Genital Warts

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Genital Warts Information

Genital Warts, also known as condyloma, is a sexually transmitted disease caused by HPV (the human papiloma virus). The fact that it is a sexually transmitted disease is an important genital warts information because it can help prevent the infection. In rare cases infection may occur indirectly, through contact with infected items (towels, etc.). Children my become infected during delivery if the mother was previously infected with genital warts virus. Genital warts are different than warts commonly found on hands and feet and must be treated seriously.

The most important ideea is that of preventing the infection with genital warts virus, but it is important to know that there isn't an one hundred percent sure method of prevention (except celibacy). Other protective factors against genital warts virus infection are long-life mutual monogamy and use of condoms and spermicides. Condoms reduce the risk of getting genital warts, but they dont't guarantee total protection.

Also an important genital warts information is that not everybody infected with genital warts virus develops genital warts. So, just by knowing about and being able to recognize genital warts you are not always protected against the risk of infection.

Also, it is important to know that there is treatment for genital warts, but not for the infection with genital warts virus (human papilloma virus); so, even if gential warts are treated, the virus remains in the skin and the person infected passes the virus to sexlife partners during vaginal or anal intercourse, even when he/she doesn't have genital hpv warts that can be seen.

The infection with genital warts virus may cause some changes that can lead even to cancer, especially in women with warts on the cervix.

Genital warts may have many and varied appearances, from completely flat forms to bumpy forms or even rough cauliflower-like forms of genital warts, appearing in groups or on their own. When genital warts are completely flat they cannot be seen, but they can cause an itchy and burning sensation and can be revealed by the doctor: the doctor applies a substance on the skin (acetic acid), reavealing "invisible" genital warts that appear as white patches.

The regions of appearance for genital hpv warts are for men especially on the penis, underneath the foreskin, at the end of the urethra and on the area around the anus. In women genital warts appear more often on the lips of the vulva, in the vagina, by the urethra or on the area around the anus. Penis warts, anal warts and vaginal warts are easily detected by the pacient, but gential warts appeared in the urethra are detected when they cause symptoms.

Genital Warts Pictures

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Here you will find genital warts pictures and genital warts photo (each picture and photo will have comments).

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Warts Removal

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Warts removal

There are many methods for warts removal with varying degrees of success. But genital warts virus can live in skin that appears normal, therefore just by genital warts removal the virus is not completely destroyed. The human papilloma virus continues to remain in the skin. Although there are many ways in which genital warts removal may be done, there is not yet a way to cure genital warts virus. Laser treatment and caustic chemicals applied on the infected areas were used in the past in hope to eliminate and thus cure genital warts virus, but they weren't successful, being thus abandoned. Today, genital warts removal and treatment of pre-cancerous changes are made by freezing, laser removal (ablation), excision, burning with acid. Also, as an attempt to cure genital warts virus, treatment uses drugs aimed at stimulating the immune system.

Warts removal is done by a doctor using medication, or warts removal by freezing them with liquid nitrogen or surgical warts removal.

Warts removal can be done with prescription wart removers containing powerful substances like podophyllin, which may be applied only by your doctor, and podofilox, applied by your doctor or by yourself at home under your doctor's supervision, often several times over the course of two to four weeks. When using this products for warts removal at home it is important to wash off the substances within four to six hours after application, because they burn the skin around the warts. But there are medications that do not necessitate washing off. That is why it is important to see a doctor who will supervise warts removal.It is important to know that home remedy wart removal formulated for non genital warts are to be avoided because they can be very caustic, producing burns and irritation, or when this home remedy warts removal are less caustic they are not strong enough to do the warts removal.

After the use of medications for warts removal it is important to keep the area of skin treated clean and dry, in order to help healing. When using home remedy warts removal an oatmeal bath (Aveeno bath treatment, available at drugstores) can be extremely soothing for genital itchiness that can be caused by genital warts.

Genital warts treatment

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Genital warts treatment methods and medication

Genital warts treatments includes medications, freezing genital warts with liquid nitrogen or genital warts treatment through surgical excision and laser abation.

In many cases genital warts treatment needs to be applied more than once in order to be successful. Sometimes the treatment of gential warts can last for months.

Surgical genital warts treatment is done under local anaesthesia. Carbon dioxide laser treatment is used for extensive or recurrent genital warts and this genital warts treatment procedure requires local, regional, or general anesthesia. Genital warts treatment by freezing them with liquid nitrogen (cryotherapy) is done by a clinician who puts a cold liquid chemical on the warts to remove them. Cryotherapy is the genital warts treatment procedure safe for use during pregnancy.

