The condylomes genitals, also called genital warts, are sexually transmitted infections (STIs) quite common. They are caused by human papillomaviruses (VPH). Condylomas manifest themselves as small warts at the level of the genitals.

According to some estimates, between 50 and 70% of the sexually active population will come into contact with viruses HPV most of these people get rid of it spontaneously during its lifetime. And about 1% of the population has condyloma.

Causes

There are around a hundred strains of HPV, some of which may be at the origin of genital warts, in particular types 6 and 11 for 90% of cases. These are very contagious and are transmitted by sexual contact, or even by skin-to-skin contact.

Possible complications

Certain types of HPV are associated (HPV 16 or 18) with cancer of the cervix, cancer of the vulva, canceranus and more rarely to cancer of the penis. Over time, some genital warts can turn into precancerous lesions and then into cancer. From cervical smear (Pap test) make it possible to detect any precancerous transformations, and therefore to treat them before the stage of cancer.

Many condylomas can sometimes cause problems during a delivery. Very rarely, children and born to mothers with genital warts may present with condylomas in the throat or respiratory tract (papillomatosis), requiring surgical management.

When to consult?

If you have had a unsafe unsafe sex, or if you notice the presence of warts on your genitals, see your doctor for the appropriate screening tests. The screening smears (Pap test) make it possible to detect precancerous lesions of the cervix, and therefore to significantly reduce the number of cases of Cervical cancer.