HPV signs aren’t as significant as the serious health complications they may trigger.

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) belongs to a family of papillomaviruses which are sexually transmitted and responsible for the formation of genital warts in infected individuals.

The genital warts are generally treatable or may be controlled by the human immune system without treatment. However, HPV is known to cause cervical cancer.

Human Papillomavirus signs:

• genital warts

Reporting the outbreak of genital warts is important in order to monitor any further progression of growths on the cervix.

Prevention through use of a condom is typically effective in controlling the spread of the disease. However, the location of the infection may bypass the protective area provided by a condom.

HPV Treatments

The HPV virus itself cannot be treated, but often the body will clear HPV infection on its own. In most women, cervical HPV infection clears on its own within two years of detection.

If the HPV infection has caused abnormal cell changes, there are four main treatments:

• Watch and wait. Sometimes the cell changes — called cervical dysplasia, precancerous cell changes, or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia — will heal on their own.
• Cryotherapy. This involves freezing the abnormal cells with liquid nitrogen.
• Conization. This procedure, also known as a cone biopsy, removes the abnormal areas.
• LEEP or Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure. The abnormal cells are removed with a painless electrical current.

The goal is to remove all the abnormal cells and thus remove most or all of the cells with HPV.