Are genital warts curable?
Genital warts are lumps that appear around your genital area that cause a variety of uncomfortable symptoms. Although there is no cure for the virus that causes genital warts, there are treatments available for outbreaks and ways to help prevent the condition entirely in some cases.CausesGenital warts are caused by a virus known as human papillomavirus (HPV). According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 20 million Americans have HPV, and more than 2 million more become infected every year.Spread of HPVHPV is a sexually transmitted disease spread through contact with the genitals during oral, vaginal or anal intercourse. The CDC estimates that roughly two-thirds of people who have intercourse with a HPV-infected partner contract the virus.SymptomsGenital warts are usually small, hard flesh-colored or gray lumps that appear individually or in large groups that resemble a cauliflower shape. Warts can be itchy and may bleed during sexual intercourse.TreatmentUp t
7/27/2006 ! The guy who said HPV goes away is correct. I happen to be in a study for women that may possibly irradicate hpv in women in the future. I am testing this medication that is vaginally ed to see if there are any results, and they are resulting very positively for some of the patients(i don”t know what mine will be yet and there is a 1 in 8 chance i got a blank). Anyhow, the nurse overseeing my results told me that it can go away in some people, but some people it doesn’t. Some girls don’t even start off with just mild displasia as a symptom, some go from having nothing to having full blown moderate to severe displasia, and at very young ages too (the girl she told me about was 17). They can only screen women bc there is not a test for guys. The only way a guy can tell he has it is if he gets warts or another indication. The nurse told me that it has Completely left some people after the medication, not only no more displasia but they don’t test positive for HPV anymore eithe
