Treatment for Genital Warts in Women
Genital warts can be very worrying, affecting your mental health and confidence as much as your physical health. Fortunately, there are some good treatments for genital warts that are effective and relatively painless.
Genital warts are one of the fastest growing sexual problems, and can be located both inside and outside the sexual organs including the anus; these are highly contagious sometimes forming in groups which will continue to grow if left unchallenged. This form of human papilloma virus (or HPV) is just as easily transmitted orally as through sexual intercourse. The problem comes when you try to prevent contracting them as in the case of female genital warts, the woman may have them internally and unless she has recently undergone an examination, she may not know they are there; even using a condom is not guaranteed to stop the spread.
Worryingly is the length of time it can take for the infection to form them; sometimes it can be a few months or even many years. Nevertheless, once infection has occurred, the virus has a new host and the disease gets spread even more. The strain that causes ano-genital warts is called HPV6 (human papilloma virus 6) but this is only one of over different types of HPV virus. Although outer warts can be easily seen, women who develop them inside their genitalia may not be seen until a doctor examines the site.
Treatment of Genital Warts
Genital warts like damp areas as it aids their multiplication and this is the case inside a woman’s vagina which may exhibit some discharge. Generally, the favored method of wart removal is with the use of extremely cold liquid nitrogen which is applied to the skin over the course of a few treatments after which it will die. The use of liquid nitrogen is dependant on the location of the infected area; this is a painless procedure but must be performed by a doctor.
Two further options are available to doctors, the traditional cauterizing the wart or the more modern but equally efficient laser process. Eradicating them is not completely assured as they can return after treatment and every method available to remove them is still reliant on the area they are located. Another topical treatment for genital warts is imiquimod, and while it has been formulated to help the immune system fight the infection, the liquid does not kill the virus directly nor can it stop others from forming.
Imiquimod should be not be used in pregnancy without doctor’s consent; its use on inflamed skin or internally is also not recommended. If you experience blisters in the area of use, an itchy genital area even body aches then you must stop using imiquimod but speak to your doctor who can provide more information on this subject. This article has been provide to supply general information on genital warts only and does not try to bypass professional medical advice which should be sought from your doctor or dermatologist.
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