Causes and Risk Factors

Genital and perianal warts are caused by a virus called human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is estimated to be the most common sexually transmitted disease.

An infection that's easy to catch

You can catch genital and/or perianal warts by having sexual contact with someone who has HPV. You can catch it from vaginal, anal and oral sex.

After sexual contact with an infected person, warts may:

  • Appear within several weeks
  • Appear within a few months
  • Never appear, although you may still have caught HPV

You can't always see EGWs on your partner but you can still get infected with HPV.

Are you at risk?

You are most at risk if you:

  • Have unprotected sex
  • Have many sex partners
  • Have sex with someone who has had many sex partners
  • Have or have had a sexually-transmitted disease

Important Selected Safety Information

Do not use VEREGEN® Ointment, 15% if you are allergic to any ingredient in this product. Do not use VEREGEN® Ointment, 15% for warts in the vagina, cervix, or inside the anus. Avoid contact with your eyes, nostrils and mouth while ointment is on your finger(s).

Avoid use of VEREGEN® on open wounds. Do not expose skin that has been treated with VEREGEN® to the sunlight, sunlamps or tanning beds. Tell your doctor if you are using any other type of skin product on the area to be treated. Avoid sexual contact (genital, anal or oral) when VEREGEN® Ointment, 15% is on your genital or perianal skin. If you do choose to have sexual contact, you must wash off the ointment carefully before having protected sexual contact as the ointment may weaken condoms and vaginal diaphragms.

Be sure to tell the doctor if you have a weak immune system or if you are pregnant or nursing a baby. Avoid using this product in patients younger than 18 years of age or for longer than 16 weeks. If your warts do not go away or come back after treatment contact your doctor.

The most common side effects with VEREGEN® Ointment, 15% are local skin and application site reactions including: redness, swelling, sores or blisters, burning, itching, pain.

For more information, consult your healthcare professional. Please see link to Full Patient Information below.

VEREGEN® (sinecatechins) Ointment Full Prescribing Information