Lesions may become numerous and quite large, requiring more extensive treatment and follow-up procedures. Call for an appointment with your health care provider if a sexual partner is found to have genital warts, or if any of the described symptoms are noted. Adolescents appear to be extremely susceptible to HPV, and those having intercourse at a young age should be evaluated for HPV infection. An example of raised genital warts in the male. The virus which causes this condition is sexually transmitted.
Genital warts are easier to treat in the male than the female.
There is controversy as to whether the virus can be completely eliminated. This is the typical appearance of the raised type of genital wart. They may produce large, cauliflower-like lesions. Less than one third of genital warts are raised. Most are difficult to see and require the application of acetic acid to be made visible.