Condyloma Information

Genital Warts or the tiny white spots that crop up around the genital area are a direct result of the infection caused by the Human Papilloma Virus. Warts can be very irritating and painful. Fortunately, those who have a strong immune system may be able to stay away from them. Depending upon the immunity levels, a person infected with the HPV may or may not develop warts. However, if the immunity is low, they may come up anytime within a period of 3 month to a year. Genital Warts come with their own set of signs and symptoms. They are associated with the condyloma disease which has the potential of causing terminable disease like cervical cancer.

If you do not know what genital warts actually look like, there is a good chance that you will not be able to identify them when they do arise. Depending from one person to another, these warts may look like normal infections at first. To a certain extent, they are also dependent on the sexes. In a female, the warts may come at a much later stage of the infection while in males, they tend to come early. In the initial stages, they are small and highly resistant to any form of treatment.

As with a majority of the skin infections, the warts occur in areas which get moist very easily. Because they have great similarity to other forms of skin infections, they tend to go unnoticed for a long time before people realize that there is something that needs to be shown to a doctor. The simplest mechanism to check for warts is to drop a small amount of acetic acid on the infected area. If it tends to whiten, is it likely that they are warts. As already mentioned, the size, shape and color of the genital warts differ in male and female.

a) Male: The initial warts are pink which turn brown and gray overtime. While they start small, with the increase in the total infection level from condyloma, they tend to spread to the anus and the opening of the penis. Complex clusters are formed in this region which becomes very irritating in the long run. The clusters formed near the penis opening are soft and flat while those near the anus become hard.

b) Female: Warts in women are a little less elaborate compared to males. In the initial stages, they are nothing but small lumps growing near the vaginal opening (most are flesh colored and often painless). Their size is so small that they cannot be discovered unless a close examination is done. Most commonly, they are found in the vaginal opening or the anal cavity. Difficulty in identification is majorly due to their sporadic nature with high resemblance to the skin color.

If you are in doubt, it would be best to go online and download images of the genital warts arising due to condyloma. Comparing them with the ones you have would help solve confusions to a large extent. Better yet, visit a doctor for a more elaborate checkup.