Other genital warts treatment methods are electrodesiccation and curettage. Genital warts treatment can aso be done with drugs. There are two types of drugs used for genital warts treatment (genital warts medication):

* keratolitics:

-Podophyllum resin (Podocon-25, Podo-Ben-25, Podofin)

- Podophyllotoxin is the active agent

-Podofilox (Condylox) -- Topical antimitotic

-Trichloroacetic (Tri-Clor), Dichloroacetic (Bichloracetic) acids - Cauterize skin

-5-Fluorouracil (Efudex, Fluoroplex) - antimetabolic, antineoplastic, and immunostimulative activity
* interferons :

-Interferon Alfa-n3 (Alferon N) - approved by the FDA for injection in refractory condyloma acuminata

Medications used for topic genital warts treatment in women are :

-Imiquimod is an immune response cream which can be applied to the affected area

-A 20 percent podophyllin anti-mitotic solution, which can be applied to the affected area and later wash off

-A 0.5 percent podofilox solution, applied to the affected area but shouldn't be washed off

-A 5 percent 5-fluorouracil cream

-Trichloroacetic acid (TCA)

Genital Herpes Symptoms

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Genital herpes symptoms and signs

The genital herpes symptoms vary from person to person, some people may have quite pronounced genital herpes symtoms, other people may not even be aware of their infection with genital herpes. When genital herpes symptoms appear during the first outbreak, which is within two weeks after the virus is transmitted, they may be even more pronounced.

The initial outbreak lasts two to four weeks and brings early genital herpes symptoms and later genital herpes symptoms. The early genital herpes symptoms can be bothersome and they may include vaginal discharge, an itching or burning feeling in the genital or anal area and swollen glands. Other early symptoms of genital herpes adress the entire body, and these symptoms may be flu-like symptoms, including fever, pain in the legs, buttocks, or genital area, or a feeling of pressure in the area below the stomach.

Sometimes this symptoms, although caused by genital herpes, are not enough for a positive diagnose. The genital herpes symptom that is characteristic for the infection with genital herpes is the appearing of small red bumps where the virus has entered the body, such as on the mouth, penis, or vagina. These bumps may turn into blisters or painful open sores and after a few days they become crusted and eventually heal without scarring. This evolution of the lesions caused by genital herpes is characteristic and constitutes an important genital herpes symptom. The appearing of these small red bumps on the penis, vagina or wherever the virus has entered the organism is a later genital herpes symptom.

Other later genital herpes symptoms may include itching or burning in the genital area, pain in the legs, buttocks, or genital area, vaginal discharge, feeling pressure or discomfort around the stomach, fever, headache, muscle aches, pain when urinating, swollen glands in the genital area.

It is important to know that a diagnoses of genital herpes infection can have emotional effects whether or not genital herpes symptoms are present.

Also important is the fact that genital herpes can be transmitted from someone who has no genital herpes symptoms. Sometimes the only symptoms of genital herpes that occur are very mild sores, and they are mistaken for an insect bite or other skin problems. Thus the person infected is not aware of carrying and spreading genital herpes virus. When the person that becomes infected with genital herpes virus was previously infected with HIV all genital herpes symptoms are worse than usual.

Genital Warts Symptoms

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Genital Warts Symptoms

The main genital warts symptom is the appearing of raised, flesh-colored lesions or cauliflower-like growths on the genitals, anus, or the surrounding skin.

Another genital warts symptom is an increased dampness or moisture in the area of this growths (genital warts zone). Genital warts are painless, but they can be very disturbing because of their location, size and because one of the genital warts ymptoms is pruritus (genital warts cause itchiness of the penis, scrotum, anal area or vulvar area).

Urethral bleeding or urinary obstruction are uncommon among genital warts symptoms and they appear when genital warts occur in the urethra. Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy is a genital wart symptom that may be due to vaginal warts eruptions. Coital bleeding (abnormal vaginal bleeding, not associated with a menstrual period, after sexual intercourse) is another genital warts symptom that may occur.

Among genital warts symptoms increased vginal discharge is possible.Sometimes genital warts are subclinical (there are no genital warts symptoms), and some are hidden by hair or in the inner aspect of uncircumcised foreskin.

Genital Warts and Genital Herpes Information

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