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Since you obviously aren't aware of the treatments for the genital warts you show on your profile, I append the following. Hopefully it will also help some others along the way. It will need to be in two enties I am afraid. No short cuts in education!
GENITAL WARTS.
Transmition
Genital warts are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection. The virus can be transmitted during UNPROTECTED anal, vaginal or oral sex, or simply by close physical contact with the warts themselves. Condoms reduce the risk of transmition if they cover the infected area, but this is not always the case.
Symptoms
Genital warts look like small warts that may appear on other parts of the body-usually small lumps on the skin with a slightly rough texture.Some people who contract the wart virus do not notice them. In women, warts may appear on the inside or outside of the vagina, or the neck of the cervix, or around the anus. In men, warts may appear on the tip or shaft of the penis, the scrotum, or around the anus.
Some forms of the HPV virus are associated with an increased risk of cervical or anal cancer, and this risk might be increased even further in people with HIV. However, having visible warts does not mean you have the particular wart virus that is linked with cancer.
GENITAL WARTS.
Transmition
Genital warts are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection. The virus can be transmitted during UNPROTECTED anal, vaginal or oral sex, or simply by close physical contact with the warts themselves. Condoms reduce the risk of transmition if they cover the infected area, but this is not always the case.
Symptoms
Genital warts look like small warts that may appear on other parts of the body-usually small lumps on the skin with a slightly rough texture.Some people who contract the wart virus do not notice them. In women, warts may appear on the inside or outside of the vagina, or the neck of the cervix, or around the anus. In men, warts may appear on the tip or shaft of the penis, the scrotum, or around the anus.
Some forms of the HPV virus are associated with an increased risk of cervical or anal cancer, and this risk might be increased even further in people with HIV. However, having visible warts does not mean you have the particular wart virus that is linked with cancer.
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Genital warts are diagnosed by visual and manual examination of the genital and anal area.
A Pap smear is a proceedure designed to detect pre-canceous cellular changes (called dysplacia) in a womans cervix-before the cancer develops. Most women know the Pap smear as a cerical smear. Pap smears involve taking a small scraping of cell from the cervix. When these cells are examined under a microscope, it is posible to see if there are any changes in the cells that sugest a risk that cancer could develop in the future.
HIV-positive women are recommended to have Pap smears when they are first diagnosed with HIV, 6 months later, and then once a year. The value of screening the anal canal for pre-cancerous cells is being studied.
A type of testing called liquid cytology can also detect the wart virus linked to cancer and is gradually replacing Pap smears.
TREATMENT
Infection with genital wart virus is cured by your own immune system and this can take a long time. Treatment to remove the visible warts involves either painting them with a chemical that burns them off, freezing them, or laser surgery or a new self applied cream. These proceedures may feel a little uncomfortable.
A vaccine against the types of papilloma virus thought to cause anal and cervical cancer and genital warts has recently been developed. Though trials have sugested it may be effective for some groups, it has not been tested on HIV positive people. To date, no decisions have been taken about the best way to use this vacine in people with HIV.
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