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What Over the Counter Medications Help Cure HPV Genital Warts?

April 26, 2017counter cure genital warts help HPV medications

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What Over the Counter Medications Help Cure HPV Genital Warts?

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Genital warts are caused by two specific human papillomavirus (HPV) strains in over 90 percent of cases. The two HPV strains responsible for genital warts are HPV 11 and HPV 6. HPV and the resulting genital warts are transmitted by skin-to-skin contact during sexual intercourse. The warts caused by HPV are treatable by a doctor, and there are certain over-the-counter medications available, but the effectiveness of the medications is not proven.