Medicine for Genital Warts

There are many ways, manner and form to treat genital warts.  In times when immediate emergency care is needed for human papilloma virus infection, the following are specific treatments commonly undertaken in emergency situations requiring HPV care.  However, the following are mere symptomatic treatments:

If bleeding occurs during genital wart infection, pressure should be applied.
If there is an obstruction in the urethra, the mentioned obstruction should be immediately relieved.

If the sexually transmitted disease is found to exist ith other sexually transmitted disease, both should be treated.

In instances where emergency department care is no longer adequate, the following are measures that could be undertaken:

Cryotherapy

Using a cotton-tipped applicator or an open spray and apply it on the affected area for about ten to fifteen seconds.  It is important that skin that can be lifted is sprayed far from the normal tissue prior to it being freezed.

Most reactions usually include pain during the treatment, skin erosion, a bit of ulceration and hypopigmentation of the skin.

This process is best to use during pregnancy as it is safe.

Medicines that can be administered for genital wart infections are the following:
Podophyllum resin (Podocon-25, Podo-Ben-25, Podofin) – these are powdered mixture of resins that came fro the May apple or the mandrake.  If this resin is used, it has been observed that there have been a cure rate of twenty to fifty percent.  This is only observed though this resin is used as a single agent.

It has been seen that warts basically retreat on their own after months or years. Documented side effects of taking this form of medication is diabetes, hypersensitivity.  It is advised that this medication be avoided on use on the eyes, moles, birthmarks or those warts that has hair.

Interferons

This type of drug is produced through naturally occurring protein, it has antiviral, anti tumor actions.  This type of drug may be administered topically or intra lesionally.

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