- Most people infected with the HPV virus don't have symptoms and will clear the infection on their own.
- Some symptoms can include pain, itching, and bleeding.
- Other symptoms include vaginal discharge and pain during urination.
- If genital warts show up, it's an indication of HPV infection.
- Genital warts take on many different appearances.
- They can be raised, flat, pink, or flesh-colored. They can even be shaped like cauliflower.
- Sometimes there is a single wart; other times multiple warts appear.
- They can be small or large.
- They can be on the anus, cervix, scrotum, groin, thigh, or penis.
- Genital warts can show up weeks or even months after sexual contact with a person infected with HPV virus.
- Some types of genital HPV infection are associated with cancer, including cervical cancer and cancer of the vulva, anus, or penis.
- Women infected with the type of HPV that can cause cancer may first be told their Pap test results are abnormal.
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