Genital WartsGenital Warts - What is it?The common question among people in the world is what are genital warts? Well they are nothing more than the reaction of a person’s body to a certain type of infection. This infection is known as HPV and is sexually transmitted between partners. This is one of the many dangers of unprotected sex with people that we do not have intimate knowledge of. Doctors always recommend safe sex to prevent the infection of genital warts to and from others.The appearance of genital warts may or may not be noticeable to the affected person. Most often the genital warts appear as small cauliflower like bumps in the sexual organs region. The size of the genital warts depends on the severity and advancement of the disease that causes the formation. In many cases, the disease has already progressed to a point where the genital warts are noticeable and you will most often find that their appearance is in conjunction with a mild illness or irritation of the sexual organs. This may not be the case and in some cases, there is the chance that you may not be able to see the genital warts themselves, which allows the disease to progress untreated which could cause a lot of unwanted and rather painful side effects. For those who have an outbreak that is noticeable it is important that you see a doctor immediately to have the genital warts removed properly. Genital warts that are visible need to be removed and should never be allowed to grow any bigger than they first appear. The doctor that you see will discuss with you the ways in which they remove genital warts. Most often this involves freezing of the genital warts at extremely cold temperatures and then just simply pulling them off. There is very little discomfort in this method of genital wart removal but you can expect some type of discomfort that will normally go away quickly. There is a lot of danger involved in allowing the genital warts to grow and the disease to spread. Because the genital warts appear on or near the sexual organs, there is a risk of sexual side effects in both men and women. The most common side effect of advanced stage genital warts is painful intercourse. This is caused by the skin coming into contact with the genital warts and thus causing an irritation. The area on and around the genital warts can be very sensitive and above all else, painful if touched or rubbed. You should never attempt to pull or push on the genital warts as that can cause a certain amount of problems that the doctor will need to correct. There is nothing that the doctor who treats you can do about the reappearance of the genital warts after they are removed. The main reason for this is the fact that the genital warts are only the outward signs of a serious infection that is living inside your body. This means that while the doctors can treat the genital warts themselves, they cannot treat the infection that is causing the genital warts to appear. As always, there are some things that the doctor can do to slow down the progression of the infection that may give the patient more relief from the genital warts. There are new medications on the market that have shown some promise in controlling the infection that causes the genital warts. Of course there is no guarantee that the genital warts will not return. In most cases, the doctors will expect to see the genital warts to return at least once following the initial removal of them. This is common and occurs in nearly seventy-five percent of all patients. There is a chance that untreated; the genital warts could lead to increased problems and other diseases. Most women who go untreated for their genital warts will develop some type of cancer in the sexual organs, most likely the cervix. This is the place most common for genital warts in women to reside and appear, even in the early stages of the disease. When the genital warts that reside in the cervix are not promptly removed they will begin to morph themselves into a form of cancer that is largely untreatable and a fast killer. There is also the matter of the damage to the tissue surrounding the genital warts can cause and the after effects of such damage. In many cases there is severe scarring that is associated with the removal of genital warts in these areas on women, but it is largely unnoticeable to anyone as the cervix is deep within the vagina. The most common place for men to see an outbreak of genital warts is the penis, both inside and out. The problems associated with this formation of genital warts are most often due to the elimination of urine and the burning sensation that it can cause. Painful intercourse and the inability to maintain an erection are also side effects of the appearance of genital warts.
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