What is the "human papillomavirus" or "HPV"?

What is the "human papillomavirus" or "HPV"?

Michael Tahery (Obstetrician & Gynecologist) gives expert video advice on: How will my doctor diagnose the human papillomavirus?; How will my doctor treat genital warts?; Can I prevent the human papillomavirus from turning into cervical cancer? and more...

There is really no way a person can tell if they have or they carry HPV. The chances are very good that seven out of ten people have this virus. The chances are if you are sexually active you have multiple partners and you had unprotected sex that you carry this virus. However, there is no way to know whether it's a low risk virus or a high risk virus without checking all or any of these symptoms. So if somebody has warts, genital warts or condyloma, we call it also, that doesn't mean they don't have the high risk virus also. They can have both the high risk and the low risk virus. And, so they need to be checked in order to find out what type of virus and what the risk status is.