When you are diagnosed with genital warts, the first and foremost question that you will ask the doctor is how to remove genital warts. Most doctors will advise you not to take out or pull the genital warts because they pain a lot when pulled. There are two main categories of techniques that the doctor may administer for the genital wart removal. First, the doctors may try out some medications and if the medications are not showing any positive effects, the doctors may try the surgical removal of the genital warts.

Many people who are infected with genital warts feel that the removal is very similar to the treatment of pimples or acne. Genital warts are caused due to a virus called as the Human papilloma virus. If the virus that causes genital warts is killed, the genital warts will dissolve automatically. Sadly, most of the medications these days, don’t act on the virus but the external appearance of the genital warts. Most of the genital wart removal treatments these days cause:

o    Pain

o    Burning

o    Erosions

It is often seen that the genital warts often respond very slowly to genital wart therapy. People who have undergone genital wart therapy will bear testimony to the fact that it took several weeks to months to get the clearance.  Home therapy is indicated for almost all types of warts, unless the lesions are very big and too many. If the genital warts are very small and less in number, then the doctor can remove them very easily with techniques such as Scissor excision, Electrocautery, Cryotherapy, and Trichloroacetic acid.

If the genital warts are too large, the doctor may have to take you to the operating room for the removal of genital warts. During any of the above mentioned treatments, you will have to refrain from any type of sexual activity including sexual intercourse. Before you start with the treatment of the genital warts, make sure that you have an accurate diagnosis. You will have to approach an experienced doctor or physician who can easily diagnose your warts. The diagnosis is usually done visually or with a physical examination.

If the doctor or physician wants conformation of the genital warts, he or she may ask for laboratory testing. It is found that over ninety percent of genital warts are caused by the human papilloma virus or HPV. This is the same virus that is responsible for cervical cancer in most women and can even cause skin cancer in men. So, it is very important that you get it checked out by a very experienced doctor or physician.

The genital warts must not be taken very lightly as it can be threatening to your health in the long run.  There are mainly two different types of medications for genital warts. One of the medications for genital warts is called Condylox. This medication is in the form of a topic cream that can be applied on the genital warts. The Condylox genital wart cream stops or halts the growth of rapidly dividing cells. Condylox genital wart cream is a genital wart medication that comes in different strengths and is considered to be very effective in removal of genital warts.

Another good genital wart medication is Aldara. It is also called as an immune response modifier. The Aldara genital wart medication gets into the cells of the genital warts and irritates the cells. This irritation causes a complicated immune response to the human papilloma virus. In other words, the Aldara medication will work on the immune system of the body—rather than working on the genital warts directly. The Aldara cream is safe and is often used by males and females.

So, Condylox stops the rapidly dividing cells and Aldara triggers the immune responses of the body. Condylox and Aldara are both topical creams that are available in different strengths. If you go to the pharmacy counter and ask for the Aldara and the Condylox creams, you may be disappointed because both these creams are prescription drugs and you will get them only with the help of the doctor’s prescriptions. If you are treating the genital warts, you need to discuss about this medications with your doctor or physician.