Condition

Causes of Genital warts

What causes genital warts? Genital warts are caused by infection with certain types of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, a very common sexually transmitted virus. The warts do not appear simply because the virus is present; they develop when HPV infects…

Diagnosis of Genital warts

Genital warts are usually identified through a combination of visual examination, medical history, and, in uncertain cases, tissue sampling. They are caused by infection with certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV), most often low-risk HPV types 6 and 11. These viruses…

Treatment for Genital warts

What treatments are used for genital warts? The main approaches are topical medications, in-office chemical or destructive therapies, and procedural removal methods such as freezing, cauterization, laser therapy, or excision. These treatments do not remove human papillomavirus, the virus that causes…

Prevention of Genital warts

Genital warts are caused by infection with certain types of human papillomavirus, or HPV, most commonly low-risk strains such as HPV 6 and HPV 11. Because the condition depends on viral exposure and successful viral persistence in the skin or mucosal…

FAQ about Genital warts

Genital warts are a common sexually transmitted infection caused by certain types of human papillomavirus, or HPV. This FAQ explains what genital warts are, how they develop, how they are diagnosed, what treatment can and cannot do, and what people should…

What is Gestational hypertension

Gestational hypertension is new-onset high blood pressure that develops after 20 weeks of pregnancy in a person who previously had normal blood pressure and who does not yet show the proteinuria or organ injury that define preeclampsia. The condition involves the…

Symptoms of Gestational hypertension

Gestational hypertension produces symptoms mainly through a rise in blood pressure that appears after the midpoint of pregnancy and reflects changes in the maternal cardiovascular and vascular systems. The most common symptoms are headache, swelling, visual disturbance, and a sense of…