If you can feel some soft, flat and irregularly shaped mounds in your genital or pre-anal area, you may be tempted to ignore them for a while, hoping that they will go away on their own.
They after all are not bothering you! Well, if you really see or can feel such mounds, you may be having genital warts.
Do not waste time, but have it diagnosed by an authorized medical practitioner and start genital wart treatment under him.
Human papillomavirus enters the body through direct skin-to-skin contact during the sexual activities, be they genital, anal or oral.
Once the virus enters the cells, it may remain latent for years without any manifestation.
The warts may or may not come out at all.
The body's immune system may or may not clear the HPV infection on its own.
It is said that although 15% to 20% of the sexually active population carries the virus, only 1% of them have visible warts.
Those who do not have visible wart can still be transmitting the virus.
So you can never be sure if your partner is carrying HPV or not.
That is the most dangerous part of it.
Topical medications for genital warts can also cause burns or damage the skin.
Most doctors will help the patients with the application process and guide the patients on how to apply the topical medications in case the patients want to apply that medication on their own.
When the topical genital wart medication is applied at home, constant monitoring or the genital warts is very essential.
If the genital warts reappear after few months then you need to ask the doctor if the topical medications need to be reapplied.
The success of the genital warts treatment using topical ointments depends largely on the patient himself.
The instructions should be followed to the letter.
Skipping the schedules from time to time or applying it more than it has been prescribed will harm you equally.
Consult your doctor before taking any other medicine.
Drug interaction may cause severe side effects.
However, if the doctor himself prescribes any other drug that has to be used in tandem you can do so without qualms because the doctor must be aware of the ingredient of each and will not prescribe anything that will interact to produce unwanted side effects.
Podofilox is the first line of genital wart medication due to its low cost, but the medicines included in this group cannot be used to treat genital warts inside the vagina, penis or rectum.
They can however, be used to treat warts on the external skin of vagina or penis.
Do not use the cream more often or for a longer period than it is being prescribed.
Excessive use will not make your warts better, but will cause horrible side effects.
Besides, it may not be safe for those who have allergies to medicine.
Pregnant women and breast feeding mothers must let the doctor know about their condition before they can take such medicines.
Most of the above mentioned topical medications are safe and may have minor side effects which are not of much concern.
If you are pregnant or if you are a lactating mother, then these topical medications are not advised.
Most doctors will ask the patients if they are pregnant before prescribing the topical medication.
The topical genital wart medication is not good for the growing fetus hence they are mostly not advised for the pregnant patients.
Patients will have to ask the doctor for a safe genital warts treatment if the patients are pregnant.
If the doctor has prescribed the Podofilox lotion or gel for the genital wart treatment, then you can be sure that the genital warts will be visibly reduced within a few days.
The Podofilox lotion or gel is a very powerful medication and lots of care needs to be taken when you are applying this lotion or gel.
Never use the Podofilox lotion or gel for internal warts such as warts inside the vagina, anus or penis.
Podofilox lotion or gel is only meant for external skin treatments.
In fact, all topical genital wart medications are for external use only and should be used very carefully.
Make sure they do not enter in the eyes, mouth, nostrils by any chance.
Rinse that part immediately and talk to the doctor.
To avoid such accident, wash your hands after each application.
As these ointments contain alcohol, keep them away from burning flame.
Dispose the used tubes safely.
Moreover, try to raise your immunity level, so that the warts causing viruses cannot grow by replication.
As long as the HPV is in your body, the warts will keep coming back.
They after all are not bothering you! Well, if you really see or can feel such mounds, you may be having genital warts.
Do not waste time, but have it diagnosed by an authorized medical practitioner and start genital wart treatment under him.
Human papillomavirus enters the body through direct skin-to-skin contact during the sexual activities, be they genital, anal or oral.
Once the virus enters the cells, it may remain latent for years without any manifestation.
The warts may or may not come out at all.
The body's immune system may or may not clear the HPV infection on its own.
It is said that although 15% to 20% of the sexually active population carries the virus, only 1% of them have visible warts.
Those who do not have visible wart can still be transmitting the virus.
So you can never be sure if your partner is carrying HPV or not.
That is the most dangerous part of it.
Topical medications for genital warts can also cause burns or damage the skin.
Most doctors will help the patients with the application process and guide the patients on how to apply the topical medications in case the patients want to apply that medication on their own.
When the topical genital wart medication is applied at home, constant monitoring or the genital warts is very essential.
If the genital warts reappear after few months then you need to ask the doctor if the topical medications need to be reapplied.
The success of the genital warts treatment using topical ointments depends largely on the patient himself.
The instructions should be followed to the letter.
Skipping the schedules from time to time or applying it more than it has been prescribed will harm you equally.
Consult your doctor before taking any other medicine.
Drug interaction may cause severe side effects.
However, if the doctor himself prescribes any other drug that has to be used in tandem you can do so without qualms because the doctor must be aware of the ingredient of each and will not prescribe anything that will interact to produce unwanted side effects.
Podofilox is the first line of genital wart medication due to its low cost, but the medicines included in this group cannot be used to treat genital warts inside the vagina, penis or rectum.
They can however, be used to treat warts on the external skin of vagina or penis.
Do not use the cream more often or for a longer period than it is being prescribed.
Excessive use will not make your warts better, but will cause horrible side effects.
Besides, it may not be safe for those who have allergies to medicine.
Pregnant women and breast feeding mothers must let the doctor know about their condition before they can take such medicines.
Most of the above mentioned topical medications are safe and may have minor side effects which are not of much concern.
If you are pregnant or if you are a lactating mother, then these topical medications are not advised.
Most doctors will ask the patients if they are pregnant before prescribing the topical medication.
The topical genital wart medication is not good for the growing fetus hence they are mostly not advised for the pregnant patients.
Patients will have to ask the doctor for a safe genital warts treatment if the patients are pregnant.
If the doctor has prescribed the Podofilox lotion or gel for the genital wart treatment, then you can be sure that the genital warts will be visibly reduced within a few days.
The Podofilox lotion or gel is a very powerful medication and lots of care needs to be taken when you are applying this lotion or gel.
Never use the Podofilox lotion or gel for internal warts such as warts inside the vagina, anus or penis.
Podofilox lotion or gel is only meant for external skin treatments.
In fact, all topical genital wart medications are for external use only and should be used very carefully.
Make sure they do not enter in the eyes, mouth, nostrils by any chance.
Rinse that part immediately and talk to the doctor.
To avoid such accident, wash your hands after each application.
As these ointments contain alcohol, keep them away from burning flame.
Dispose the used tubes safely.
Moreover, try to raise your immunity level, so that the warts causing viruses cannot grow by replication.
As long as the HPV is in your body, the warts will keep coming back.
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