What are the consequences of HPV?

Answer 1

AnswerGardasil provides immunity to several different types of HPV. If you have HPV it will not affect that infection, but it will prevent you getting infected with other types.

Answer 2

There is no commercially available test to determine that someone doesn't have HPV. That is why it's foolish to say, "I've been tested, and I don't have any STDs." People rapidly contract HPV once they're sexually active.

If you have genital warts, you know that you have HPV. And if you have an abnormal Pap with subsequent testing that shows high-risk HPV subtypes, you know you have HPV. Other than that, you can only assume that you have HPV, as do most sexually active people.
There's this PCR DNA test to detect your HPV status but it's not available commercially in most countries. 50-80% of people have HPV but they don't show symptoms nor they get any health-related issues from it. If you are one of these people, definitely there's no way to find out if you have HPV or not.

Some strains, like hpv type 6, 11, 16, and 18 may cause genital wart and have little possibility to cause Cervical cancer. The strains that may cause genital wart won't cause cervical cancer and vice versa.

If you have been infected by one of these strains, you can either know your HPV status by looking at your genital wart or by getting a pap smear test (if you are a female).

Answer 3

HPV is not an infection that is treated or treatable, although the effects of HPV have treatments. Treatment for abnormal pap smears or lesions can prevent cancer. Treatment of warts, while not usually medically necessary, will make them go away faster. However, there's no particular danger from untreated genital warts.

Answer 4

you will get wort or scabs on your genital area.

Answer 5

HPV can cause ordinary warts that sometimes interfere with daily life. Or it can cause cancer which can lead to death.

Answer 6

The serious health consequences of HPV are cancer of the reproductive organs, anus, or throat. Warts are an annoyance, but have no health significance.