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HPV is a very dangerous virus that is involved in the development of cervical cancer. There are many ways of infection. It has been assumed that HPV can be infected mainly during sexual contact, but the cause may also be the use of the same towels or underwear, and immunodeficiency. What are the symptoms of HPV?
HPV symptoms – signs of infection
HPV is the human papillomavirus. It is one of the causes of cervical cancer. There are both low-oncogenic and highly-oncogenic types. It is the latter that are responsible for the development of the tumor.
Unfortunately, the infection itself often does not give any symptoms, so regular smear tests are very important for women. Cytology is the easiest way to diagnose the disease at an early stage. Symptoms of HPV infection are not visible until the cancer of the cervix is quite advanced.
- HPV vaccination and cervical cancer
The ongoing infection may be asymptomatic, mildly or overt. HPV lesions are usually slow to develop, and almost 90% of them heal on their own.
You can perform HPV infection without visiting a collection point. To do this, choose a mail-order diagnostic test for HPV infection from the Medonet Market offer. It is suitable for men and women, and we collect the sample for testing and send it to the laboratory ourselves.
Subjective symptoms of HPV
The symptoms of HPV suggest rather a bacterial infection or mycoses. This is because the signs and symptoms of HPV infection include purulent discharge, burning and itching around the perineum.
Other symptoms of HPV depend on the location of the virus. As a result of the virus, there may be difficulty passing urine or stool, hoarseness and pain during intercourse may also appear.
If you suspect you have HPV infection, do the HPV – Male Genetic Test Panel.
These symptoms of HPV
The signs of HPV are warts, condylomas, and neoplastic lesions.
Warts appear mainly on the palms or soles of the feet. The warts are fungal small bumps a few millimeters in diameter. They have an uneven surface and are usually not painful. Pain can only be caused by those located on the soles of the feet, which are the cause of discomfort when walking.
- Why do warts arise?
Genital warts are various types of cauliflower-like lumps and warts visible on the skin around the genitals and anus. They can be both flat and convex with a smooth or rough, calloused surface. They can appear in both women and men.
This HPV symptom is the result of an infection caused by a virus.
In women, they appear around the anus, perineum and labia, while in men they are usually found under the foreskin. It may also happen that the condylomas are located e.g. in the mouth, then they are whitish and flat.
- Read more: HPV in men
Sometimes there are dysplastic changes in the cervix. They are usually visible on a gynecological exam or when you have a periodic Pap smear. These changes are quite discreet and difficult to distinguish from healthy tissue.
- How does the cervix get sick?
When neoplastic lesions do appear, they usually grow very quickly and easily expand in size, attacking healthy mucosa. It is much easier to bleed from these lesions. The symptom of HPV at this stage is usually papillary cancer in the form of giant condylomas, the so-called Buschke and Löwenstein tumor. It appears in the area of the external genitalia.
Chronic HPV infection manifests itself in the form of genetically determined Lewandowsky and Lutz dysplasia.
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