GENITAL WARTS - TREATMENTS

Frequently asked Questions & Answers

Genital warts can be a confusing and traumatic problem. Those with the disease would do best to learn all that they can about the disease to get their mind at ease about the problem that they face.

The following are some questions that are commonly asked regarding genital warts and their treatment.

Question:

Are there any kind of pills available that can treat a genital warts problem?

Answer:

While there are no pills that can effectively rid your body of a genital warts infection, there are pills that are available that can help you to get rid of the warts that are currently present in your body. 

One of these pills is known as tagamet. It’s actually a medication that is commonly used to treat heart burn, but some doctors have found it to be an efficient method of genital wart removal. When one takes high doses of this medication, the immune system is effectively boosted and therefore more able to fight off the genital warts.

Question:

Are lasers a good method of getting genital warts removed?

Answer:

One of the downsides of getting laser therapy performed to remove genital warts is that the recovery period can be very painful. Also, it tends to be one of the more expensive forms of treatment for wart removal.

However, laser therapy is found to be necessary sometimes in genital warts cases in which the warts are unusually large in size. Also, warts that occur within the female genitalia may be treated with laser therapy due to a lack of availability of an alternative treatment. While painful, the treatment generally is well tolerated and effective at removing the warts.

Question:

What about cryotherapy for wart removal? How’s that work?

Answer:

Using liquid nitrogen to freeze the surface of the warts is one of the more effective methods of ridding yourself of a genital warts problem. The treatment is quick and easy, and while some may experience excessive discomfort, the pain from cryotherapy isn’t usually unbearable. One of the most commonly employed methods of treating genital warts, cryotherapy can be very effective.

Now that you know more about the various methods in which one may rid themselves of a genital warts problem, you can better understand what to expect when a doctor tells you what they believe you should do to remove the warts. Getting rid of the warts that are currently present is a very important first step in ridding yourself completely of a genital wart condition.