In childhood, everyone heard that if you touch a frog or toad, warts will grow. This is actually a common myth. It's all about HPV - the human papillomavirus. This is a skin disease that is transmitted in many ways. Many of its varieties are distinguished, some of them are oncogenous. So, genital warts (of course, not all) can lead to malignant tumors.
The scientific name for this ailment is condyloma. Most often, infection occurs through sexual contact, children receive an ailment from the mother, passing through the birth canal. Therefore, this type of wart is conventionally considered a sexually transmitted disease. Genital warts are located on the penis in men, in particular, the area of the head, frenulum and foreskin is affected. In women, condylomas most often appear on the labia, clitoris, pre-ductal area and on the eve of the vagina. They can also grow inside the vagina. Their size and quantity directly depend on the state of the immune system. It can take a long time between infection with HPV and the onset of the disease.
Genital warts can be a symptom of cancer. To date, scientists distinguish three groups of HPV - with a low, medium and high likelihood of developing cancer. The last two groups of the virus most often cause cervical cancer and dysplasia. According to medical statistics, almost half of the population are carriers of HPV. Most often, infection occurs during the first sexual experience.
If you have genital warts, treatment is prescribed by a doctor. Most often, it consists in increasing immunity. For this, special medications are used. What are genital warts? Photos will help you determine their varieties, where they can appear and when they need to be removed. To do this, use several different methods. Each of them has a number of advantages and disadvantages.
The most modern method for removing genital warts is laser therapy. Most often it is used to remove tumors in the groin. After the procedure, scars may form. Therefore, this is not the best way. You can also use cryodestruction. In this case, liquid nitrogen is supplied to the wart site. This method is painless and well tolerated. The opposite characteristics are possessed by such a method of removing genital warts as electrocoagulation. It lies in the fact that high temperature is applied to the skin, and condylomas
destroyed. But it requires pain relief. Scar formation is possible.
How to choose a method for removing genital warts? To begin with, you should consult a doctor. He will determine the degree of the disease, the necessary treatment and the feasibility of eliminating genital warts. There are times when they disappear on their own. Also, do not exclude the possibility of their new appearance, so you should not use aggressive methods of treatment. Remember that removing warts does not save you from the HPV virus, so you will need to see a doctor for several months.