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The ugly, ‘cauliflower appearance’ of genital warts is due to the condition which is similar to the regular variety but these specialize and are found inside and outside the sexual organs (including anus) of both men and women. Unusually, this can also be transmitted via the mouth although this strain of human papillomavirus is primarily caught through sexual intercourse with an infected person. Genital warts are difficult to prevent even using safe sex techniques and it is quite probably that person who has them may be completely innocent as it is not always apparent that a person has them if they are internal.

Sometimes they will not appear for a long time after infection, even years.Once a person is infected, they too become a carrier, unwittingly promoting the virus. There is large number of viruses, over one hundred in fact but it is the HPV6 strain that is responsible for ano-genital warts. Unless a woman is due for a routine medical examination by her gynecologist a woman may not discover the warts for some time hidden inside her genitals.

The problem is made worse by the environment that genital warts use to multiply, damp and moist areas; and this is exactly what they find in and around a woman’s genitals, plus some discharge may be present. Generally, the favored method of wart removal is with the use of extremely cold liquid nitrogen which is applied to the skin over the course of a few treatments after which it will die. This is carried out by doctors because liquid nitrogen is not generally available to the general population but the process is not a very painful procedure and whether liquid nitrogen is used depends upon the location.

Other methods are available to medicine today, there is the older cauterizing the wart using electricity or the fairly new laser treatment. Eradicating them is not completely assured as they can return after treatment and every method available to remove them is still reliant on the area they are located. Imiquimod liquid is used topically to treat genital warts (and anal) as it helps the body’s immune system to fight the virus and to get rid of them but it does not kill the virus and new infections can still appear when imiquimod is being used.

Imiquimod should be not be used in pregnancy without doctor’s consent,this is also the case when the skin around the area is inflamed and in particular, internally. Common side effects of imiquimod are Skin blisters, coughs, body aches and itching in genital area but your doctor will tell you more in detail. As with any information based on a medical problem, full information and options on genital warts should ideally be sought from a physician as this article is for general background only.

The ugly, ‘cauliflower appearance’ of genital warts is due to the condition which is similar to the regular variety but these specialize and are found inside and outside the sexual organs (including anus) of both men and women. This is an easily transmitted for of the human papillomavirus found in other more common varieties with the exception that this form is just as readily transmitted orally. It is better to prevent contracting genital warts than treating them but the problem is the one who passes on the virus that causes them may be unaware that they have the virus; so despite all precautions such as use of condoms you may still get them.

Worryingly is the length of time it can take for the infection to form them; sometimes it can be a few months or even many years.This means the person who was infected starts infecting others as well. While there are many hundreds of strains of this virus, only one causes ano-genital warts: the HPV6 strain. Unless a woman is due for a routine medical examination by her gynecologist a woman may not discover the warts for some time hidden inside her genitals.

In the area near the genital warts growth, can be damper and women may have more discharge because the genital area is moist and warm, the HPV virus multiplies there very fast once they start to develop. Even with the resources of medical science, the preferred method of removal is still the application of liquid nitrogen which is incredibly cold and kills the warts; sometimes more than one application is required. The doctor or dermatologist will decide if liquid nitrogen can be used and this will depend on the location of the infected area although the whole procedure does not cause any pain.

Sometimes these days lasers are used to remove warts but often a doctor will prefer to use electro-cautery although a minor surgical procedure cannot be rules out. Even these methods rely on the infection being located in a position that it is safe to use the process but removal is no guarantee of complete eradication. Genital warts can be treated with imiquimod which is administered to aid the immune system kill them directly but it still can’t kill the virus that causes the infection and some may still form even when the liquid is being used.

Imiquimod should be not be used in pregnancy without doctor’s consent,it also has restrictions on it’s use inside the vagina and genitals or when the skin around the area is inflamed. This is a strong substance that has side-effects like many medications so someone using imiquimod needs to look out for coughs, blistering, aches all over and an itching in the genital region; a doctor would be able to elaborate on this. As with any information based on a medical problem, full information and options on genital warts should ideally be sought from a physician as this article is for general background only.