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Genital Warts (Human Papillomavirus) - What Increases Your Risk

Factors that increase the risk of becoming infected with a sexually transmitted disease, such as HPV and genital warts, include:

Having multiple sex partners.
Having high-risk partner(s) (partner has multiple sex partners or HPV-infected sex partners).
Having unprotected sexual contact (not using condoms).
Having an impaired immune system.

If you have a high-risk type of HPV and are using birth control pills for more than 5 years, research suggests that this can increase your risk of getting cervical cancer.³ More research is needed, but for more information, see the topic Cervical Cancer.

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Trichomoniasis

Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a small organism called Trichomonas vaginalis. Women are most often affected by this disease, although men can become infected and pass the infection to their partners through sexual contact.

Read the Trichomoniasis article > >

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Last Updated: July 02, 2008

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