The best way to prevent genital warts is to avoid sex or have sex with only one uninfected partner. Using condoms also may help to prevent infection. However, condoms can't always cover all affected skin. Factors that increase your risk of becoming infected include:
Having other STDs
Multiple sex partners
Smoking
Certain vitamin deficiencies
Medications or medical conditions that suppress the immune system, such as AIDS
If you have...
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Genital warts (condyloma acuminata or venereal warts) are caused by a group of viruses called human papilloma viruses (HPV).Genital warts are one or... Read more »
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Genital warts are a sexually transmitted disease that appears externally on the genitalia, in the anal area, internally in the upper vagina or... Read more »
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Warts are growths on the skin that occur in response to a viral infection.Warts come from the human papilloma virus, or from one of its 48 different... Read more »