Genital Wart Treatment

Over the past decade, genital warts have spread rapidly and become a real source of anxiety for many women.

Genital Warts

Lesions caused by the HPV virus (types 6 and 11 are the most common causes of condyloma) on the genital mucosa and around the anus (in and around the vagina, in and around the anus) are called "genital warts."

They are reddish or brownish raised lesions (papules) found around the vagina and anus, resembling cauliflower in appearance, ranging in size from 1–2 millimeters up to 20–30 millimeters.

Due to how rapidly they have spread in recent years, it is understood that roughly 1 in 10 women has this type of lesion.

Genital warts do not appear immediately after HPV infection. Clinical signs typically take at least 3–6 months to appear. It is most often transmitted through sexual contact, though transmission without intercourse is also possible.

Genital warts and cancer

Genital warts on their own are not a dangerous condition. The lesions — the warts themselves — can be eliminated with symptomatic treatment.

Certain HPV types can cause anogenital cancers (such as cervical cancer) in addition to genital warts.

Not every genital wart patient will develop cancer, but the risk is elevated.

For women with genital warts (condyloma), treatment is generally a difficult process.

The most commonly used treatments are ablation — laser or cauterization — and freezing (cryotherapy).

In addition to laser, cauterization, and cryotherapy, we have put significant work into research and clinical experience to develop different, more definitive solutions.

As a result of this work, we have achieved reliable, consistent outcomes for recurrent warts using chemical techniques.

With supportive, immune-boosting treatments such as ozone therapy, we have achieved a resolution rate of around 90% for recurrent vaginal warts in our patients.

Genital warts are diagnosed by your physician through examination, and sometimes with the help of certain solutions.

The Latest Treatment Methods for Genital Warts

At our center, we determine the treatment approach after examining the condition of the condylomas.

About 80% of our treatments use the acid method, and 20% use laser or freezing methods.

The indispensable pair for patient comfort — that is, painless treatment: Trichloroacetic acid and Ozone Therapy

You can call us for information about non-recurring warts and painless treatment.

Since genital warts (condylomas) are caused by the HPV virus, diagnosing the HPV virus is very important.

Advanced diagnostic tests now allow us to definitively determine whether HPV is present — positive or negative.

This advanced diagnostic method is a DNA test. The HPV DNA PCR test tells us with certainty whether the HPV virus is present in the cervix.

Among advanced diagnostic tests, if the HPV PCR test comes back positive, we are also able to perform HPV DNA genotyping.

Autohemotherapy and ozone therapy methods

By combining autohemotherapy and ozone therapy and boosting immunity, it is possible to prevent viruses that have not yet become visible — but may develop into condyloma (warts) — from becoming active.

In patients who receive immune support, new lesion formation has decreased by around 90%.

Genital wart treatment in pregnant women

There is a very limited range of treatment options for genital warts in pregnant women.

To avoid affecting the pregnancy, the treatment approach is determined based on the size of the condylomas.

For pregnant women, if the condylomas are small (average diameter of 3mm) and have not increased excessively in number, the freezing method is used.

If the condylomas (warts) have grown larger, acid treatment is applied.

For pregnant patients, avoiding pain is essential in order to prevent unnecessary uterine contractions.

For this reason, we never perform genital wart treatment on pregnant patients using cauterization (burning) — whether under sedation or local anesthesia — or laser, which is also a form of burning.

You can reach us for detailed information about genital wart treatment in pregnant women.

Genital warts in women without sexual activity

There is a common misconception that genital warts cannot occur in virgin women.

Even without full sexual activity, the HPV virus — that is, genital warts — can easily be transmitted through manual contact or friction of the genital organs.

The same treatments can be applied to virgin women without sexual activity, and the hymen is not affected.