 [ Symptoms ] my wife just found out that she has hpv does this mean i will get genital warts [ Disease ] although it may not have the fame of herpes or the clap hpv is actually the most common sexually transmitted disease fifty percent of all men will have it at some point in their lives in most cases hpv causes no symptoms and does not lead to any health problems but some strains do cause genital warts the only way to prevent transmission of the virus is to avoid skin contact condoms may help reduce transmission but that is not really clear the virus has no cure if you do get genital warts they are most likely to appear on the head of your penis they can also show up elsewhere including your anus while they may fade on their own they can also be treated with creams or surgery hpv does raise the risk of getting cancers of the anus and penis    however those risks are still extremely low