Genital
warts - HPV - support, information, 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.
Pictures of genital warts
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 article
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 .
|
