Venereal Warts Basic Review
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Genital warts are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV), which is spread by direct skin-to-skin contact, typically during sexual contact. It has about 100 types, forty of which cause warts, and the main culprits are HPV 6 and HPV 11.
Female genital warts are typically found around the anus, in or around the vagina or on the thighs and could be risen and whiter or small and pink and in certain instances they form clusters. Certain types of the human papilloma virus cause cervical cancer; still, they do not cause warts. The diagnosis is typically done by a physician who performs visual examination of the genital area and internal examination of the anus or the vagina. In some cases, he may take a biopsy (small sample) from a wart and send it for testing.
Various treatment options are available at this time, but it is important to remember that they only take care of the visible signs of the infection, and the virus itself remains in the system. The most commonly used treatment options are topical. While some of them can be safely applied by the patients on their own at home, others should be applied only by professional staff since they have the risks of burning the skin and leaving scars. The podophyllin 10-25% is applied to the warts for no more than six weeks, TCA (trichloroacetic acid) 80-90% is applied in a similar way, and podofilox solution 0.5% is used two times per day for three days, which is followed by four days of no treatment.
Almost all these methods are successful at removing or reducing the warts, nevertheless some recurrence is to be expected. A few natural and herbal remedies have been long used as well and enormous success has been reported by most women that have tried them. laser ablation, electrocauterization and surgical excision are also used and have lower recurrence rate than the topical treatments, still they also require visits to a doctor and have much longer recovery time.
Genital warts in women are contracted after skin-to-skin contact, consequently using condoms offers some, but not complete protection. The best way to evade getting infected is by avoiding sex. Vaccine for younger women is available in almost all of the developed countries and it is recommended that women be vaccinated as it protects not only against HPV 6 and 11, but as well against the HPV 16 and 18, which cause cervical cancer.
If you see warts in the genital area or on the thighs, you should pay a visit to your health care provider right away - even though the strains causing the genital warts in women are considered low risk, you have a good chance of getting rid of them if you begin the treatment before the warts spread to a larger area. Follow your healthcare provider's recommendations, abstain from sexual contacts during the treatment, and limit the quantity of sexual partners after the treatment. |
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Author Resource:-
This article is written by a famous expert in men's and women's health, human papillomavirus and medicine. Pay heed to his website to read more on human papillomavirus or about symptoms of genital warts in men.
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Phyllis Highfil
Submitted
2011-02-01 02:35:50 |
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