Dr O'Donovan explains common symptoms of genital warts in men and women, plus causes, treatment and prevention!

Genital warts are small, rough lumps that can appear around the vagina, penis or anus. They're a common sexually transmitted infection (STI). Treatment from a sexual health clinic can help.

Chapters and timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction
00:22 - What are genital warts
01:12 - Symptoms of genital warts
02:00 - When and where to get help
03:25 - Treatment of genital warts
04:55 - Prevention of genital warts

Go to a sexual health clinic if you have:

- 1 or more painless lumps or growths around your vagina, penis or anus
- itching or bleeding from your genitals or anus
- a change to your normal flow of pee (for example, it's begun to flow sideways) that does not go away
- a sexual partner who has genital warts, even if you do not know if you have them

RESOURCES:

Further information via NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/genital...

FIND A SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC IN THE UK:
https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/sex...

FIND A SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC IN LONDON: https://www.shl.uk/clinics

FIND A SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC IN WALES: https://www.shwales.online/index.html

FIND A SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC IN SCOTLAND: https://www.nhsinform.scot/scotlands-...

FIND A SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC IN NORTHERN IRELAND: https://www.sexualhealthni.info/genit...

FIND A SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC IN THE USA:
https://gettested.cdc.gov/

OTHERWISE SEE YOUR NEAREST HEALTH PROFESSIONAL!!

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