19-year-old Minh Ha was diagnosed with genital warts after experiencing bad breath and developing warts on her lips and in her mouth three months after kissing a stranger.
After testing positive for genital warts caused by HPV 11, 25-year-old Thao regrets having unprotected sex with a man she recently met on a dating app.
Unsafe sex, lack of screening, and not getting the HPV vaccine are key reasons why men contract genital warts, impacting their mental health and reproductive well-being.
After engaging in unprotected sex with a stranger, a 22-year-old man attempted to "wash away" the risk of disease by cleaning his genitals with saline solution. A month later, experiencing itching and discharge, he was diagnosed with genital warts.