If you have been infected with genital warts, then both you and your partner need to take treatment. This is because this is a sexually transmitted disease. Genital warts appear in the form of small growths that are flesh colored or gray in color in the genital area and anus and rectum of both men and women. If you spot these painless but bothersome growths either in your genital are or that of your partner, prompt medical attention is advised. Though painless, the warts can be itchy at times.

The warts can appear as bumps or as cauliflower like appendages. The color can also vary. Some are even reddish brown. Some show up only when acetic acid is applied to the area. These can be detected only by a doctor.

There are many genital warts treatments such as cryotherapy and laser treatment apart from surgery and electrodessication. Each is suitable for a different type of patient. Moreover there are creams and injections as well. Some of the treatments mentioned above require local or general anesthesia to be performed. Each genital wart cure has its own pros and cons. Choose one that suits you best in consultation with a medical practioner or dermatologist. They will be able to guide you on the best treatment option for your condition.

A genital wart remover is a cream or injection that completely removes the genital wart, leaving you free to be yourself again.

Patients themselves can apply some of the creams and ointments prescribed by doctors. This makes them convenient to use and perhaps increases the chance of cure dramatically.

As genital warts are a precursor to cervical cancer in women, women who have been infected once should have periodical screening done for this. Pregnant women too should get themselves cured as soon as possible as the infection can be transmitted to the baby. The baby then develops a respiratory tract infection that soon multiplies and proves fatal. To avoid such drastic consequences, please do get yourself cured completely as soon as possible.

Once the treatment starts, it is best to abstain from sexual activity until you are completely cured. If not, at the least please use a condom to avoid infecting your partner.

The virus has an incubation period of up to three months and the warts can surface any time after that as well. So try to prevent an infection from spreading as much as possible.

Do not squeeze of touch the warts as they are highly contagious and infectious.

To sum up, try to use a condom at all times to prevent the infection of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as genital warts. In case you are infected, please do consult a doctor for a prescription and follow the prescription religiously. In most cases you will be advised to abstain from sexual intercourse until you are completely cured. Please try to follow this advice. Otherwise please use a condom to avoid infecting or re-infecting your partner.

At all times remember that women are at greater risk of contracting cervical cancer from the HPV and that pregnant women can cause the death of their babies by infecting them. Avoid these conditions as much as possible.

Do not worry too much, but ensure that you follow the treatment prescribed and take precautions to avoid infecting others. These are the things within your control.

Some times the infection will recur after a seeming cure. This is because some viruses were untouched in the previous treatment course. Or the viruses were present on a nearby hair follicle or deep lesion. Whichever the reason, your only option is to undergo the treatment all over again.

To prevent a constant recurrence of genital wart infections it is important that both partners and all their partners are treated for genital warts simultaneously. This is the only way to prevent the spread of this infection.

Children too can be infected with this disease through the use of shared towels and the like. To avoid this please disinfect all the towels that you use.

The treatment of this disease is changing rapidly. Only a qualified medical practioner will be up to date on all the latest procedures and medications and can advise you best on the treatment you need.