War On Warts

Treating penile warts presents several problems to the patient and to the treating physician.  The ideal treatment would be non-invasive, non disfiguring, quick, painless and it would eliminate the risk of any wart recurrence.

The ideal treatment does not exist.

Most treatments offer some sort of balance between expedience, invasiveness, and recurrence.  The correct treatment really depends on patient preferences, patient medical history, and the doctor’s experience.

Treatment options include:

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Searched Twitter for genital warts: http://tinyurl.com/a5w386

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My wart schpeel
I see a fair number patient consults for “rule-out HPV” or “rule-out warts.”  The typical scenario is the following:

A woman goes to her gynecologist for a routine Pap smear and is told that the results came back positive for HPV.  She is then told by her doctor to have her male partner “checked-out.”
What does all that mean and what really happened at that patient’s doctor visit?

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Tags: HPV Infection and transmission, Penile Warts, Wart infections

“It’s not what you brought to the party—it’s what you left with.” If an electronic postcard bearing this or a similar slogan lands in your E-mail inbox, don’t just click it to your trash bin. The message might be a warning that you’ve been exposed to a sexually transmitted disease.

Want to send your friend this important message?  Not sure how to share the news?  Although telling someone in person is probably the best – sending an inSPOT may be better than nothing.  Though… i wonder if there is receipt confirmation???

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Genital Warts are among the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases, but people lack the right information to help prevent or treat this condition. Clear, correct, updated information regarding human papillomavirus (HPV) and genital warts is difficult to find. The result is that a lot of myths and misconceptions regarding genital warts abound. In some cases, these mistaken beliefs may even do harm. Inaccurate information may have several physical and emotional ramifications on the sufferer. For instance, he/she may suffer from severe anxiety over his/her condition, doubt the faithfulness of his/her partner, undergo an expensive and painful treatment that could otherwise have been avoided, or worst of all, neglect having his/her condition treated and risk his/her health.

This article tackles the most common misconceptions and busts these myths in order to make more people understand genital warts and HPV better.

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Genital warts can be transmitted during oral sex.  Warts can grow in the mouth and in the throat – causing discomfort, pain, trouble swallowing, bleeding, and sometimes cancer.  Similarly, if your partner has warts in their mouth/throat – they can give you HPV.

In short – if you have warts on your penis, or in your mouth – get treatment!  It isn’t something you want to share.

Tags: contageous, oral cancer, oral sex, warts in mouth, warts in throat