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HPV Vaccine Side Effects - When Can a Person Contract HPV?
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HPV Vaccine Side Effects

This eMedTV segment explains that there are potential HPV vaccine side effects, including dizziness, diarrhea, and reactions at the injection site. This page also highlights some of the more serious and rare side effects of the HPV vaccine.

HPV Vacine

As this eMedTV Web page explains, the HPV vaccine is used to prevent cervical cancer, genital warts, and precancerous genital lesions. This page also covers dosing guidelines and side effects. HPV vacine is a common misspelling of HPV vaccine.

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

The human papillomavirus vaccine can help prevent cervical cancer, genital warts, and precancerous lesions. This eMedTV page offers an overview of the vaccine, including a list of potential side effects and an explanation of how the vaccine works.

Information About Genital Warts

Information About HPV

Information on Gentile Warts

Genital warts are moist, soft, or flesh-colored swellings that are caused by the human papillomavirus. As this eMedTV Web page explains, genital warts are spread through sexual contact. Gentile warts is a common misspelling of genital warts.

Symptoms of Genetal Warts

Soft, moist, and flesh-colored swellings are the most common genital warts symptoms. This eMedTV resource lists other possible symptoms and offers keys for prevention. Symptoms of genetal warts is a common misspelling of genital warts symptoms.

Symptoms of HPV in Men

HPV symptoms in men can include genital warts and changes in the penis or anus. As this eMedTV page explains, however, most men don't experience symptoms and don't know they are infected. A list of possible symptoms of HPV in men is also provided.

Symptoms of HPV in Women

The most common symptoms of HPV in women are genital warts and precancerous changes in the genital area. As this eMedTV page explains, there is a slight chance of HPV symptoms in women turning into anal or genital cancers, but this is rare.

Types of HPV

Since there are over 100 different types of HPV, this eMedTV resource breaks them down into high-risk and low-risk groups, briefly explaining how the virus is transmitted. A discussion on associated conditions and the HPV vaccine is also provided.

Understanding Genital Warts

Vaccine for HPV

Venereal Disease -- HPV

The venereal disease HPV can cause genital warts and sometimes lead to cancer. This eMedTV resource provides a brief overview of the human papillomavirus, including the fact that many people with an HPV infection have no symptoms.

Warnings and Precautions With the HPV Vaccine

This eMedTV segment takes an in-depth look at several warnings and precautions with the HPV vaccine, including the risks of taking the drug if you have a condition like a bleeding disorder. This page also outlines who should not take the HPV vaccine.

Ways to Get HPV

Sexual contact with an infected partner is one of the most common ways to get HPV (human papillomavirus). This eMedTV resource deals specifically with the ways to get genital HPV. Out of over 100 types of the virus, over 30 are transmitted sexually.

What Are Symptoms of HPV?

What are HPV symptoms? This eMedTV segment lists common symptoms of HPV, such as genital warts and precancerous changes in the cervix, vulva, anus, or penis. It also explains how symptoms can vary, depending on the type of HPV infection a person has.

What Do Genital Warts Look Like?

What do genital warts look like? They are flesh-colored bumps that usually appear in the genital area. This eMedTV resource explains how these warts vary in size and appearance, and describes what they look like in men and women.

What Is HPV?

What is "HPV?" This is the acronym for human papillomavirus. As this eMedTV segment explains, there are over 100 types of HPV, about 30 of which are sexually transmitted. The virus can cause genital and non-genital warts, as well as cancer.

What Is the HPV Vaccine Used For?

What is the HPV vaccine used for? As this eMedTV page explains, the HPV vaccine is used to help prevent cervical cancer, genital warts, and other conditions caused by the human papillomavirus. The HPV vaccine is approved for females ages 9 to 26.

When Can a Person Contract HPV?

When can a person contract HPV (human papillomavirus)? As this eMedTV Web page explains, this can occur any time there is skin-to-skin contact with an infected person. Sexual contact with an infected person is how a person contracts genital HPV.