Recognizing Genital Wart Symptoms

With men, genital warts could be found in areas close to and around the urethra, penis, and the rectal area. In the case of women, the warts are found on the lips of the vagina, cervix, inside the vagina, uterus and areas around the anus. The symptoms of warts may appear for a few days and also a few months in some cases, and it is advised that the person does not wait for the warts to appear in its mature form for seeking medical attention. In some cases, the warts would not be visible at all but the person would be still affected with the problem. And a regular check up is therefore necessary to ensure that the disease virus is not present in the body of the person. Guesswork is not recommended here and it is mandatory to seek medical help from a doctor.

The cause of these genital warts is a virus called human papillomavirus, which primarily spreads through sexual intercourse. Most of the symptoms with sexually transmitted diseases are not easily detectable and that is the case with genital wart symptoms as well. It is not necessary that the disease can spread from an affected person to the other. There are chances of the disease spreading even if the two people having sexual intercourse do not have these symptoms.

Some of the common symptoms or signs of the disease are the increase in the dampness and moisture in the area infected. There could also be some red or pinkish bumps in the infected area. Increase in the fluid excretion from the vagina, bleeding and pain for a woman after and during the sexual intercourse, feeling of itchiness and discomfort in the affected area, and sensation of burning around the anal area are some of the other signs of genital warts. Most of the people mistake itchiness for rashes and that is why most of them take it lightly. Only when the itchiness grows and the warts become fairly visible, people realize that it is in fact warts. Warts do not cause pain when they are in their initial or intermediate stages. However, once they get severe, they can inflict a lot of pain. People who feel that they have these symptoms around their genital areas, then they should immediately quit having sex for some time and start consulting the doctor. Postponing medical treatment can lead to the virus getting spread to the sex partner.