Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Learn More About The Different Genital Warts Types

By Mark Stratford

When you say genital warts you're talking about those weird growths of lesions or bumps that form around the penis, vagina, or anus for both men and women. The varying genital warts types can have different colors and forms. With color, some of these bumps and lesions can be pink, red or gray. As for form, these bumps and lesions can appear individually, separately or as clusters in a single area, which would be the vagina or cervix for women and the penis shaft and scrotum for men and the rectal area for both.

Genital warts are basically caused by 70 out of many types of human papilloma virus (HPV), which is what causes warts in general. With the strains of HPV that grow on genitals alone show how many genital warts types there are, and one must be keen on keeping their eye out for something similar so as to be able to prevent complications and get treatment as soon as possible. But going through a long list of the different genital warts types might be tasking, so there are other categories that classify this sexually related disease.

The genital warts types are either external or internal. Naturally, the external type of genital warts, which is caused by certain types of HPV, is easier to spot on account of the fact that they are found outside the genital and rectal areas. Consequentially, the symptoms are easy to spot.

The other half of the genital warts types according to visibility are the internal types, which are more difficult to see than its external counterparts. In fact, it's only possible t see these lesions when you use a special medical magnifying tool like a colposcope to see those flat lesions. And if left untended to, these genital warts can be the immediate cause of cervical, bladder, and rectal cancer types.

While it is true that genital warts can just disappear after a while, leaving them alone will risk the patient to experiencing complications in the future, and making him or her part of the 1.4 million people affected by genital warts. Knowing the different genital warts types will indeed protect you from this sexually transmitted disease at a large rate.

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