What are the treatments for female genital warts?

Genital warts are a disease that everyone is familiar with. It is mainly transmitted through unclean sexual behavior. Both men and women can suffer from genital warts. Genital warts are not only difficult to treat, but if not treated promptly and effectively, they may also be transmitted to one's child through the placenta. Therefore, female patients are very concerned about treatment methods. So, what are the treatments for female genital warts? Let’s take a closer look below.

There is currently no "special" treatment for genital warts in the world, and the claims of "guaranteed cure" in medical advertisements should not be believed. When choosing a treatment plan, the basic principles are effectiveness, simplicity, safety and no scarring, and the treatment should be persisted.

There are many different treatments for genital warts, and generally local treatment is sufficient. Commonly used local treatments include liquid nitrogen freezing, carbon dioxide laser, and microwave therapy. The former uses very low temperatures to "freeze to death" the wart-like neoplasms of genital warts and make them fall off. Carbon dioxide laser uses the high energy generated by the laser to concentrate on the warts to destroy them. It is a simple, effective and widely used method. Microwave therapy uses the thermal burning effect of electromagnetic waves to remove warts. It is a new treatment method.

There are many topical medicines for the treatment of genital warts. The principles are nothing more than two. One is a highly corrosive drug, which causes tissue necrosis and shedding after being applied to the wart, such as 30% to 50% trichloroacetic acid solution. If this type of drug is applied to normal skin and mucous membranes, it can also cause chemical burns, which can sometimes be very serious. Therefore, it must be used by medical staff and should not be used by patients themselves. The other is a drug that inhibits cell growth. After being applied to the wart, it inhibits epithelial proliferation, and the wart gradually falls off and disappears. Commonly used ones include podophyllotoxin, podophyllin, 5-fluorouracil, etc. There are some ointments or liquid medicines on the market that are made from ingredients extracted from traditional Chinese medicine, and their modes of action are no more than the two mentioned above. No matter what kind of medicine is used, it should be used under the guidance of medical staff.

This article introduces the treatment methods for female genital warts, hoping that it will be helpful for patients. Genital warts cause great harm to the patient's health. When you are sick, you must not believe in any folk remedies or secret recipes. It is best to go to a regular hospital for diagnosis and treatment, and insist on treatment. Only in this way can you get rid of genital warts as soon as possible.