Genital Warts

Genital warts - HPV - support, information and treatment

Mayo Clinic: Reproductive Diseases and Disorders - Signs and symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases. Diseases covered include AIDS, chlamydia infection, genital warts (HPV), gonorrhea, hepatitis B and syphilis.

Genital Warts Online - Ranks treatments for genital warts, venereal warts, and condylomas. Also ranks surgical procedures, medicines, and all other treatments including herbal.

Wart Away - Wart treatment without surgery, scarring or harsh chemicals. Suitable for genital and common warts.

Genital Warts online support group - Includes chat room and message board (for men).

Genital Warts - Includes chat room and message board (for women).

Pelvic Exam and Pap Smear - Information from the San Francisco Department of Public Health about the procedure and results and their relation to genital warts.

Aldara - The official site of the Aldara cream for the treatment of the human papillomavirus (hpv) and genital warts.

Genital Warts Treatment & Information - Genital Warts / HPV : Information and Treatment. Natural remedy. Medication Online Order. Victoria, Australia.

HK Herbal Master Co. - Treatment for symptoms of genital warts and human papilloma virus.

Genital Warts - By Delilah Levine. [Oxygen] Advice about HPV and options for treatment.

SkinChoice.com - Provides products for genital warts, herpes, acne, and other dermatological and sexually transmitted conditions.

AfterH - Personal ads for singles with herpes (HSV) or genital warts (HPV). Includes list of support groups by state, recommended books and videos.

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy: Genital Warts - Lists symptoms and signs, diagnosis, and treatment of warts.

Mamashealth.com: Genital Warts - Brief description of warts, how they spread, diagnosis, and treatment.

Genital Warts - Information from the San Francisco Department of Public Health about how they are spread, treatment, prevention, and risk factors.

10Karats (Herpes) - Personal ads for singles with genital herpes (HSV) and genital warts (HPV). Includes social events, HSV links and resources.

Human Papillomavirus and Genital Warts - Information from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases about the virus and how it relates to genital warts, including diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and complications.

HPV FAQ - Forum for questions and answers regarding HPV and genital warts.

eMedicine Health - Consumer health resource center providing an overview of genital warts and their causes, symptoms, and treatment.

Genital wart pictures

Genital warts   This page advertises a genital wart treatment for condyloma caused by sexually transmitted disease hpv virus. Pictures are here.

DropinCentre - Sexual health site with some pictures of genital warts.

FPWA Health - Genital warts information site with pictures of warts on the vulva and on the penis.

Genital warts - information

Genital warts
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Genital warts are very contagious and are spread during oral, genital, or anal sex with an infected partner. About two-thirds of people who have sexual contact with a partner with genital warts will develop warts, usually within three months of contact.

In women, the warts occur on the outside and inside of the vagina, on the opening (cervix) to the womb (uterus), or around the anus. In men, genital warts are less common. If present, they usually are seen on the tip of the penis. They also may be found on the shaft of the penis, on the scrotum, or around the anus. Rarely, genital warts also can develop in the mouth or throat of a person who has had oral sex with an infected person.

Genital warts often occur in clusters and can be very tiny or can spread into large masses in the genital or anal area.

How are genital warts diagnosed?

A doctor or other health care worker usually can diagnose genital warts by seeing them on a patient. Women with genital warts also should be examined for possible HPV infection of the cervix.

The doctor may be able to identify some otherwise invisible warts in the genital tissue by applying vinegar (acetic acid) to areas of suspected infection. This solution causes infected areas to whiten, which makes them more visible, particularly if a procedure called colposcopy is performed. During colposcopy, the doctor uses a magnifying instrument to look at the vagina and cervix. In some cases, the doctor takes a small piece of tissue from the cervix and examines it under the microscope.

A Pap smear test also may indicate the possible presence of cervical HPV infection. In a Pap smear, a laboratory worker examines cells scraped from the cervix under a microscope to see if they are cancerous. If a woman’s Pap smear is abnormal, she might have an HPV infection. If a woman has an abnormal Pap smear, she should have her doctor examine her further to look for and treat any cervical problems.

What is the treatment for genital warts?

Genital warts often disappear even without treatment. In other cases, they eventually may develop a fleshy, small raised growth that looks like cauliflower. There is no way to predict whether the warts will grow or disappear. Therefore, if you suspect you have genital warts, you should be examined and treated, if necessary.

Depending on factors such as the size and location of the genital warts, a doctor will offer you one of several ways to treat them.

Imiquimod, an immune response cream which you can apply to the affected area

A 20 percent podophyllin anti-mitotic solution, which you can apply 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)

If you are pregnant, you should not use podophyllin or podofilox because they are absorbed by the skin and may cause birth defects in your baby. In addition, you should not use 5-fluorouracil cream if you are expecting.

If you have small warts, the doctor can remove them by freezing (cryosurgery), burning (electrocautery), or laser treatment. Occasionally, the doctor will have to use surgery to remove large warts that have not responded to other treatment.

Some doctors use the antiviral drug alpha interferon, which they inject directly into the warts, to treat warts that have returned after removal by traditional means. The drug is expensive, however, and does not reduce the rate that the genital warts return.

Although treatments can get rid of the warts, none gets rid of the virus. Because the virus is still present in your body, warts often come back after treatment.

Pregnancy and Childbirth
Genital warts may cause a number of problems during pregnancy. Sometimes they get larger during pregnancy, making it difficult to urinate. If the warts are in the vagina, they can make the vagina less elastic and cause obstruction during delivery.

Rarely, infants born to women with genital warts develop warts in their throats (laryngeal papillomatosis). Although uncommon, it is a potentially life-threatening condition for the child, requiring frequent laser surgery to prevent obstruction of the breathing passages. Research on the use of interferon therapy in combination with laser surgery indicates that this drug may show promise in slowing the course of the disease.

Attribition: This informational article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Genital Warts.

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