Prevention aims to reduce the incidence of genital warts and cancer of the cervix, by preventing the transmission of papilloma viruses or by stopping the progression of infection before cancer or condylomata develop.

Avoid smoking allows the body to better defend itself against papillomaviruses and to let the body eradicate them more easily.

The proper use of Condoms helps reduce the transmission of genital warts. However, they are not 100% effective, as the virus is also transmitted from skin to skin. These are very contagious. Get treated when you are in a relationship and use condoms to avoid transmitting papillomaviruses to your partner as much as possible.

The vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix protect against certain strains of HPV, responsible for cervical cancer and genital warts. These vaccines are administered to young girls before they are sexually active, in order to immunize them before they come into contact with these papillomaviruses. It is estimated that after 2 years of sexual life, nearly 70% of men or women of women have encountered these viruses.

The Gardasil® vaccine immunizes against HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18, preventing both cervical cancer and HPV-related lesions.

The Cervarix® vaccine immunizes against papillomaviruses 16 and 18, which causes 70% of genital cancers due to papillomaviruses.

In women, for an gynecological examination may be enough for the doctor to observe warts and make a diagnosis. In other cases, it is Pap smear (Pap test) or anal which makes it possible to detect the presence of lesions. In other cases, the doctor uses a biopsy.

In humans, a complete genital exam and endoscopic examination of the urethra are required to detect genital warts.