A man in Taichung has more than 50 cauliflowers growing on his private parts. Doctors remind him to follow the vaccine and adopt safe behaviors to reduce the risk of recurrence.

2026/10/01 10:19

Huang Pingrui emphasized that the real way to reduce the chance of being infected with cauliflower next time is through tracking, vaccines and safe sex. (Photo by reporter Zhang Xuanzhe)

[Reporter Zhang Xuanzhe/Taichung Report] A man in Taichung went to the Urology Department of Lee General Hospital because of cauliflower growth on his lower body. After examination, the doctor was surprised to find that the man’s lower body was covered with more than 50 densely packed cauliflowers. Huang Pinrui pointed out that when he went to work after the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, he cooked the cauliflower until after 9 o'clock at night. He called on the public to pay attention to safe sex during the Double Ten holiday.

Huang Pingrui said that cauliflower is easy to relapse, and it does not mean that it will be fine after it is burned. Treatment is to deal with the lesions that are currently visible, but the HPV infection may not disappear immediately, so follow-up is very important; especially in the first few months after treatment, lesions may still appear again.

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In addition, cauliflower does not only grow on the penis and foreskin. Lesions may appear in the scrotum, pubic bone, lower abdomen, around the anus, groin, inner thighs and other areas that have been exposed to infection. Therefore, when seeing a doctor, don’t just focus on the “frontal battlefield”. The surrounding skin should also be examined as well.

Huang Pinrui said that after three doses of the HPV vaccine, it is not a "cauliflower invincible star." The vaccine can reduce the risk of infection by specific HPV types and related diseases, but it does not cover all HPV types, nor can it guarantee 100% freedom from infection. Reexposure is still possible with continued new sexual encounters or multiple sexual partners.

Huang Pingrui emphasized that the real way to reduce the chance of being infected with cauliflower next time is through tracking, vaccines and safe sex.