Pointed condylomas are formations on the skin in the form of gray-pink papillae in the size of several millimeters.
The causes of genital warts in women
The cause of such tumors on the skin is papillomavirus infection , the main way of transmission is sexual way.
Pavilomavirus for many years can be present in the body and not show any symptoms. In this case, its carrier will carry the virus, allocated together with the blood or the secret of the genital organs, and infect other people.
The virus can be transmitted at any kind of sexual contact - heterosexual, homosexual, anal, orogenital. In addition, infection with the virus and subsequent manifestation of it in the form of genital warts can occur with close personal contacts, especially if the skin is damaged.
Provoke activation of papillomavirus in the body and accordingly the appearance of genital warts or condylomatosis in women can such factors as:
- pregnancy;
- decreased immunity;
- stress and nervous overexertion;
- insomnia;
- overheating or hypothermia of the body;
- bad habits.
Symptoms of genital warts in women
The main symptom of condylomatosis in women is the appearance of characteristic growths, resembling inflorescences of cauliflower in the inguinal, anal area, on the labia, at the entrance to the vagina, on the cervix. Condylomas can appear in groups or one by one. Data education can not disturb the woman in any way, and can be accompanied by burning and itching, causing discomfort during urination, bleeding during sexual intercourse.
Having appeared once, genital warts can not change in any way during many years, and can, on the contrary, start to increase rapidly and appear in other places. It also happens that condylomas can spontaneously disappear, but this is rare.
In addition to physiological discomfort, genital warts can contribute to the development of their inferiority complex.
In some cases, the greatly expanded condylomas in the vagina may become an obstacle to normal fetal movement through the birth canal.
Treatment of genital warts in women
The process of treatment of condylomatosis in women can consist in removing genital warts and reducing the number of pathogens of papillomavirus infection in the body.
Removal of genital warts can be performed in various ways:
- Cryodestruction or cauterization of condylomas with liquid nitrogen. This type of treatment consists in applying very low temperatures. The method is rather painless. There are no scars on the site of removal.
- Laser destruction involves exposure to condyloma with a laser beam. The procedure is performed under local anesthesia. After this exposure, small scars may remain.
- Electrocoagulation involves exposure to high temperatures. This kind of removal of genital warts can leave scars.
- Radio wave method - when used, the affected tissue is destroyed by radio waves.
- Influence on neoplasms with special medicines.
But, despite the variety of ways to remove genital warts, one of them can not help finally get rid of the infection that caused them. These methods only reduce the manifestations of the disease and do not guarantee that the genital warts will not return again. The probability of recurrence of the disease in any case is 30%.