Genital Warts (HPV) "venereal warts”, “forget me not”

HPV

What to Watch for
  • Symptoms show up 1-8 months after contact with HPV, the virus that causes genital warts. (Another type of HPV is linked to cervical cancer in women).
  • Many people with HPV have no symptoms.
  • Small, bumpy warts on the sex organs and anus.
  • Itching or burning around the sex organs.
  • After warts go away, the virus sometimes stays in the body. The warts can come back.
How You Get It

Spread during vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has genital warts. Use dental dams and condoms for protection.
If you Don't Get Treated
  • You can give genital warts to your sex partner(s).
  • Warts may go away on their own, remain unchanged, or grow and spread.
  • A mother with warts can give them to her baby during childbirth.
  • You could have a type of HPV that’s linked to cervical cancer.