What Do You do About Internal Genital Warts?
If you think you have internal genital warts you will need to see a doctor. This is especially true if you have noticed you have genital warts on your body near your vagina if you are a woman, your penis if you are a man, and for both around your anus.
Being treated in the early stages of genital warts is vital because of human papilloma virus that is involved. This is a serious virus that is usually sexually transmitted and for both men and women can develop into cancer if it is left untreated.
Who Can Get Internal Genital Warts?
For women, internal genital warts can be inside the vagina. You may have felt a burning or an itching sensation inside and mistake it for a simple yeast infection. If treatment for a yeast infection doesn't work, then it is almost certain you have internal genital warts. Women can also get internal genital warts in their anus. These may be mistaken for hemorrhoids at first, but as with a yeast infection, when conventional treatment doesn't work, you will need to be examined further.
Men usually experience genital warts on their penis or under the foreskin if they are not circumcised. Internal genital warts can appear in their anus as well.
What Is the Next Step?
Once you have been to see a health care provider regarding your condition and you have been diagnosed with internal genital warts, you will be treated for the human papilloma virus. You will need to have a doctor remove your internal genital warts. You cannot treat them yourself with over the counter creams and lotions that claim to be genital wart removers.
Your doctor will need to do a surgical procedure such as LEEP. This procedure will be done once you have had a biopsy that confirms the presence of internal genital warts and an ASCUS reading that your health care provider will perform. Take heart if you have been diagnosed with internal genital warts that you are not alone and this condition is quite common.
What You Can Do to Prevent Genital Warts
The best way to avoid developing genital warts if you are involved with multiple sexual partners is to always practice safe sex. Using a latex condom when you are having intercourse is the best way to prevent contracting internal genital warts. If you are practicing oral sex, there are latex condoms that can be used on a female and use one on the man's penis to ensure you are not going to contract any type of sexually transmitted diseases.