Genital Warts Symptoms

For doctors, genital warts symptoms are a very abstract thing as genital warts cause no symptoms, except some visible signs or growth that may signal that the genital warts has already progress to an advanced level and even showing more complications or diseases that has been caused by the same human papillomavirus (HPV). Often, genital warts can only be signalled by severe itching, irritations and even flu.

We will start with the obvious genital warts symptoms first. Genital warts may appear as bumps and cauliflower like swellings around the genital area. They appear mainly at the vaginal openings, cervix and anus. For males, genital warts symptoms appear around the penis, scrotum, urethra and anus. They are like raised masses that are soft. Sometimes, it can appear fingerlike especially at the anus. For many, the appearance of disgusting bodies or masses is worrying enough and can prompt many to see the doctor directly.

Other symptoms are foul smelling discharge from the vagina and difficult urination. Foul smelling discharge is because of infection and complications signalling other sickness and disease. Difficult urination is caused by warts that grow near the urethra and causes urine to pass off with difficulty. Sometimes, bleeding may also occur.

One of the most common symptoms is the flu infection. Feelings of onset of flu may signal the spread of the disease and most people just mistook them for normal flu. Then, they will start to take over-the-counter medications that may cause more symptoms of genital warts. Often times, more symptoms of genital warts signal that the virus has already begin to spread doctors can also administer treatments to slow down the progression of the disease. However, they may not respond to medications and even spread further.

For females, genital warts symptoms may be suspected through abnormal Pap smears. However, abnormal Pap smears may also signal other STDS and even cancer so it is not necessarily genital warts. Often, more advanced tests have to be conducted to really ascertain the existence of the warts.

However, genital warts symptoms sometimes are not visible unless some chemical tests are carried out. This is usually done after there are abnormalities in the Pap smears. Still, this is very seldom because people rarely suspect the existence of genital warts unless they are very visible symptoms such as bumps and swellings. A simple test can be done, which is the visual examination. A doctor will swab the penis or cervix to check for HPV lesions. If whitish area appears, it means the appearance of HPV. Some doctors believe that when a wart appears, it means that the infection has become severe. If warts haven’t appeared but whitish area are sensed through the visual examination, this means that the virus is still not strong enough to show visible symptoms and preventative measures can be taken to prevent infection to other people.

Most importantly, everyone should have a good healthcare and hygienic lifestyle. Symptoms may not appear always but it doesn’t mean that it’s not there.