There are many people who hide the fact that they have genital warts. Such people will often check for some advertisements on the Internet or the television and then try the over the counter medications on their own. Mostly, this works for the people, but there are times when this treatment methodology can also backfire. If you have one or two genital warts, you can take the risk of trying out the over the counter medications.

On the other hand, if you have a cluster of genital warts, you need to go to the doctor immediately. When the genital warts have appeared in clusters, you cannot take any chances with the genital warts. It can be assumed that when the genital warts are in clusters, the genital warts are in the advanced stage. One of the most common treatments for genital warts is the laser therapy.

The laser therapy is slightly expensive than the other treatments and there is also lots of pain involved with this therapy. In this therapy the laser therapy expert will introduce laser light into the infected area. When the laser light enters the infected area, the genital warts are destroyed. The laser therapy is often done when there are too many genital warts. Herbal teas are also very beneficial in the treatment of genital warts. You can consume herbal teas that have the following ingredients:

o    Chamomile

o    Green teas

o    Lemon grass

In the market, you will also find some antiviral oils that can be used for the treatments of genital warts. The genital warts are actually due the human papilloma virus (HPV), so when you apply the antiviral oils, the HPV are supposedly killed. Not many people are aware of the various treatments for genital warts. Because of this ignorance, the genital warts attain larger proportions and are then difficult to treat with genital wart cream.

When you see a small bump on the genital area, you need to wait for few days and check if it is not a pimple. If the bump does not go off after few weeks on its own, you will have to check with the doctor. When you are treating the genital warts, make sure to maintain good hygiene. You must wear comfortable clothing when you are on the treatment of genital warts. Usually the doctors will advice that you need to wear 100 percent cotton undergarments.

The 100 percent undergarments need to be changed more than once in a day. During the treatment of genital warts, make sure to have a wholesome diet. You will have to consume fresh fruits and leafy vegetables to get the necessary vitamins and minerals. Ask the doctor for some nutritional supplements if required. If the doctor has decided for surgical excision, you will have to understand the procedure details properly.

Before the surgical excision, the doctor or the surgeon will call you for a pre surgery meeting. In the pre surgery meeting, the doctor will explain all the procedures for the surgical excision. During the pre surgery meeting, the doctor will also tell you the details of the local anesthesia which will be administered before the surgical excision. It is often seen that the doctor will recommend the surgical excision for genital warts that are visible genital warts only.

For the internal genital warts, the surgical excision is not recommended by the doctors. Surgical excision in lay man terms means cutting of the genital warts. Many people get totally confused with the medical terms used for the removal of genital warts. Having a good understanding of the medical terms associated with removal of genital warts will clear any doubts. The doctors will also find it very easy to describe certain procedures to you if you are aware of the medical terms associated with how to treat genital warts.

For the surgical excision, the doctors use a surgical knife to remove the genital warts. The surgical knife that is used for the genital wart removal is also called as a scalpel. Loss of blood is evident during the surgical excision, so the doctors are prepared for the worst of the worst situations. Genital warts that are present on the cervix can be removed by laser or loop electrosurgical excision, which is also called as the LEEP method.