A sexually transmitted disease or STD, genital warts
are caused by the Human
Papilloma Virus - HPV, and it is highly contagious.
A person can only get the virus from another affected
person through regular, anal or oral sex. No the disease
does not spread from sharing the bed or from the toilet
seat as some people do believe. But nevertheless,
HPV infections are quite common and do affect both
men and women, but it has been seen that the symptoms
of genital warts are not as obvious in men as
they are in women. In men the symptoms (they may appear
in clusters and the growths resemble a cauliflower)
are seen on the penis, in the buttocks and the anus,
in the urethra and even on the inside of the thighs.
Sometimes genital warts are also seen on the facial
region, but these are rarer.
It is not always possible to properly diagnose male
or female
genital warts. That is because sometimes there
might be no symptoms at all – but at these times
too, the man might be carrying the virus within the
body. And at other times the symptoms are noticed
within 2 to 3 weeks of an infestation. Also, there
are many other diseases that look similar to the eruptions
that appear from the HPV virus that causes male genital
warts and female genital warts. Fordyce spots, Tyson's
glands, pearly penile papules and lymphoceles all
look much the same as male genital warts. There are
other conditions as well such as skin tags, secondary
syphilis and hemorrhoids, and all of them do also
look like male genital
warts. At least there are many similarities. And
so often the correct diagnosis can become confusing.
So for best results, it is always advisable to go
to a doctor whenever the growths are noticed in the
penis region or around it. After all, he has a trained
eye – self examination and diagnosis is not
recommended.
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Though often the eruptions from male genital warts
go away on their own (it takes a few weeks for the
symptoms to go away), but in some cases it can take
a turn towards the worse and lead to cervical cancer
and also dysplasia. So male genital warts should never
be neglected, and wished that they will go away soon
on their own.
There are quite a few genital wart treatment options
available, and some of them have been discussed here…
• Electrocautery – This involves burning
the growths off using electric current.
• Cyrotherapy – In this procedure, liquid
nitrogen is used to remove the warts.
• The Use Of Trichloracetic Acid – This
is a chemical compound that is used to achieve the
same results.
• Laser Therapy – Though an expensive
process, but this therapy can also achieve the results
by the use of light to remove the warts.
• Natural Therapy – There are some 100%
natural treatments that use extracts from plants that
have anti viral elements to eliminate the warts from
the penis and the other regions.
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