It can also cause cancer in the back of the throat (called oropharyngeal cancer). HPV can cause cervical and other cancers, including cancer of the vulva, vagina, penis, or anus. A healthcare provider can usually diagnose warts by looking at the genital area. They can be small or large, raised or flat, or shaped like a cauliflower. Genital warts usually appear as a small bump or group of bumps in the genital area. But when HPV does not go away, it can cause health problems like genital warts and cancer. In most cases (9 out of 10), HPV goes away on its own within two years without health problems. This makes it hard to know when you first got it. You also can develop symptoms years after having sex with someone who has the infection. If you are sexually active, you can get HPV, even if you have had sex with only one person. A person with HPV can pass the infection to someone even when they have no signs or symptoms. It also spreads through close skin-to-skin touching during sex. It is most commonly spread during vaginal or anal sex. You can get HPV by having vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has the virus. HPV is a different virus than HIV and HSV (herpes).
But there are vaccines that can stop these health problems from happening. Some types can cause health problems, including genital warts and cancers. There were about 43 million HPV infections in 2018, many among people in their late teens and early 20s.
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