Category: warts

Genital warts are one of the hated disease conditions leukoderma, black heads etc. In most cases it is transmitted during sexual intercourse. One peculiar thing about this disease is the name, and the appearances are really frightening. One must try to know some basic information about genital warts which will make the person to under stand the disease better. Those who have understood the disease will have certainly less fear than the others.

Genital warts have global presence. In United States of America alone nearly twenty million Americans are suffering from this disease condition. The statistic is not over; nearly one millions Americans are getting infected every year.

Any body who is indulging in unprotected sex is more likely to get the problem. There are certain groups of people who are more prone. The person whose immune system is under stress is highly prone for genital warts. Likewise the pregnant women too can get this problem, more easily than the others.

Some person may have skin abnormality which may look like genital wart. In fact it may not be genital wart. Hence before jumping in to conclusion that any abnormality noticed in the genital area as genital wart, one should consult the competent physician who can confirm the disease.

Genital warts are nothing but the extra growth on the skin in the genital area which resembles cauliflower in texture. These warts are caused by virus called, human papilloma virus. This virus belongs to the group of virus that causes warts in other parts of the body. But the virus that causes warts in other parts of the body such as feet and hand cannot cause genital warts. One can be very sure about it.

Though these genital warts spread very fast among the society, these warts are in general harmless. But in case the genital warts are seen in women, it needs immediate attention. This is because these warts in women can trigger cervical cancer in some.

As per the recent statistics nearly ninety percent of the females who are diagnosed for cervical cancer were having genital warts. There is no proof for the presence of direct link between genital warts and cervical cancer as yet. But still those women, who are having the genital warts, need to consult the skin specialist in order to prevent the development of cervical cancer. There is a test called pap test which needs to be done every year to rule out the presence of genital warts.

Those who have understood the cause, symptoms and complication of the genital warts, must try their level best to not get the problem. Though there are various treatment options are available, prevention is always better than cure. It is better to have protected sex and maintain personal hygiene to keep away from the genital warts. In some people the genital warts disappear after some time, even though no treatment was attempted. In some people these warts stay for much longer [few years] and only disappear if any treatment such as liquid nitrogen application, laser surgery etc.

Genital warts though harmless, are embarrassing problem. These are nothing but extra growth seen around the genital area resembling the vegetable, cauliflower. These genital warts are transmitted through unprotected sex and because of that reason people who have this problem don t discuss it to others. In this article let us discuss about the strategies that help to fight the genital warts.

Generally people think that these genital warts are very difficult to remove from the body. In reality it is not so. There are different treatment approaches that help to get rid of genital warts from the body of the person. The doctor is the best person to decide about the best treatment approach for a person, because the same treatment does not produce the same results in all the persons. There are certain things which the person need to do to help the body to fight against the genital warts, in addition to the treatment offered by the doctor. Let us discuss about them here.

If the immune system of the person is at its best, then the possibility of genital warts development is very minimal. Even when the person is having the problem, if his/her immune system is tuned then the rate of disappearance of the warts will be faster.

The doctor will follow any one of the popular methods such as cryotherapy, laser surgery, loop surgery etc in order to remove the genital warts once for all. But only when the immune system of the person is kept at good condition, there won t be any recurrence of the genital warts problem.

What to do to improve the immune system? One may wonder. Improving the immune system is very simple. All one has to do is to follow healthy diet and regular exercise. The protein intake of the person must be sufficient and there should not be any deficiency in that as the antibodies are nothing but protein.

The healthy diet is the one that has sufficient, energy, protein, vitamins and minerals along with water. In addition to this people can consume immune boosters such as Echinacea, vitamin C, and tea tree oil.

There are so many over the counter drugs available for the treatment of genital warts, but one should be very careful to buy the best one. Because genital warts are different from the one people get in the other parts of the body. Salicylic acid is good to treat warts present in the other part of the body such as hand, feet etc. but the same can t be used to treat the genital warts.

Hence the best thing is to visit the doctor as soon as one gets genital warts. Especially females should not waste time in approaching the doctor, thinking that it is harmless. These genital warts can become cervical cancer over a period of time, if untreated.

As per the statistics, nearly eighty percent of the cervical cancers are triggered by genital warts. But prevention is better than cure. Every body is aware of this proverb. Hence maintaining healthy diet, following regular exercise and practicing safe sex are the best if any one wants to keep the genital wart problem at bay.