Genital Warts?
Friday, September 18th, 2009 at
6:06 pm
Hi, I discovered from my GP today I have mild genital warts & they have refferred me to a gum clinic for treatment, does anyone know if i should be able to get prescribed medicine from my gp? Thanks
Filed under: Genital Warts
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Unfortunately, there really is no medication to get rid of them. The only way is:
Cryotherapy: This technique freezes the wart using liquid nitrogen or a "cryoprobe." It is an excellent first-line treatment because response rates are high with few side effects.
Laser treatment: This treatment is used for extensive or recurrent genital warts. It may require local, regional, or general anesthesia. The laser physically destroys the HPV-induced lesion. Disadvantages include high cost, increased healing time, scarring, and potentially infectious viral particles in the air caused by the laser plume.
Electrodesiccation: This technique uses an electric current to destroy the warts. It can be done in the office with local anesthesia. The resulting smoke plume may be infectious.
Also – You need to take the necessary precautions to prevent trauma to the area, which can result in bleeding.
You should take care to prevent transmission to sexual partners.
Because the warts themselves are infectious, avoid touching them. Do not pick or squeeze the warts.
Good luck!!
sorry to hear about that mate..
Best of luck!
They remove them with a chemical that is not self applied so your GP would be unable to prescribe it.
You will be prescribed anti-bio-tics.