Genital Warts | Female genital warts treatment

HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS
The human papillornavirus (HPV), also known as genital warts, has more than 100 strains, some of which are harmless; others are transmitted through sexual contact. Genital warts are most often caused by subtypes six or 11 of HPV. Other high-risk HPV subtypes are associated with cervical cancer. They typically present as multiple lesions on the external genitalia, including the vulva, penis, perineum, perianal skin, or scrotum. Occasionally, there may only be a solitary lesion present. They can also occur internally on the mucous membranes of the vagina, anus, urethra, cervix, or mouth. The appearance of genital warts ranges from flesh-colored, cauliflower-like lesions to red or brown dome-shaped, smooth lesions.

Symptoms
Most patients do not experience any symptoms. Occasionally, men or women with external genital warts may experience itching. When internal warts are present, they typically do not cause symptoms unless they are large. Symptoms of internal warts in women include vaginal pain, vaginal bleeding, and pain with intercourse.

Diagnosis
Diagnosis is usually made based on the appearance of the lesions. A biopsy may be performed if there is a question regarding the diagnosis, or if there is a poor response to therapy.

Treatment
Treatment of genital warts is based on the location, number, and size of the lesions. Treatment response rate for genital warts in men and women ranges from 40 to 90 percent. depending on the type of therapy used. 

Treatment options for women include:
• cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen,
• imiquimod topical therapy,
• interferon,
• trichioroacetic acid,
• podophyllin,
• podofilox,
• surgical removal, and
• laser therapy.
If there is no response to medical therapy after three cycles, the diagnosis should be confirmed with biopsy and the treatment changed.

Prevention
Genital warts can be prevented by limiting the number of lifetime sexual partners, avoiding direct contact with sexual partners who are infected, and using condoms. Using condoms, however, does not always prevent transmission of the virus.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted viral infection of the lower genital tract. There are many subtypes of this virus, and infections by different varieties lead to disparate clinical conditions. These include genital warts (condylomata acuminata), sub-clinical infection, abnormal growth of epithelial cells (intraepithelial neoplasia), and/or carcinoma of the [...]

Genital HPV and Pregnancy
Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common STI that usually has no symptoms, though it may cause genital warts. In most cases, the virus clears up on its own, though it may persist for life. (F-IPV includes more than 100 different strains, over a third of which infect the genital tract. Some strains [...]

Condylomata acuminata
Genital warts (Condylomata acuminata) are not painful, unlike the sores of herpes infection, but some of the viruses that cause this STI are associated with the development of cervical cancer. This association with cancer and the possible transmission of this disease to the respiratory tract of infants during birth are the gravest concerns of [...]

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Another virus that is sexually transmitted is the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes genital warts, also called condylomata acuminala. These genital warts may occur in the urogenital, perineal, or anal areas, and may be either external or internal. The population at risk seems to be teenage girls or young women in their twenties. In [...]

Genital Warts 
They’re not exactly a subject for polite conversation. But genital warts are the most common viral sexually transmitted disease. About 50 million people in the United States have had an encounter with them. Women between the ages of 22 and 30 are the most commonly affected. These small, painless, flat or mushroom-shaped growths appear [...]

What are the symptoms?

Genital warts in women can appear on the labia, inside the vagina, and on the cervix (opening to the uterus), as well as
around the anal area. In men they generally appear on the head or shaft of the penis, and sometimes on the scrotum or around the anus. The warts start as [...]

Genital Warts
 
Genital warts are benign growths in the genital and anal area. A common form of sexually transmitted disease, they are caused by one of various forms of the human papillomavirus (HPV), other forms of which cause plantar warts of the foot and common warts of the skin. Also called venereal warts or condylomata acuminata. [...]

Genital Warts – Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Genital warts are a common sexually transmitted disease and account for approximately 5 percent of all sexually transmitted disease clinic visits. The warts are caused by human papillomavirus. which is strongly associated with cervical dysplasia and genital cancers. Genital human papillomavirus infections can also be passed to newborns who [...]

Treatment of Genital Warts
Over 30 papers have been published so far regarding the application of podophyllotoxin for the treatment of genital warts. Many reviews have appeared on this subject. Genital warts (Condyloma accuminata) are a kind of sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by human  papillomavirus (HPV). The application of highly purified podophyllotoxin cured almost all [...]