Doctor explains GENITAL WARTS | Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention

Dr O'Donovan explains everything you need to know about genital warts in men and women.

Genital warts are small, rough lumps that can appear around the vagina, penis or anus. They're a common sexually transmitted infection (STI). Treatment from a sexual health clinic can help.

Chapters and timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction
00:33 - Signs and symptoms of genital warts
01:20 - Diagnosis of genital warts
02:24 - Common treatments for genital warts
03:21 - Preventing genital warts

Go to a sexual health clinic if you have:

- 1 or more painless lumps or growths around your vagina, penis or anus
- itching or bleeding from your genitals or anus
- a change to your normal flow of pee (for example, it's begun to flow sideways) that does not go away
- a sexual partner who has genital warts, even if you do not know if you have them

RESOURCES:

FIND A SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC IN THE UK:

FIND A SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC IN THE USA:

OTHERWISE SEE YOUR NEAREST HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.

Video produced: July 2024. Next review: 2027.

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I remember when I first got diagnosed with HPV in my early 20s, the doctor, and all the nurses told me dont worry, nothing happens. A few years later, I was diagnosed with cervical cancer and had a total hysterectomy. 😢

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Thanks for sharing on an important topic that many people would stray away from

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