Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common virus that can cause genital warts, and while treatment can clear these warts, they sometimes come back. Genital warts often recur within 3 months of the initial ...

Medically reviewed by Andrea L. Braden, MD Key Takeaways Female genital sores can be caused by a sexually transmitted ...

This sexually transmitted infection is almost entirely preventable. Here's what experts say you really need to know to protect yourself. Colorized transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of human ...

This sexually transmitted infection is almost entirely preventable. Here's what experts say you really need to know to protect yourself.

Few viruses are as widespread—and sometimes misunderstood—as the human papillomavirus, or HPV. It's so common that most of us—up to 80%—will encounter it at some point in our lives, often without even ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My boyfriend got cancer from HPV. He was successfully treated. Is he capable of transmitting it to me? -- S. ANSWER: HPV causes different types of problems. Warts are all caused by HPV ...

Regular cervical cancer screening using HPV testing and/or Pap tests can prevent up to 90% or more of cervical cancers by detecting and treating precancerous lesions early, making it one of the most ...

January is the ‘Cervical Cancer Awareness Month’. You must have heard about cervical cancer? It is a cancer that begins on the surface of your cervix. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes ...

Lancaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Skin cancer is typically caused by damage to the skin’s cells from ultraviolet radiation. But a recent case study ...

University of Bristol provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Few viruses are as widespread – and sometimes misunderstood – as the human papillomavirus, or HPV. It’s so common ...