are high-risk and low-risk types of HPV. High-risk HPV may cause abnormal Pap smear results, and could lead to cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina, anus, or penis. Low-risk HPV also may cause abnormal Pap results or genital warts.

Health experts estimate there are more cases of genital HPV infection than any other STI in the United States. According to the American Social Health Association, approximately 5.5 million new cases of sexually transmitted HPV infections are reported every year. At least 20 million people in this country are already infected.

WHAT ARE GENITAL WARTS?

Genital warts (sometimes called condylomata acuminata or venereal warts) are the most easily recognized sign of genital HPV infection. Many people, however, have a genital HPV infection without genital warts.

Genital warts are soft, moist, or flesh colored and appear in the genital area within weeks or months after infection. They sometimes appear in clusters that resemble cauliflower-like bumps, and are either raised or flat, small or large. Genital warts can show up in women on the vulva and cervix, and inside and surrounding the vagina and anus. In men, genital warts can appear on the scrotum or penis. There are cases where genital warts have been found on the thigh and groin.

CAN HPV CAUSE OTHER KINDS OF WARTS?

Some types of HPV cause common skin warts, such as those found on the hands and soles of the feet. These types of HPV do not cause genital warts.

Genital warts are very contagious and are spread during oral, vaginal, or anal sex with an infected partner. They are transmitted by skin-to-skin contact during vaginal, anal, or (rarely) oral sex with someone who is infected. About two-thirds of people who have sexual contact with a partner with genital warts will develop warts, usually within 3 months of contact.

In women, the warts occur on the outside and inside of the vagina, on the opening to the uterus (cervix), or around the anus.

In men, genital warts are less common. If present, they usually are seen on the tip of the penis. They also may be found on the shaft of the penis, on the scrotum, or around the anus.

Rarely, genital warts also can develop in your mouth or throat if you have oral sex with an infected person.

Like many STIs, genital HPV infections often do not have signs and symptoms that can be seen or felt. One study sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) reported that almost half of women infected with HPV had no obvious symptoms. If you are infected but have no symptoms, you can still spread HPV to your sexual partner and/or develop complications from the virus.

HOW ARE HPV AND GENITAL WARTS DIAGNOSED?

Your health care provider usually diagnoses genital warts by seeing them. If you are a woman with genital warts, you also should be examined for possible HPV infection of the cervix.

Your health care provider usually diagnoses genital warts by seeing them. If you are a woman with genital warts, you also should be examined for possible HPV infection of the cervix.

Your provider may be able to identify some otherwise invisible warts in your genital tissue by applying vinegar (acetic acid) to areas of your body that might be infected. This solution causes infected areas to whiten, which makes them more visible. In some cases, a health care provider will take a small piece of tissue from the cervix and examine it under the microscope.

If you have an abnormal Pap smear result, it may indicate the possible presence of cervical HPV infection. A laboratory worker will examine cells scraped from your cervix under a microscope to see if they are cancerous.

HOW ARE HPV AND GENITAL WARTS TREATED?

HPV has no known cure. There are treatments for genital warts, though they often disappear even without treatment. There is no way to predict whether the warts will grow or disappear. Therefore, if you suspect you have genital warts, you should be examined and treated, if necessary.

Depending on factors such as the size and location of your genital warts, your health care provider will offer you one of several ways to treat them.

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

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