Genital Wart
Symptoms
The signs and symptoms of genital warts
include:
- Tiny, gray, pink or red swellings in your
genital area that grow
quickly
- Several warts close together that take on
a cauliflower shape
- Itching or burning in your genital
area
- Discomfort, pain or bleeding with
intercourse
Like
many other STDs, HPV infection often does not cause
symptoms. Or they may be so small and flat
that they can't be seen with the naked eye. In order to
detect these warts, your doctor may apply an acetic acid
solution to your genitals to whiten any warts. Then, he
or she may view them through a special microscope called
a
colposcope.
Genital
Warts are usually diagnosed by direct visual
examination. When acetic acid (vinegar) is swabbed on the
cervix or penis, HPV lesions appear whitish.One study sponsored
by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(NIAID) reported that almost half of the all women with HPV had
no visible wart
symptoms.
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