Genital warts tend to occur in sexually active young and middle-aged people. The incubation period is generally 2 weeks to 8 months, with an average of 3 months. Most have a history of unclean sexual life or infection by spouse. A few are infected through contact with contaminated utensils, and newborns can also be infected through the birth canal. The initial lesions are small, soft, light red papules, which gradually develop and increase in number and size, and fuse with each other to form different forms of growths such as papilloma-like, cauliflower-like, cockscomb-like and mushroom-like. Most have no obvious subjective symptoms, and a few have a foreign body sensation, burning pain, itching or discomfort during sexual intercourse. Warts can rupture, exude, bleed and become secondary infected due to friction and maceration. They most commonly occur on the external genitalia and perianal area of men and women, and are more common in the coronal sulcus, frenulum of the prepuce, posterior symphysis and inner labia minora of women. They can also be seen in the vagina and cervix. They can occasionally occur in areas other than the genitals. Warts can significantly increase in size and number during pregnancy. This disease is a benign hyperplasia, but a small number of patients, especially giant ones, may have warts.
Genital warts can develop into cancer.
Diagnosis of genital herpes requires exclusion of other diseases
The diagnosis of genital herpes is mainly based on medical history (history of unclean sexual contact or history of inf...