Genital Warts - Are They Bad

By Lesa Bolt

If you think you have a genital wart and acquired it from another wart you may have elsewhere on your body do not worry. Common warts are not the same as a genital wart and are caused by different types of HPV viruses which affect the skin.

Genital warts are caused by the human papillomavirus or HPV. This is true of all warts that they are caused by this virus. Over 100 types of HPV are known and almost 40 of these types can affect the genital region.

Most genital warts, however, are caused by two specific type of viruses. These types are called (low risk) because they have a low cancer causing potential. Some other HPV types are known to cause cancerous changes and these are usually caused in women.

Usually two third of people who have or acquire genital warts do so within three months of being with a partner that also has genital warts. These warts are acquired through the mucous surface are and minute abrasions on that skin area.

Young age and birth control are also responsible for increased genital warts. This is due to the use of birth control instead of a barrier protection and increased activity. This has been seen more widely in young girls as they are put on birth control earlier than previous generations and promiscuity is more widely practiced with multiple people and without the use of some type of barrier protection which could help to avoid the spread of genital warts.

One caution with genital warts and a reason why you may want to get treatment is their possibility to bleed.

These warts are usually not a concern but if they are located in an area that could cause them to get scraped and start to bleed it could pose a possible risk.

Warts each have their own blood supply, therefore, if one gets scraped and starts to bleed it can continue for a long time and be difficult to stop.

If you suspect you have a wart you should see your doctor to discuss treatment options and take necessary precautions to prevent trauma to the area, which could result in excessive bleeding.

You will want to be cautious with any partners because you do not want to spread the infection to others as you have received. Since they are infectious you want to avoid touching them. Never pick or squeeze a wart.

There is no single treatment that is effective in eliminating warts and keeping them from coming back. A wart may go away on its own in a small percentage of people. This usually takes a few months to happen.

Therapies doctors use include;

Cryotherapy-This is the process of freezing the wart with liquid nitrogen.

Laser treatment-This uses a laser to kill and remove the growth.

Electrodessication-This used electrical waves to remove the wart.

Genital warts need to be treated by a doctor and not a home remedy.

Get more information on warts at http://warts.learn-about-it.com

Lesa Bolt is a contributor to warts.

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