You'll see wart-like bumps on your sexual organs. These need to be checked by a doctor or nurse. It may take from four weeks to three months, or longer, for the warts to appear after you have been infected, and they may never appear. You could have genital warts and not see them. Genital warts need to be treated with medication applied by a doctor or a nurse.
Treatment often involves more than one visit.
Once the warts have been treated, have an exam or examine yourself every three months for a year. It is important to take care of warts when you find them because some of the strains of the virus that causes them can lead to precancerous cell changes of the cervix. All women exposed to genital warts must have a pap smear once a year. By using a condom. Continue using them until no new warts appear for at least two months.