Genital Warts Help

If you are looking for genital warts help, these treatment should prove to be helpful for you in your genital wart cure search.

Podophyllin resin is a brown liquid which is painted onto the warts and must be washed off 4 hours later or sooner, if the area is irritated. Podophyllin resin and podofilox lotion remove genital warts by stopping cell growth and may require several applications to work effectively. This type of treatment must be applied by a doctor to avoid damaging the healthy tissue around the wart. It is important that a woman who is pregnant, or trying to become pregnant, informs her doctor before using it. Podophyllin could harm the developing baby so another treatment should be used such as the ones below. 

Podopfilox lotion/gel can be applied by yourself at home. This will be done twice a day for 3 days, followed by 4 days without any lotion. You must repeat this cycle every 4 weeks. There are side effects so you shouldn’t have any problems  using it.

Electrocautery is an electrical current is used to super-heat a needle which burns the wart cells. A local anesthetic is used to prevent any pain. Electrocautery is used only after other treatments have failed and is performed by a doctor obviously.

Cryocautery (or cryotherapy) uses liquid nitrogen to freeze warts every 1 to 3 weeks for a short period of time. This procedure might cause some discomfort but should be worth it when you are wart free. These procedure isn’t recommended for children.

Laser treatments use an intense beam of light to help kill warts on the surface. This procedure can be expensive and is recommended for very tough warts that just won’t go away using any other treatments.

Surgical excision is another treatment a doctor will perform to treat genital warts. This is  minor surgery to remove the wart under local anesthetic as well.

There are some nonprescription treatments you can try but you should always seek out professional medical advice before applying any form of treatment no matter how harmless it might seem.

If you have genital warts then you can prevent your partner and yourself from outbreak if you follow these steps.  

You should use protection during sexual intercourse but you must know that protection such as condoms will only cover a certain amount of the skin. There might be a chance the area around the genitals is infected as well. Keep your genitals clean and dry as much as possible. While they might smell good, don't use scented bath oils, soaps or vaginal deodorants because these might irritate the warts.