Treatment of Genital Warts
A worrying aspect of sexual health in recent years is genital warts, which can grow in, and around male and female sex organs. These can form into ugly groups that can even affect the anal area. They are the result of one of the forms of human papilloma virus or abbreviated to HPV that are transmitted sexually, even orally and are actually a virus.
This is one time where using a condom will not always prevent the genital warts. Women can be infected and be unaware of their infectious disease for a long time, making the genital warts easy to transmit to other people.
To make things worse, there is no reason why once a person is infected, they may not show signs immediately, and the HPV virus may not activate for months, or even longer. The person who contracts the HPV virus becomes a silent carrier and that is how this disease is spreading rampantly in young people today.
To date, more than 100 human papilloma virus viruses have been discovered but the one that causes anogenital warts is called human papilloma virus 6 (HPV6). Although outer warts can be easily seen, women who develop them inside their genitalia may not see these HPV warts until a doctor examines the site.
Women may display some additional discharge as genital HPV warts may cause the area around them to be moister than other areas and it is this condition, which promotes their growth. For HPV warts removal, one of the popular methods of wart removal is to apply liquid nitrogen to the infected area. This liquid nitrogen has a very low temperature and will kill the infected skin and tissues. You need to see a doctor to carry this out because liquid nitrogen is not generally available to the public, and the process is not a very painful procedure, and whether liquid nitrogen is used depends upon the location of the infected area.
Some doctors prefer to use lasers to remove warts. Often a doctor will prefer to use electrocautery although a minor surgical procedure cannot be ruled out. Total removal of the warts is not completely assured as they can return after treatment. The exact method available to remove them is still reliant on the area where they are located. Imiquimod liquid is used topically to treat genital warts (and anal) since it helps the body’s immune system to fight the virus and to get rid of them; however, it does not kill the viruses, and new infections can still appear during the time Imiquimod is being used.
Imiquimod cannot always be used for instance, it is not to be administered when a woman is pregnant. It also has restrictions on its use inside the vagina and on the genitals, or when the skin around the area is inflamed. Like all medications, Imiquimod has some side effects. If complications are experienced, it should be stopped immediately. This is a good point to discuss with your doctor prior to using it. STD’s being such a serious subject, the information on genital warts provided here should not be viewed as complete or in-depth; further facts and advice should be sought from competent advisors.