Causes, Symptoms And Treatments For Venereal Warts

Venereal warts are something that no one will wish to be affected with. Although painless, it can be really uncomfortable.

About Venereal warts

These are soft, fleshy growth which shows up usually 1-2 months after getting exposed, with some even taking about 9 months to appear. Few venereal wart types are extremely small that they can be noticed during colopscopic exam of cervix and vagina or through Pap smear test.

Causes

It is sexual intercourse through which venereal warts generally get spread, especially by someone who has already been infected with it. People having sexual intercourse with those infected are likely to have break out.

It grows easily in this particular area as it is warm and moist. Pregnancy in women also causes outbreaks. Newborn also is found at risk to contract STD when delivering through the infected birth canal.

Symptoms

Half of the infected women do now shows visible STD symptoms. Usually, outbreak occurs within or on vagina lip around anus region. Anogenital warts can be really itchy and uncomfortable. Some women might develop cervical warts which appear in the form of flat lesions.

Treatment

Venereal warts might breakout small or in groups on genital tissue, thereby spreading into large masses quickly. They can be provide different treatment depending upon area of formation and size. The physician may use 25% podophyllin solution and apply it on the affected area and wash it off after few hours. Pregnant women are not given this treatment since skin would absorb the chemical, thereby increasing birth defect related risks.

Originally posted 2021-09-29 06:03:08.

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