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There are a few treatment techniques. The seriousness of infection, the placement of the warts, and other things will influence the choice about which treatment could be best for a patient.

Genital warts can be chemically burned or frozen with liquid nitrogen or cryosurgery. Though these methods for freezing the infection are useful, they could cause a briefly exasperating blistering of tissue.

Some cases of genital wart infection are treated by applying caustic chemicals to the infected area.

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More than one application is usually needed. Laser treatment might be recommended for recurrent warts that have been resistant to other treatment methods. Most of these treatments must be repeated several times, sometimes over several months. All methods of treatment have high failure rates. Therefore, reexaminations sometimes are recommended, even after the warts seem to go away. Genital warts cannot be effectively treated with any over-the-counter preparations.

You may need longer treatment if you have HIV. The warts may increase in size and number more quickly. Tell your clinician if you are HIV positive.

Warts may return, even after treatment, this is because the virus stays in your skin once you are infected. You can pass the virus to your sex partners during vaginal or anal sex, even when you don't have warts you can see.

It follows from the fact that warts tend to retrun that there is no cure for the virus that causes genital warts. Warts can be treated so that they can no longer be seen, and that is about the limit of it.

Neverthless, there are several effective treatments for genital warts, including application of chemicals, freezing with liquid nitrogen, or self-treatment with a prescription medication cream. No matter what method is used, most warts will need more than one treatment. Choice of treatment method depends on patient preference, convenience and availability. Discussion with a health care provider can help determine the best method of treatment for an individual. While there is no cure for genital warts, these treatments will remove the bumps that are present. People with internal warts are often referred to spcialist in other clinics.

Without treatment, warts may stay as they are, get larger and spread, or they may go away. Some types of warts are known to cause cervical cancer in women, so it is important that women have a Pap smear every year. Anal warts are believed to be a cause of rectal cancer, so it is important to have them carefully examined and treated. Keep in mind, also, that warts, whether or not they can be seen, can be passed to sex partners.

This article is provided for general reading and entertainment and is not medical advice. Consult your medical advisor, doctor or nurse about all aspects of any ailment and treatment.