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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
