Do I Have Genital Warts?

Do you have small, raised flesh-colored, brown or pink growths in your genital or anal area?

Do you have one or more painless growths around your vagina, penis or anus?

Do you have cauliflower-like shape growths in your genital or anal area?

Do you have itching or discomfort in your genital or anal area?

If you are a woman, do you have burning or tenderness in and around your vagina?

If you are a woman, do you have bleeding during or after sexual intercourse?

If you are a woman, do you have an abnormal vaginal discharge?

If you are a man, do you have an abnormal discharge from your penis?

Do you have burning or pain, when urinating or during sex?

Do you have a sexual partner who has been diagnosed with genital warts?

Do you have a new sexual partner or multiple sexual partners at the same time?

Based on your answers it is unlikely that you have genital warts. Genital warts are common sexually transmitted infection caused by a human papillomavirus (HPV). Genital warts are usually skin-colored bumps that appear in the area of the genitals or anus. You can get genital warts by having vaginal or anal sex with someone who has the virus. The human papillomavirus can be transmitted from one person to another even when an infected person has no symptoms. About 79 million Americans are infected with some type of HPV.

Based on your answers there is a possibility that you have genital warts. Genital warts are one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. They are caused by a virus known as human papillomavirus (HPV).

Based on your answers there is a high possibility that you have genital warts. Genital warts are sexually transmitted infection caused by a human papillomavirus (HPV). Genital warts affect both men and women. In women, they can appear on the vulva, vagina, cervix and anus, while in men, genital warts appear on the penis, scrotum and anus. You can become infected with the HPV long before you develop genital warts, so it is often difficult to determine the exact time of infection. Genital warts can be treated with medications and surgery. However, there is no cure for the virus itself, so genital warts can often recur after treatment.