[imworried]

If someone is diagnosed as having HPV, does that mean that they automatically have genital warts? Or can you be diagnosed with HPV and not have genital warts? I thought that I read somewhere that only 2 strains of HPV actually caused genital warts... :confused:

[bkdaniels]

Just because someone is diagnosed with HPV, it does not mean that they will have Genital warts (sometimes called condylomata acuminata or venereal warts). Genital warts are just one of the most easily recognized sign of a genital HPV infection.

Many people, however, have a genital HPV infection without genital warts. About 30 types are spread through sexual contact and are classified as either low risk or high risk.

Low risk cause genital warts-single or multiple bumps that appear in the genital areas of men and women including the vagina, cervix, vulva (area outside of the vagina), penis, and rectum. High risk, may cause abnormal Pap smear results and could lead to cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina, anus, or penis and may account for the reason many people infected with HPV have no symptoms.

Hope this answers your question!