Genital warts (also know as Condyloma,
Condylomata acuminata, or venereal warts) is an extremely
contagious sexually transmitted infection caused by some
sub-types of human papillomavirus (HPV). Genital warts
are the most easy to recognize sign of genital HPV infection.
Genital warts often occur in clusters and can be tiny
or can spread into large masses in the genital or penis
area. Genital warts often disappear without treatment,
but sometimes develop a fleshy, small raised growth.
On the whole, an individual who has genital warts won’t
advertise this fact to other people and in some cases
will even try to keep it secret from their partners.
This is definitely not the way to proceed as genital
warts can be highly contagious and indeed is a known
STD, or a Sexually Transmitted Disease.
For this underlying reason alone, no matter how painful
or embarrassing it might be, and no matter how bleak
the outcome might look, an individual suffering from
genital warts should notify their sexual partner.
Genital warts as well as being contagious can also
be painful, an irritant, and in some cases can even
be disfiguring. Disfigurement as a consequence depends
on a variety of elements one of which is the treatment
avenue used to eradicate the warts.
It is also proven that while the Human Papilloma Virus
(HPV) which is the root cause of the genital warts,
can not be treated, the genital warts themselves can
be treated.
Treatments
come in many and various forms with some of the the
most well liked treatments being in the field of surgical
excision, surgical cauterization of the warts, and cryosurgery
techniques. There are also available methods in the
sort of medications such as prescription medications,
topical ointments and even in some cases solutions.
What you will generally not find is over the counter
medication to treat genital warts. This is as the medications
necessary to treat genital warts will largely if not
all need to be administered by trained medical personnel.
Also, any over the counter medications available to
treat other forms of warts is just not suitable for
eradication of genital warts. This is because the ingredients
used in these treatments are too strong to utilize on
the sensitive genital area.
Other than these various methods of treatment for genital
warts, you will find that there are natural remedies
available as well. Generally the greatest number of
these use herbs and other natural healing methods to
cure someone of their genital warts.
Detection of genital warts isn’t always easy
as sometimes there is no obvious physical signs of a
wart in the affected area. But, for the most part you
will find that if you suffer from genital warts that
you should have some of the following signs and symptoms.
Pink, or flesh coloured lesions, painfulness, burning,
and itching of the affected areas. You will also sometimes
find that you show small flat warts which can also be
reddish in appearance, or even massive raised bumps,
with a cauliflower type appearance.
Genital warts will conventionally occur in the genital
area and can be passed through sexual interaction with
an infected partner. It is also clear that not all HPV
infections will manifest themselves immediately. There
has been known to be a time lag of between a few months
to, in some cases, even a few years.
