What Causes Genital Warts?

Genital warts are basically a type of infection and disease that can usually be seen by those who contracted them. However, genital warts can also be invisible or hidden, which may be unknown to the person and might prolong the disease into something more serious, such as cancer. Genital warts are one of the most common sexual transmitted diseases (STDs) at this time and they are transmitted mostly through sexual intercourse. What causes genital warts are human papillomavirus (HPV) that are also responsible for other STDs. There have been many articles saying that the doctors have yet to find the true causes of genital warts but they are still being treated as other STDs.

Genital warts are mainly transmitted through sexual intercourse. Even in children, genital warts can occur especially because of sexual abuse. Many people has tried to remove the warts themselves but doing so is like trying to pluck a big mole out from your skin. It will cause bleeding and eventually greater complications as the lacerations are not cleaned thoroughly. Furthermore, a person having genital warts might face irritations as the genital warts are vey sensitive to skin contact such as rubbing and touching. It can also affect a person’s sexual life considering that it will be very painful. Still, the best advice is to abstain from any kinds of sexual activities until the genital warts are treated as genital warts can be easily transmitted to someone else via sexual intercourse.

As until now, the causes of genital warts have yet to be precisely determined and doctors are still using the treatments used in other STDs to treat them. Causes on the part of the contracted person are negligence and ignorance of the disease. Sometimes, a person who has ‘invisible’ genital warts or that can’t be seen through the naked eyes may not realise that they have genital warts until more severe complications ensued, such as cervix cancer. Besides that, doctors has evidence that a new breed of infection has emerged against which human has no immunity to yet. This breed of infection shows no response to medications and powerful drugs. Until now, the only way that exists is to treat the genital warts and not preventing the infection itself.

Currently, doctors are still asking people with genital warts to be subjected to clinical tests in order to find more effective method of treatment and hopefully, the prevention of the virus itself. Hopefully, by doing the tests the doctors will be able to link the signs and symptoms to the infection that occurs.