Genital Warts How To Prevent And Treat Them

Genital warts is a bad condition that show in the form of eruptions on the male penis, female vagina and sometimes it may be found at the opening of the womb. This is one of the sexually transmitted diseases which mean that it transfers during the sexual intercourse. The other name of genital warts is condyloma it is mainly caused by a virus called HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) which become active when there is a condition of weak body immunity.

The weak nature of the virus makes it remain dormant in many people and don’t cause warts on the penis or vagina except if there is bad immunity condition like the regular intake of corticosteroids which are immune suppressant drugs. Once the virus cause warts on the skin it is infective, very contagious and the patient should not have any sexual activity till he/she get rid of this condition.

A rare form of transmission of the virus that is not significant but reported is the transfer of the virus through a contaminated towel or during the pregnancy to the baby. So pregnant women who have this condition should get rid of it as soon as possible. Also it is advised that the patient use his/her own towels and try to avoid infecting others as much as possible.

How To Prevent Genital Warts?

You may say that warts are not painful so there is no serious problem here, actually this is totally wrong. Having warts on the genital organs is a very bad thing as they are rough. Couples who are sexually active should be more careful than others as genital warts are highly infective and especially for women they can be found on the opening of the womb which is a bad thing of course.

Prevention can be done by early detection of the virus so if someone suffered from warts he/she should make a Pap test every 6 months to make sure that he/she is free of the virus. If one of the couples has the virus the husband should use condom to avoid the spread of the infection from one to the other.

Treatment Of Genital Warts:

You can use cryotherapy which means freezing the affected area and removing it. Surgery is also an option that some people use to get rid of warts.