If you or your partner has genital warts, there are a few precautions that you should take. First of all, please do realize that genital warts are caused by sexual contact with an infected person. To prevent further infections please do use a condom. This form of protection is your best bet in preventing the spread of the disease.

The warts are flesh colored or gray growths in the genital area and anus and rectum of both men and women. There is no pain and the discomfort can be slight or heavy depending on the size and location of the wart. Many patients complain of itchiness in the area. As the incubation period can be as long as three months, your partner might have infected you without his knowledge. Caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) this is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Do not touch the wart or squeeze it as it is highly contagious and infectious.

Genital warts removal can be done by a number of means such as surgery, cryotherapy, and laser therapy. Surgery and laser therapy require local or general anesthesia, whereas cryotherapy in which liquid nitrogen is used to freeze the wart does not require anesthesia.

Women with genital warts can have bleeding or vaginal discharge after sexual intercourse. Men can suffer from obstruction of the urethra. Whichever problem you suffer from, please do consult a doctor at once and undergo genital warts treatments. These can also include injections and genital wart cream.

Women with genital warts should also get themselves screened for cervical cancer as they are under increased risk because the HPV can cause cervical cancer. This can be detected with a pap smear test.

Pregnant women with genital warts should consult a doctor and get themselves treated at once as the baby can get infected during the birth process. This turns into a respiratory infection that quickly blocks all air passages of the baby and proves fatal. To avoid this the mother to be should get herself disinfected as soon as possible.

Genital warts can recur after treatment as well. This is assumed to be because not all the viruses are destroyed during treatment. Some are left behind on the skin and hair follicles. Repeat infections from the same sexual partner can also be a cause for the recurrence.

Once infected it is important to consult a qualified practitioner or a dermatologist to ensure that the proper course of treatment is prescribed. Next, on should follow the treatment course prescribed, including refraining from sexual intercourse until the treatment is over. Even after that it is best to use a condom for protection against STDs such as genital warts.

As said earlier, genital warts can be a precursor to cervical cancer in women. They should get themselves tested for it at regular intervals. Next, pregnant women should also get themselves treated for genital warts if they are infected, as it can threaten the life of the new born.

Abstaining from sexual intercourse during the course of the infection is advisable to prevent its further spread.

Follow all these rules and those prescribed by your doctor to come out of this disease without a scar or major repercussions in your life. Use the treatment prescribed for you as the most suitable one and follow up with periodical check ups.

Keep a stiff upper lip while you go about your daily business, as genital warts do not hurt or pain. At the most you will suffer from itchiness. Do your best to have sexual intercourse only with some form of protection on to avoid spreading the virus.

In conclusion, consult a doctor as soon as possible after the appearance of the warts. Next follow the prescribed treatment completely. Do abstain from sexual intercourse during the course of the infection. If that is not possible, do use a condom to prevent its further spread. Do not be the cause of the spread of this disease or the virus that causes it. Women who have been infected should go in for periodical check ups to ensure that they do not have cervical cancer. Pregnant women should make sure that they are completely cured of genital warts before delivery.