Genital Warts Signs

2010-02-19T06:05:00.001-08:00

Genital warts is a sexually transmitted condition that is caused by human papillomavirus, which spread through direct skin to skin contact, during oral, genital or anal sex, with an infected person. Genital warts are caused by the skin growths in and around the genital area of both men and women. This is a sexually transmitted disease that does care you are what you do, it can affect anyone. Genital warts are the most common sexually transmitted diseases and the number of different people it affects keep growing by the year. Genital warts are extremely contagious too.

There are many different strains of HPV, but, genital warts are caused by strains 6, 11, 30, 42, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52 and 54 of HPV. Almost 90% of genital warts are found to be caused by types 6 and 11. Only a few HPV infected people develop genital warts, but that doesn’t mean you are not at risk to develop the genital warts themselves. Almost 70% of the people infected with HPV develop genital warts.

HPV infection may or may not cause genital warts but your still can infect another person if you don’t have an visible signs of genital warts if you have the human papillomavirus people can spread the infection. It may take some time for you to see any signs of your genital warts (if they ever come about) In rare cases, these warts may appear in the mouth and throat on a person. This typically happens when has oral sex with someone who is infected.

Beginning signs of genital warts include general irritation, itching, soreness, burning, and even dampness on the infected area. These will progress and become small flesh-colored bumps (cauliflower like) and may change as they grow in size. Genital warts can form in singles or in clusters as well.

Genital warts develop will develop on the tip of the shaft on the penis in men, in the scrotum or in and around the anus. Women will develop genital warts in the walls of vagina, on the vulva, anus, cervix and near the urethra. Also, during sexual intercourse the genital warts may bleed as well. Genital warts may bring you some discomfort during urination and in your lower back. Genital warts are associated with certain types of cancer such as cervical cancer in women also.

It is very important you seek treatment as soon as you become aware of your genital wart situation. If you wait too long, you will suffer for it surely. You do not want to wait so long you will be forced to have surgery because surgery isn’t fun no matter what kind it is. If you catch your genital warts in time the worst thing you will have to do is apply some cream to your genital area and wait for it to work.

If you keep an open mind, you should find treatments that work. You shouldn’t be so shy that you hide in your room and refuse to come out cause you found out you have genital warts. The faster you take action in treating your genital warts the better you will feel physically and emotionally too.