Free E-newsletter Subscribe to Housecall Our weekly general interest e-newsletter keeps you up to date on a wide variety of health topics. By Mayo Clinic staff Plantar warts often don t require treatment. Most warts resolve on their own without treatment within a couple of years. However, if they are causing pain or spreading, they should be treated. It s much easier to treat a few small warts than several large warts. Plantar warts can stubbornly [...]
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FAQs about Genital Warts BULLETIN FOR MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS Dr Chan Yuin Chew, Registrar, National Skin Centre Introduction Genital warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). The natural history and transmission of HPV are incompletely understood and to date, there are no good prospective studies with long term follow up of patients treated for genital HPV infection. An audit report published in April 1998 showed a wide variation in advice [...]
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I found out that I have a genital wart on my penis. I went to the doctor a while back and he put some medicine on it and also gave me a prescription. After using the prescribed medicine for a few weeks, the wart went away. After a few months, the wart returned. I do not have any more of the prescription, nor do I have insurance anymore. My question with this isCan you use over-the-counter wart removal medicines on genital warts? Dear Reader, Wart [...]
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Understanding Genital Warts -- Diagnosis and Treatment How Are Genital Warts Diagnosed? Usually genital warts are diagnosed by an exam. Warts have a characteristic appearance, but your doctor may want to take a biopsy (a small sample of tissue) to determine if the lesion is really a genital wart. Genital warts are caused by the HPV virus. Tests to determine the subtype of HPV are sometimes recommended since some are low risk for cancer and others [...]
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Electrocautery removes genital warts on the penis, vulva, or around the anus by burning them with a low-voltage electrified probe. Electrocautery is usually done in a health professional s office or clinic. The injection of a numbing medicine (local anesthetic) is usually used for pain control. Medicine that causes unconsciousness (general anesthetic) may be used depending on the number of warts to be removed or destroyed. Recommended Related to Sexual [...]
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