Genital Warts : Treatment and Symptoms of Genital Warts
Ray Lam
The sexually transmitted condition of genital warts is most disturbing with both sexes affected both inside and outside their sexual organs including the anus; often giving the appearance of regular varieties. These belong to the same strain of human papilloma virus that result in other types but are easily passed from one person to another, even orally. It is better to prevent contracting genital warts than treating them but the problem is the one who passes on the virus that causes them may be unaware that they have the virus; so despite all precautions such as use of condoms you may still get them.
Contact with an affected person is no guarantee they will spread immediately because they may not develop for months or sometimes many years. The person who contracts them however, becomes a silent carrier and that is how this disease is spreading rampantly in today's world. 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. Although outer warts can be easily seen, women who develop them inside their genitalia may not be seen until a doctor examines the site.
Women may display some additional discharge as genital warts may cause the area around them to be moister than other areas and it is this condition which promotes their growth. To remove them the most popular method of wart removal is to apply liquid nitrogen to the infected area; which has very low temperature and will kill the infected skin and tissues. This is carried out by doctors because liquid nitrogen is not generally available to the general population but the process is not a very painful procedure and whether liquid nitrogen is used depends upon the location.
Sometimes these days lasers are used to remove warts but often a doctor will prefer to use electro-cautery although a minor surgical procedure cannot be rules out. Eradicating them is not completely assured as they can return after treatment and every method available to remove them is still reliant on the area they are located. Imiquimod liquid is used topically to treat genital warts (and anal) as it helps the body's immune system to fight the virus and to get rid of them but it does not kill the virus and new infections can still appear when imiquimod is being used.
Unfortunately imiquimod cannot always be used and in particular it is not to be administered when a woman is pregnant; it also has restrictions on it's use inside the vagina and on the genitals or when the skin around the area is inflamed. Like all medications, imiquimod has side effects and if these are experienced it should be stopped immediately but this is worth discussing with your doctor prior to using it. With such a serious subject, the information on genital warts provided here should not be viewed as complete or in-depth; further facts and advice
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