How to Get Rid of Genital Warts
By tk | November 25, 2008
A bothersome aspect of sexual health issues in recent years is genital warts, which can grow in, and around male and female genitals. 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 HPV that are transmitted sexually, even orally, and genital warts are a true virus.
This is one particular instance where using a condom will not always prevent the genital warts; women can be infected and be unaware of the situation for a long time making them easy to transmit to others.
To make this problem worse, there is no reason why as soon as a person is infected, they might not show signs at once, and this HPV virus may not activate for a very long time. The person who catches the HPV virus becomes a silent carrier and that is why this terrible disease is spreading rampantly in today's mindset of carefree sexual activity.
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.
Lasers could be used to remove warts but often a doctor will prefer to use electrocautery. Sometimes, a minor surgical procedure cannot be rules out. Eradicating them is not completely guaranteed as they can return after treatment. The methods available to remove them are 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 HPV virus. New HPV infections can still appear while Imiquimod is being administered.
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 its 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.
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