I think I may have genital warts. Will this ever go away? How can I treat this?

4 Comments

1. Keith says:

   April 27, 2010 at 7:55 am

   Here is some information that I found online.

   Genital warts are caused
   by the Human Papillomavirus or HPV. Genital HPV is the most common
   sexually transmitted infection in the United States. About 24 million
   people are currently infected with genital HPV. Up to 80% of women
   and men will possibly become infected at some time in their life.

   Just what is HPV?

   HPV, like all viruses, is a very small organism that needs to infect the
   body at the cell level in order to survive. There are more than 120
   known types of HPV. Some types cause warts on the hands or feet. Other
   types cause genital warts or condyloma. There are also types of HPV that
   infect the cervix (lower part of the uterus) where they can cause either
   harmless cell changes or potentially pre-cancerous cell changes or dysphasia.
   A person can be infected simultaneously with multiple HPV types. Most
   people who become infected with genital HPV will not have any symptoms
   and will not know they have an infection. It has been estimated that
   fewer than 5% of people with genital HPV will develop warts. The
   others have sub clinical (or invisible) HPV. Whether people with sub clinical
   HPV infection are as contagious as people who have visible warts is not
   known.

   WHEN DO WARTS APPEAR?

   The infection is normally spread by direct skin-to-skin contact during
   vaginal, oral, or anal sex with an infected partner. After the initial
   exposure, warts may take weeks, months or even years to appear; or might
   not appear at all. For this reason, it is usually impossible to
   determine when, or from whom, someone gets the virus. Most men and women
   are unaware that they have the virus – they spread it unknowingly to
   their sexual partners. Men and women can develop warts from a partner
   who does not have any visible signs of the virus. Condoms do not
   provide complete protection from the virus. The greater number of
   lifetime partners; the greater the risk of exposure to the virus.
2. Gylean says:

   April 27, 2010 at 7:55 am

   You need to see a doctor who will have to remove them
3. Crazy bt Shmart says:

   April 27, 2010 at 7:55 am

   You, my friend, can not treat this. Go to the doctor and they will be removed if necessary. Also, antibiotics might be necessary. Don’t be embarrassed. Doctors have seen it all and just take it in stride. They don’t judge. Their job is to heal…..Now GO
4. Lily L says:

   April 27, 2010 at 7:55 am

   They are not the same. Genital warts usually are resolved within 2 years and it is extremely rare for a person to have continual outbreaks throughout their life.