GENITAL WARTS

WHAT IS IT?

• It is a viral STD
• Caused through direct skin contact during sexual intercourse
• It can cause itchy-ness, pain during urination, etc.

SYMPTOMS

• Small, flesh-colored or gray swellings in genital area
• Bleeding
• Itching, dicomfort
• Men, may occur in the scrotum or the anus
• Females, may make it hard to reproduce.

TREATMENT

• It Can Be Treated. Most often, our bodies fight it off.
• Prescription genital wart treatments.
• Can be removed by freezing them, Cryotherapy.
• Or burned off, Electrocauterization.
• However, some treatments may have risks or side effects

COMPLICATIONS

• May include:
• Cancer in the genital areas.
• Problems during pregnancy.

REPORTED NUMBERS

• About up to 360,000 people in the
• United States Get Genital Warts each year.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

• What kind of STD?
• Can it be treated or cured?
• What are some symtpoms?