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HPV usually does not have visible symptoms. One study by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) reported that almost half of the women infected with HPV had no obvious symptoms. Because the viral infection persists, individuals may not be aware of they are infected or the potential risk of transmission to others and of developing complications.

But in the case where a symptom does exist, however, it depends on what type of HPV strain you are infected with. Certain symptoms will be experienced if you have that HPV strain. “Low risk” HPV strains can cause genital warts. These warts look like miniature cauliflower florets. They are usually flesh-colored, soft and moist. Women affected with a HPV strain will have these warts on the vulva, cervix and in or around the vagina. HPV in men develop warts on the scrotum or penis. Both sexes may also develop these warts in or around the anus and occasionally on the thighs, buttocks or throat. However, it is possible to be infected with a HPV strain yet no genital warts symptom is evident.

Women who have genital warts during pregnancy, especially when you deliver, can cause problems. It is highly possible to pass the warts on to your child during a vaginal birth. The child may develop warts in the throat and is known as laryngeal papillomatosis.

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