GENITAL WART Definition & Meaning

genital wart

Pathology.

one of a cluster of warts occurring in the genital and anal areas and spread mainly by sexual contact, sometimes affecting the cervix in women and associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer.

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HPV is a common sexually transmitted infection, which can cause health problems such as genital warts and certain cancers.

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Other types of STI include chlamydia, genital warts, genital herpes and trichomoniasis.

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Dr. zur Hausen had been intrigued by reports that genital warts could, in rare cases, turn into cancer.

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But it can cause genital warts and various cancers in both men and women—and is driving the recent rise of throat cancer in men.

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And one woman sent me a “selfie” of her genital wart but accidentally used the email address I share with my wife.

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