Warts
Warts
Warts, even the name is ugly. If you have warts them you might want to learn more about them so you can learn how to treat them. Warts come in many different verities as well as size. One type of wart you should be concerned about it the genital wart.
Genital warts that form around the male and female genitalia are highly contagious; they can occur both inside and outside including the anal area and if they are not treated will grow and resemble the cauliflower appearance of common varieties. The human papilloma virus is the primary name for the various strains, also abbreviated to HPV; people are infected by sexual intercourse, oral or otherwise. The problem it is difficult not to contract genital warts because even condoms cannot prevent them; and the person who passes them on may be completely unaware they have them.
Contact with an affected person is no guarantee they will spread immediately because they may not develop for months or sometimes many years. This means the person who was infected starts infecting others as well. The strain that causes ano-genital warts is called HPV6 (human papilloma virus 6) but this is only one of over different types of HPV virus. Normally a person becomes aware of warts as they can be seen and felt but those inside a woman’s cervix will probably only be discovered when she has a gynecological examination.
Warts, How to Get Rid of Warts
The problem is made worse by the environment that genital warts use to multiply, damp and moist areas; and this is exactly what they find in and around a woman’s genitals, plus some discharge may be present. The most popular treatment for wart removal is the use of liquid nitrogen which is applied at very low temperatures but a number of applications are usually required before it can be safely removed. Using liquid nitrogen is a painless process but cannot be used on certain areas of the body which is why it is for the doctor or dermatologist to decide.
Two further options are available to doctors, the traditional cauterizing the wart or the more modern but equally efficient laser process. Each treatment is dependent on where the infected area is but removal is no guarantee they will not return at some pint in the future. Another topical treatment for genital warts is imiquimod, and while it has been formulated to help the immune system fight the infection, the liquid does not kill the virus directly nor can it stop others from forming.
Unfortunately imiquimod cannot always be used and in particular it is not to be administered when a woman is pregnant; this liquid cannot be applied inside the vagina or on the genitals nor on inflamed areas of skin. Common side effects of imiquimod are Skin blisters, coughs, body aches and itching in genital area but your doctor will tell you more in detail. Any information presented here is done to give an overview of the subject of genital warts and is not a substitute for professional medical advice which should be sought if the condition in this article relates to you.
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