HPV Warts - Women
Treatment Duration
30
Suggested Sessions
2-3 times/year
Warts
Warts are papillary lesions caused by the HPV virus. They are transmitted from the area where the warts have appeared, when they come in contact with the skin of a person who does not carry the virus.
This means that HPV exists and occurs only in the epithelium of the body, i.e. in the surface layer of the skin.
"Even people with a single sexual partner in their lifetime can have a HPV infection"
Transmission
The HPV virus is transmitted:
- by direct contact with the infected area
- with sexual intercourse, vaginal, anal and oral
- during childbirth from pregnant woman to newborn
- with sex toys
It is difficult to understand the period of time during which someone became infected, since warts can appear even years after the infection!
Where do they appear?
Genitals
Warts in the groin, vulva, vagina and cervix.
Anus
Warts around the anus and inside the rectum.
Warts on the lips, tongue, gums and throat.
Warts: ImagesYou can see pictures of warts on the mouth, genitals and anus, in men and women so that you can recognize them on your body or your sexual partner.
HPV can cause precancerous or cancerous lesions of the cervix, anus and pharynx.
Examination and diagnosis
The best way to detect an HPV infection is the HPV Test with the PCR technique. It is the specialized test that detects not only the presence of strains of HPV Warts, but also exactly which strain is responsible for the infection. There are also a number of tests performed on various parts of the body, where HPV usually occurs.
Genital examination
- Gynecological examination
- Pap smear test
- Colposcopy
Anal-rectal examination
- Proctoscopy
- Anal Pap smear test
- High definition ortho - sigmoidoscopy (HRA)
Oropharyngeal examination
- Sampling and examination in the cytology laboratory.
"Condoms do not completely protect you from warts"
Treatment
Prescription formulations
They can be used both as a treatment for small lesions even if they are multiple, and as an adjunct treatment of larger lesions in the doctor's office.
Laser sublimation, Diathermy, Liquid nitrogen
All these methods are applied for the immediate destruction of warts. However, the laser method excels, due to the greater control we can have in the depth and extent of the damage that is removed.
Surgical removal
It is applied in cases where we have extensive lesions, under local or sometimes general anesthesia. The frequency required for such a thing is not high and certainly has to do with how much we will allow the visible warts to develop into large lesions.
No treatment is better than the other.
Even if they are removed, the warts are likely to recur.
PREVENTION
HPV vaccine
Maybe the only way to really prevent it.
Vaccines have been developed to protect against HPV, including strains that are more likely to cause cervical cancer. They work more effectively if given before people become sexually active.
The Use of a Condom
The use of a condom during sexual intercourse (vaginal and anal) does not completely protect against HPV. But it is necessary, because it can protect to some extent. But more because it protects against other sexually transmitted diseases, as well as of course from unwanted pregnancies.
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Limiting sexual partners
It is a limiting solution without completely guaranteeing that you will not be exposed to HPV. There are women who even with a single sexual partner in their life have warts. Of course, the chances increase as the number of partners of a woman who has not been vaccinated increases.
Tips
For an infected woman, the things she needs to look out for and do are:
- Dealing with the detected fault.
- Complete screening of all areas for possible other HPV infections.
- Frequent re-examination with Pap smear test and if other diagnostic tests are needed in other areas.
- Vaccination (unless you have already been vaccinated).
- Stop smoking..
- Less stress (as easily as possible).
- Proper diet..
HPV vaccine
- Protects by preventing infection with certain types of HPV.
- It protects women from cervical cancer, genital warts, precancerous lesions and anal cancer.
- If someone is already infected with one type of virus, they can be protected against other types that have not been exposed to the vaccine.
- Vaccination can not cure an existing HPV infection, but it can reduce the chance of its recurrence..
- According to the latest studies, its prophylactic action lasts for almost a decade.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I get warts from a toilet or a pool?
The chances of transmitting the virus through toilet sharing are very small, as direct skin contact with the affected area is required. In addition, HPV is a virus that does not survive outside the human body.
I have been diagnosed with HPV in the past. Is it too late to get the vaccine now?
No. The vaccine can protect against other strains of the virus.
In addition there is the possibility of slowing down or even preventing the recurrence of damage, caused by the already existing strain in the human body.
Since the condom does not offer me complete protection against HPV, why use it?
The condom can only offer protection to / from the points it covers. So even to this extent it reduces the chances of transmission.
In addition, the use of a condom is mandatory, as it offers protection against other sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies.
Bibliography
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- Young A, Cotton S, Cruickshank ME. Information needs of young women vaccinated against HPV attending colposcopy: a qualitative study. BMC Womens Health. 2018;18(1):200. Published 2018 Dec 12. doi:10.1186/s12905-018-0691-0
- Feder MA, Kulasingam SL, Kiviat NB, et al. Correlates of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Association with HPV-16 and HPV-18 DNA Detection in Young Women. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2019;28(10):1428–1435. doi:10.1089/jwh.2018.7340
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