What Is the Treatment for Genital Warts

Genital Warts

What Do Genital Warts Look Like?

Genital warts are small cauliflower-shaped growths usually seen on the penis. Warts can also appear on the scrotum or around the anus and may spread around the anus without you having had anal sex. Sometimes the warts can be seen around and in the mouth and throat of those who have had oral sex with an infected person.

What Is the Treatment for Genital Warts?

Genital warts are treated with lotions or creams prescribed by your doctor. Sometimes the warts can be frozen off with liquid nitrogen in a process known as cryotherapy. It is probable that you may require more than one type of treatment before the warts go. Unfortunately, like most viruses, there is no treatment that will get rid of the virus itself. The genital warts can be treated; however, they may reappear at a later stage.

Crabs (Pubic Lice)

Pubic lice or ‘crabs’ are crab-shaped insects that can take up residence in the pubic hair. Crabs like the warm moist areas of our bodies so can also be found in the armpits, in facial hair and sometimes even in eyelashes. The adult lice feed on human blood and lay their eggs, or nits, on the hair shafts close to the skin.

You get crabs by direct close physical contact with someone who already has them. They can occasionally be caught from the towels, bed sheets or clothes of an infested person. The lice can only survive for between 24 and 48 hours away from the human body.

Symptoms of Pubic Lice

Pubic lice can cause severe itch in the genital area. The lice may be seen crawling around on the pubic area. The eggs of the lice may be seen as black specks on pubic hair. After the eggs hatch a baby louse, called a nymph, emerges. They are smaller versions of the adults they become after seven days. Adult crabs are visible to the naked eye but because of their gray, white or brown colour are difficult to see as they can easily blend in with their surroundings. You may see faint blue spots where they have bitten you.

Treatment of Pubic Lice

There are a number of topical treatments Ed Buy Viagra Canada available either from your pharmacy or on prescription from your doctor. It is important to follow the instructions carefully. This includes all appropriate measures to prevent re-infection such as:

• Washing all your sheets, towels and clothes
• Putting other pieces of clothing into a plastic bag for thirty days, in which time all the lice will die
• Informing your sexual partner so they are also treated
• Avoiding intimate contact until treatment has been completed
• Cleaning your bathroom and shower with bathroom cleaner or bleach