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Genital warts (caused by the virus HPV, or ‘human papilloma virus’) are small, often painless bumps in or round the vagina, penis, or anus. You get HPV by having sex with someone who has the virus.
HPV is spread by having vaginal, anal, or oral sex. Even if the warts go away or are removed, the virus stays in your body and can be spread to others.
HPV can be prevented with the HPV vaccine. The vaccine to protect you from HPV is for girls and women who:
If a woman has the kind of HPV that causes genital warts, she may also have another kind of HPV that causes cervical cancer. Any woman who has had genital warts should have a Pap smear at least once a year to check for cervical cancer.
Learn more about HPV and cervical cancer on Teensource.org.
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Additional money has been provided by the California Endowment and the American Civil Liberties Union.
