Genital Warts - Information and Resources
Genital warts are a sexually transmitted disease. Many people who are afflicted with them have much confusion, fear and embarrassment
about them. The name, the symptoms, everything about the disease can really be frightening.
Here, we'll give you some basic information about genital warts so that you can better understand the problem. Rest assured, the more you know
about the disease, the less fear and confusion that you'll have.
Genital warts are a widespread problem. As many as ten to twenty million Americans have genital warts, and as many as one million people
contract the disease per year in America alone. While anyone participating in a form of unprotected sexual activity can get the disease, there
are some groups that are more susceptible to contracting it. Pregnant women are especially at risk for the disease, and may contract it easier
than others; also, those with some type of deficiency of the immune system are more likely than the average person to catch genital warts.
Sometimes, there are abnormal skin growths that can appear to be genital warts, but in all reality, they are a harmless development that will go
away.
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Skinning the surface of your kids warts Warts and All: Dr. First Shares Tips & Tricks on Wart Removal Parents have been hand over foot asking me lots of questions about their child’s warts. Well let me see if I can do more than skin the surface on this topic. Warts are tiny skin infections caused by a strain of human papilloma virus (HPV) – but not the same strain that causes genital warts and increases one’s risk for cervical cancer ... |
Progressive Health Services Now Offers HPV Testing for Men in San Diego Progressive Health Services now offers state of the art HPV testing for men in San Diego. HPV, also called Human Papilloma Virus, genital warts and venereal warts, is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. today. More men are becoming aware that high risk HPV infection can cause male cancers and want testing.San Diego, CA (PRWEB) April 24, 2012 Progressive Health Services ... |
HPV Survey Shows a Confused Public; CBCD Helps End Confusion on HPV Issues The CBCD decided to launch a new service for the community where the CBCD will address the most pressing issues in this, and future press releases.Rochester, NY (PRWEB) May 08, 2012 The Center for the Biology of Chronic Disease (CBCD) concluded its monthly “HPV IQ survey” which measures the public’s current knowledge of HPV. The objective of the survey is to discover the most serious gaps in the ... |
Everything you need I am seeing an increase in patients with a specific kind of wart that commonly appears on the hands and feet. The virus that causes these warts is contagious, and must be going around in local schools because I am seeing several kids a day with this problem. |
Letters: Act now to fight cervical cancer When Jade Goody died at 27 of cervical cancer in 2009, a spotlight was shone on one of the world's most devastating female diseases. About 99% of all cervical cancers are caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) and in 2008 the Department of Health ruled that all 12- and 13-year-old girls would receive a vaccine against the virus, which also causes genital warts and other cancers. It is estimated ... |
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