2006-10-14 10:22:41 · 12 answers · asked by wranglerbabe18 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
I personally think the easiest way is by going to the doctor and having them write you a prescription for some cream. Aldara and Condylox are both creams available with a prescription from your doctor. Either one of these can be applied at your convenience at your own home. If you do get one of these medications make sure you read the directions because it can actually cause a person to get 2nd and 3rd degree burns from it, no joke! And, it can take a while for the warts to disappear. I used Aldara about 10 months ago and it took a little over a month for the warts to completely go away.
If this doesn't work, you may need to have the doctor apply a stronger medication at the office. This is done in several visits, is more expensive and can be pretty painful from what I have heard.
If that still doesn't work or the warts are severe you may even need to have them surgically removed. The doctor can freeze them off or burn them off. I personally saw this as a last resort and wanted to try the cream at home first.
Do NOT use over the counter products for genital warts. Over the counter products for warts are used on hand and feet warts - not genital warts. These medications can actually irritate the skin even more and burn the skin. The genital area is too sensitive for this kind of medication.
I would suggest going to your doctor as soon as you can. They will be able to help you out a lot better! Good luck to you!
2006-10-15 06:04:38 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The success of surgery is related to the number of warts present. The success rate is higher and additional treatments are less likely to be required when surgery is performed on fewer and smaller warts. However, surgery is less likely to be needed for a few small areas of warts.
Surgery may be more expensive than some other treatment choices
Electrocautery removes genital warts on the penis, vulva, or around the anus by burning them with a low-voltage electrified probe.
Electrocautery is usually done in a health professional's office or clinic. The injection of a numbing medication (local anesthetic) is usually used for pain control. Medication that causes unconsciousness (general anesthetic) may be used depending on the number of warts to be removed or destroyed.
Electrocautery for external genital warts can be safely used during pregnancy.
Treating genital warts does not cure a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The virus remains in the body in an inactive state after warts are removed. A person treated for genital warts may still be able to spread the infection. Condoms may help reduce the risk of HPV infection, but it is not known how much protection they provide.
The benefits and effectiveness of each type of treatment need to be compared with the side effects and cost. Discuss this with your health professional.
Also ask your Dr. about the vacine for it if it will help you is call Gardasil..Good luck and play it self for you and other use protection.
2006-10-14 14:24:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aldera is usless. It works about 50% of the time and works really slowly. Go to the doctor to get them frozen off! It works great, and they usually don't come back after that. It lifts the entire virus off the skin. Using aldera at the same time is a good idea, it helps.
An STD doctor told me you can buy the do it yourself freezing kits from the drugstore and use thoes. He uses the same thing at the clinic when he runs out of bottled nitrogen. It probably depends on the area though.
2006-10-16 07:22:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
see a doctor. there are many treatments and most of them work but the warts can always come back.
2006-10-14 10:28:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can try vinegar - it won't hurt anything. I don't think it will help though. PS: If you never had sex, you don't have genital warts - no genital contact - no warts! They are something else, get checked out before you try anything else.
2016-03-28 09:05:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only a doctor can remove the warts by laser. No one will know that you ever had it. In the mean time use protection.
2006-10-14 13:21:32 · answer #6 · answered by Gucci S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Only one, get along to the VD Clinic near you and get them frozen off with Nitro then go back at the first sign of re appearance as the virus stays in you for life. If you are a female..get a cervical smear test your chances of cervical cancer go up 60% after infection.
2006-10-15 00:30:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
having an ob/gyn laser them off. but the warts may coem back if you are stressed. see the virus that causes them produces the warts when your immune system is compromise...so try and stay stress free and make an appt with your ob/gyn
2006-10-14 15:29:40 · answer #8 · answered by yellabanana77 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it depends on how bad the out brake is.for minor out brake your obgyn can remove them in the office.if the out brake is massive you would have to betaken to surgery and have the removed.remember you can spread warts even with a condom.
2006-10-14 18:13:29 · answer #9 · answered by lydia r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In our medical practice we remove them surgically and then prescribe Aldara cream.
2006-10-14 14:08:56 · answer #10 · answered by cam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