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Learn More about Genital Warts

Genital wart treatment and removal
Genital warts often occur in groups and can be very tiny or can accumulate into large masses on genital tissues. Warts on the genital area aren't treated exactly like warts on other parts of the skin. Genital wart treatmentsAlthough no cure exists for genital warts, various treatments are available. It is important to treat genital warts because they have the potential to cause cervical cancer in women.
First and foremost, you need to take the necessary precautions to prevent trauma to the area, which can result in bleeding. You should take care to prevent transmission to sexual partners. Also, since the warts are infectious, avoid touching them and do not pick or squeeze the warts.
No single treatment is effective in eliminating warts and preventing them from coming back. Genital warts may go away on their own in about 10-20% of people over a period of 3-4 months. Genital wart treatments include:- Naturasil™ for warts extra strength - Naturasil™ for Warts, Molluscum, Skin-Tags Extra Strength is applied topically onto the warts, skin tags and molluscum using a cotton ball or q-tip.
- Applying liquid nitrogen--Warts on the genitals may be frozen with liquid nitrogen (cryotherapy). With liquid nitrogen treatment, the doctor applies the liquid nitrogen at a number of different office visits until the warts are completely gone.
- Applying podophyllin--Warts on the genitals may be treated weekly with podophyllin by your doctor. You may also put a medicine called podofilox (brand name: Condylox) on the warts at home twice a day for 3 days, and then rest for 4 days. This process is repeated weekly until the warts are gone.
- Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP)--With this method for removing genital warts, the doctor passes a sharp instrument shaped like a loop underneath the wart, cutting the wart out of the skin.
- CO2 laser surgery--For large warts in the genital area, laser surgery may be needed for complete removal.
- Interferon injections--If genital warts don't go away after they've been treated with different methods, your doctor may try an interferon injection into the warts. Interferon is a chemical that our bodies make. It helps our immune system fight infection. An injection of interferon into the wart may help your body's immune system fight the virus that is causing the wart. Generally, interferon is injected into warts twice a week for up to 8 weeks, or until the warts are gone.
Genital wart removalIf other genital wart treatments do not work for you, surgery is an option. Cutting the warts away can be done as an office procedure with local anesthesia. It is usually done when the warts are small in size and number. Of all the treatment techniques, it has the highest success rate and lowest recurrence rate. Initial cure rates are 63-91%.
Learn More about Genital Warts

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