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An Insight Into Genital Warts For the Novices

Warts can occur in any part of the body.
When they occur in the genital region, they are termed genital warts.
One might come across various myths and misconceptions associated with genital warts.
In this brief article, I will be illustrating what causes genital warts, the symptoms of the same and the usual treatment procedures that are opted for the same.
It is imperative that the reader must be aware of the complications concerning genital warts.
The number of people who are gaining this condition is simply increasing with the passage of each day.
What Causes Genital Warts? According to the studies conducted on thousands of subjects from all over the world, researchers could prove that a virus caused genital warts.
That's right folks - the name of the virus is HPV (Human Papilloma Virus).
The condition is commonly seen on people who are sexually promiscuous.
In other words, people who do not exercise any form of discretion over their preference of sexual partners are known to be the common carriers of the same.
It is classified as a sexually transmitted disease by the modern medicine.
What are the symptoms of genital warts? If you suspect that you have been infected with the HPV, you will be able to realize the symptoms of the condition.
The symptoms include the presence of warts in the genital region.
Warts can be found in the form of reddish scaly wounds on the surface of the skin.
Depending upon the mode of sexual conduct the symptoms can be realized on the male reproductive organs, the female reproductive organs, the anus and even the mouth.
The above line does not require any sort of additional explanations as the reader will be able to guess the sexual conduct that was practiced and hence the condition occurred in that particular region.
What are the treatment options for the genital-warts? Well, there is exactly no treatment procedure for the condition.
Physicians are known to treat the patient according to the symptoms exhibited on the body.
Depending upon the extent of presence of warts on the skin, various treatment procedures will be listed out to the patient.
The use of external creams, surgically removing the warts and freezing the warts are the other types of treatment procedures commonly practiced on the patients.
Genital warts can be a painful condition, and if it is left untreated, it can return at a later stage! The genital warts are known to be harmless.
However, the latest study into the niche is revealing something very disturbing - the presence of genital-warts can cause cervical cancer.
Ample vaccines are present that are said to be highly effective the HPV.
Research is still at its infancy for this paradigm.
The latest news was the inclusion of high-end lasers to burn away the warts (and thus killing the HPV in the process).
In certain people, the chances of recurrence are very high.
Exercise the deepest caution while choosing your sexual partners - this will decrease your chances of getting infected manifold.

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