About Genital Warts
A highly contagious virus called the Human Papilloma Virus, more conveniently known as HPV, is the cause of warts in the body. These warts appear on the face, neck, inside the mouth, knuckles, hands, foot soles and the genital areas. There are many types of HPV and many types of warts too. The different types – common or seed , foot or plantar, flat, fillform and genital. These are generally benign and none cancerous but warts in certain areas can lead to cancer. Genital ones are the most severe kinds and need immediate medical help.
Genital warts are one of the most contagious and common sexually transmitted diseases (STD). They are transmitted from a body to another through sex, vaginal, oral or anal. These genital warts like the other warts may be small and spread. There may be a few or many warts clustered in the genital areas. These warts are found around the anus, vagina and penis. They also appear inside the genitals. Both men and women are vulnerable to genital warts but it is more common among women. Genital warts have been found to be a disease leading to cervix cancer in women. These warts are flesh colored or gray and are usually flat. These warts may itch a lot and when rubbed against, they may pain. The situation of these warts is very inconvenient and causes much disturbance to the people. Following the formation of these warts, both men and women may notice more discharge also.
Genital warts need immediate medical attention because they are highly contagious and dangerous also. Sometimes when the warts appear inside the vagina hole or on the tip of the penis or the anus, the warts may start bleeding because of the pressure given. This bleeding may not stop easily. There are treatments available for genital warts but these are temporary. Once the virus is contracted, it remains inside the body and warts may re-occur. It is very important to act responsible and prevent oneself from such infections. Safe sex must always be practiced. Here are some treatments:
o Cryotherapy: here, the doctor freezes the genital ones using liquid nitrogen. Within a couple of days the warts will slowly fall of.
o Electrodessication: this is the treatment where these are removed using electric current. The warts are usually cut off from the genital areas.
o Laser treatment: here, laser is used to destroy them. The process can be painful and therefore a little amount of local anesthesia is used.
o There are medications effective in the case of genital warts. Some topical medicines include podophyllum resin, podofilox, trichloroacetic acid, 5-fluorouracil and imiquimod.
o We also have injection of immunomodular agents into the body to boost the immune system.