One of the most elusive sexually transmitted diseases in the world today is genital warts. This disease has not gotten much attention at all up until recently because there was not a whole lot of information about the disease known to health care professionals and the general public. Unfortunately the health care world recently discovered some bad news about this dangerous disease (genital warts treatment included) and that is that if it is left untreated it can lead to cervical cancer in females. Another horrible thing about genital warts, especially in females, is that there are not many symptoms associated with the disease so it can go unnoticed for extended periods of time. This disease is probably easier to see in men and if left untreated in men it is not known to be as harmful as it is in females. In a lot of cases, genital warts will be fought off by the body naturally. The bodies immune system immediately starts to fight off any disease that enters the body and in so many cases this is enough to combat and defeat the disease but every once in a while there will be a case that is not destroyed by the bodies natural systems and in that instance the person will need to seek health care as soon as possible. When found early, health care professionals can treat genital warts easily and effectively with no pain or suffering experienced by the patient. It might take a few trips to the health care professional to completely defeat the warts and makes sure they do not come back but it is well worth the trip to the doctor. If and when genital warts are discovered the doctor will simply apply a medicated ointment to the warts that will “freeze them off”. Once they are treated they are gone for good, unless you come into contact with and contract them again, they will not reappear as herpes do. Genital warts and herpes are NOT the same disease. There is no cure for herpes but there is a cure for genital warts so make sure to seek treatment if you notice a problem and do not immediately get discouraged. If you notice genital warts and do not get treated no good is going to come of this decision. If you are a male, you will surely pass this on to your sexual partners if you have unprotected sex and if you are a female, this disease can lead to cervical cancer and other serious reproductive problems. If genital warts is not treated in a female they can lead to cervical cancer which can be deadly. If a woman is lucky enough to survive a serious case of genital warts they can still experience serious reproductive damage, such as losing the ability to have children or having to have their reproductive system removed completely in order to survive. Battling cervical cancer is a life long expensive deadly process that no woman deserves to ha ve to suffer through. Be smart and get tested to avoid any long term consequences of this sexually transmitted disease known as HPV.