Genital Warts and How Condylox and Aldara can Help
Monday, September 08 2008
Reviewed by: Daniel Williams, MD
Genital warts can be an embarrassing and uncomfortable condition. It is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by the human papillomavirus, or HPV. Genital warts are also easily passed through the tiniest amounts of bodily fluids, whether it’s genital, anal or oral sex with a person infected with the condition.
Up 50% of young, sexually active women harbor the virus and many of them don’t know they have it. That’s probably why it’s one of the fastest growing STDs with more than
750,000 people acquiring the disease each year. Even worse – it is highly transmissible and is the leading cause of cervical and genital skin cancer! Here are some facts about this common condition and how you can treat it if it happens to you.
How to Recognize Genital Warts
As the name implies, genital warts is a condition in which warts appear on or around the genital region of both males and females. On males, the warts can appear on the tip of the penis, the scrotum or anywhere else in the surrounding area. For women, the warts can appear on the outer areas of the vagina or even on the inside.
Warts can be a variety of sizes, ranging from very small and nearly unnoticeable to very large clusters on the genital tissues. They can also cause a burning sensation as well as itching, tenderness and even pain. If left untreated, they can grow into larger warts.
How Condylox Treats Genital Warts
This FDA-approved treatment for genital warts comes in the form of a gel that a person can apply to the infected areas. As an antimitotic (agent that stops rapidly dividing cells), Condylox shrinks the wart tissues to make them less noticeable or even disappear. It is effective for treating both exterior and interior warts on the body for both males and females. Although it isn’t a cure, it can minimize the symptoms and the outbreaks of genital warts in the future.
How Aldara Helps with Genital Warts
Much like Condylox, Aldara is also a patient-applied topical cream prescribed for the treatment of genital warts. Aldara is the first new treatment in recent years specifically designed for the treatment of genital warts. It is categorized as an imune response modifier and the Food and Drug Administration approved it in 1997.
How to Purchase Aldara and Condylox
The best way to
purchase Condylox or
Aldara for your genital warts is to visit your primary care physician and obtain a prescription through them. An alternative route would be to go through an
online pharmacy and follow the simple steps to place your order. Safe onlline pharmacies will have a live support staff available to make the process as easy as possible by answering any questions you might have. It is a safe and convenient process that takes the discomfort out of visiting your local pharmacy to get your genital warts medication.
About the Author: Rich Bernstein is a professional health writer who specializes in Men's Health & Telemedicine.
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