Do You Have Genital Warts?

When infected by the Human Papillomavirus or HPV, the skin develops the genital warts symptoms. The genital warts symptoms are usually detected on and around the genital area. This is why genital warts are considered a sexually transmitted disease. One can have genital warts symptoms if one has a physical relationship with someone infected by the HPV. Thus, it will be prudent to ask one’s sexual partner if he or she is experiencing genital warts symptoms.

Genital warts rarely affect men, but a considerable number of women have been infected with HPV. Almost half of these women with genital warts don’t even show the genital warts symptoms. But, not having the typical genital warts symptoms does not mean that one is not infected by the HPV. This is because some genital warts symptoms, which are skin swellings, may be too small to detect. And these genital warts symptoms take on the color of the flesh, making them hardly noticeable.

Therefore, without the obvious genital warts symptoms, knowing if one has HPV will be quite difficult, except when the pinkish swellings have grown big enough to be detected by the eye. But, there are genital warts symptoms that one can watch out for. Here are some of them.

A genital wart symptom can be detected during sex. That is, during the sexual intercourse, one may experience an unexplained pain or bleeding. This is because the genital warts get irritated and break out. Thus, an unaccounted discomfort during sex can be considered a genital wart symptom.

A burning and itching in the genital area that will not easily subside can be considered a genital wart symptom. Even if one sees nothing on and around the genitals, but if there is a burning sensation, one should consider the possibility of having the genital warts symptoms.

The most obvious genital warts symptoms are the red and pink swellings that grow on the skin around the genitals. Sometimes, these genital warts symptoms stay small (barely 1 millimeter in diameter) and rarely present trouble or itching. But such genital warts symptoms grow larger and multiply, forming clusters. The clusters, which look like a cauliflower, are the typical genital warts symptoms. If such clusters become infected further, the genital warts symptoms become reddish.

Some genital warts symptoms can be located at the opening of the urethra. In such cases, the swellings and clusters make the patient bleed during urination. These genital warts symptoms can also block the urinary tract and may cause complications. And some genital warts symptoms develop on the mouth and throat. These are acquired when one has oral sex with an infected partner.

If one suspects that one has the genital warts symptoms, then one should immediately consult a doctor. The usual procedure in detecting genital warts symptoms is the application of an acetic acid solution. Then, the physician will use a specially-designed microscope, called the colposcope, to locate the genital warts symptoms. Only then can the doctor positively state if one has the genital warts symptoms or not.