- Symptoms show up 1-8 months after contact with Human Papilloma (HPV), the virus that causes genital warts.

- Small, bumpy warts on the sex organs and anus.

- Itching or burning around the sex organs.

- After warts have been removed, the virus remains in the body.  The warts can come back.  There is no cure for HPV.

-Spread during vaginal, anal and oral sex with someone who has genital warts.

- You can give genital warts to your sexual partner(s).  You may transmit the virus (HPV) even without having the warts.

- Warts may go away on their own, remain unchanged, or grow and spread.

- A mother with HPV can give the virus to her baby during childbirth.

For more information, contact your medical provider or the Oklahoma City-County Health Department 425-4430