How to treat Genital Warts

If you have genital warts, you'll be relieved to know that outbreaks are treatable. The warts are caused by HPV (human papilloma virus), a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease that infects the skin.

How to treat Genital Warts

Genital warts look like raised, flesh-colored bumps. They can be tiny and invisible to the naked eye, or they can appear in large clusters. If you develop genital warts, you should have them treated right away, because an untreated outbreak that starts out small can rapidly enlarge. There are several treatment options for an outbreak of genital warts, and all of them require a visit to a doctor or clinic.
Genital warts (sometimes called condylomata acuminata or venereal warts) are single or multiple bumps that appear in the genital areas of men and women including the vagina, cervix, penis, and rectum. Like warts that appear on other areas of your skin, genital warts are caused by a virus called HPV.
They are transmitted by skin-to-skin contact during vaginal, anal, or (rarely) oral sex with someone who is infected.
How to treat Genital Warts
If you have genital warts, you need to seek professional medical treatment; there are no effective home remedies. Over-the-counter products meant to remove other types of warts are not effective on genital warts, and may even be harmful. Don't be embarrassed to talk to your doctor or go to a clinic; genital warts are one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, and in many cases outbreaks can be easily treated. It's especially important to be in a doctor's care, since the virus that causes genital warts is linked to certain types of cancer.

Your doctor can give you treatment options, including topical solutions and surgical removal, depending on the location and severity of the outbreak. He or she will decide how to address an outbreak of genital warts by assessing the condition's location and severity. But even though you can control outbreaks with your doctor, there's no cure for HPV so you will always be at risk for recurrences in the future, and there will always be a chance that you can pass the virus on to others through skin-to-skin sexual contact. Don't be embarrassed; talk to your doctor.