Human papillomavirus is a very common group of viruses. Some types can cause genital warts or cancer.

Human papillomavirus usually has no symptoms, so you may not know if you have it. In some people, it can cause genital warts.

Human papillomavirus usually goes away on its own without any treatment. If you have symptoms like genital warts, seek medical advice from your doctor.

You can get human papillomavirus from vaginal, anal or oral sex and sharing sex toys.

To reduce your risk of contracting human papillomavirus, use condoms during sex including when sharing sex toys.

There's also a vaccine for some types of the virus, to find out more about the vaccine speak to your doctor.