Genital warts: Symptoms and ways of spread

The article was professionally consulted by Specialist Doctor I Pham Thi Yen - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.

Genital warts are one of the most dangerous sexually transmitted diseases today. Normally, genital warts are easy to confuse with other common diseases.

Genital warts, also known as genital warts or genital herpes, are caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). This is one of the common sexually transmitted diseases, which can affect both men and women.
Having sex contributes to the spread of HPV. If the immune system is strong enough to destroy the HPV virus, the person will not show any signs or symptoms of infection.

Symptoms and signs of genital warts include:
Small, discolored or gray warts on the genitals; Many small boils close together shaped like cauliflower; Genitals that are itchy and uncomfortable; Bleeding during sex. Genital warts in women usually have pimples that develop on the vulva, vaginal wall, area around the genitals, anus, anal canal, and cervix. Genital warts in men have pimples on the tip or trunk of the penis, testicles, or anus.

Genital warts can be transmitted in the following ways:
3.1 Sexual transmission Unprotected sex is the main cause of genital warts. Sex is not simply vaginal sex, but also oral sex, anal sex also transmits the infection. So when a person uses his mouth to stimulate the genitals of an infected person or vice versa, there is an equal risk of infection.
3.2 Mother transmits to baby It is extremely dangerous for a woman to get genital warts while pregnant. Because when the fetus passes through the mother's cervix and vagina, they will be exposed to this virus through the warts, leading to the baby being born with genital warts.
3.3 Spread through an open wound The HPV virus can appear in open wounds. When you come into contact with wounds where the virus that causes warts is located, and then accidentally touch the wound or sensitive skin on your body, there is a very high risk of getting infected with genital warts.
In addition, genital warts can also be transmitted through food, although this possibility is not high, but it is still possible.
Therefore, it is essential to prevent illness when living together, especially in crowded places, where there are strangers, new people meeting for the first time.
When the disease is prolonged and is not treated in time, the disease will have the most dangerous bad changes, the disease will turn into cancer.

In order to best protect their own health, customers should actively visit a reputable hospital to detect the earliest signs of disease and have timely intervention.
Vinmec International General Hospital is currently implementing a screening package for social diseases for all ages, for both men and women.
Target users include: Customers with risk factors such as unprotected sex, tattooing or injecting drugs, patients who have to have blood transfusions or blood products: Customers do some Occupations with risk factors such as: medical staff, barbers, tattooists,... Customers may not have or have symptoms of STDs.