Genital Warts in North-West of Iran

Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the world. In genitalia, it causes a broad spectrum of lesions, from wart to intraepithelial neoplasia and carcinoma. The objective of this descriptive study was the distribution of the infection in our region based on gender, age, marital status and high risk sexual behaviors. Eighty one patients with genital warts (male 71, female 10) were recruited to the study. The age range was 7-62 years old. Most of them were 25-35 years old. About %37 married and %63 single patients were observed to have high risk sexual behaviors. Based on sex about 41 men (%57.7) and 5 females (%50) had multiple partners. Genital warts are a health problem in our region for both single and married patients. Therefore, educational programs in school and family should be performed by healthcare workers. Also vaccination program (like those carried out in western countries) is strongly recommended in order to optimize these measures.