Vulvar warts

Nowadays, many gynecological diseases are related to the female vagina. Because the vagina is one of the most fragile and sensitive parts of the female body and is very prone to inflammation. Vulvar warts are one of them. People who suffer from vulvar warts are generally young. Patients will experience vulvar itching and pain, and in severe cases, ulcers will occur. So, what should we do about vulvar warts?

1. Symptoms and characteristics of vulvar warts

The incubation period ranges from 3 weeks to 8 months, with an average of 3 months. Most of the patients are young women. The lesions are common in areas that are easily injured during sexual intercourse, such as near the navicular fossa, labia majora and minora, around the anus, vaginal vestibule, and urethral opening. The vagina and cervix may also be affected. The clinical symptoms are often not obvious, and some patients experience vulvar itching, burning pain, or pain after sexual intercourse.

The typical signs are tiny scattered papillary warts at first, which are soft and have tiny finger-like protrusions on them, or small and pointed papules, which are slightly hard, isolated, scattered or in clusters, and pink or white. The lesions gradually increase in size and number, merging into a cockscomb or cauliflower shape, with keratinization or infection and ulceration at the top. Cervical lesions are mostly flat and difficult to detect with the naked eye, and often require the assistance of a colposcopy and acetic acid test.

The lesions are often found in areas that are easily injured during sexual intercourse, such as near the navicular fossa, labia majora and minora, vaginal vestibule, and urethral opening. The clinical symptoms are often not obvious, and some patients experience vulvar itching, burning pain, or pain after sexual intercourse. The typical signs are tiny scattered papillary warts at first, which are soft and have tiny finger-like protrusions on them, or small and pointed papules, which are slightly hard, isolated, scattered or in clusters, and pink or white. The lesions gradually increase in size and number, merging into a cockscomb or cauliflower shape, with keratinization or infection and ulceration at the top.

2. Causes of Disease

Vulvar warts are squamous cell hyperplasia warty lesions caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. There are many subtypes of HPV, and the main ones related to genital warts are HPV6, 11, 16, and 18. Reports from home and abroad show that the incidence of vulvar condyloma acuminatum has increased significantly and has become a common sexually transmitted disease in women.