Thursday, July 30, 2009

The Various Symptoms of Genital Warts

By Mark Stratford

Symptoms of Genital Warts can appear in almost all places where the actual genital warts may take place. In men it could be found in the penis, the urethra, and the rectum and the area around it, while for women these symptoms can be spotted in the vaginal area, inside the vagina, the cervix, uterus and the anus.

The list for symptoms of genital warts is actually a long and variety filled one, and it's important that you know how they look like so that you can identify them easily, especially since these symptoms can either appear simultaneously or individually, or one can appear after the other.

One of the most common symptoms of genital warts is the presence of lesions that are shaped like cauliflowers that are red, pink or gray, found around both the genital and anal area. These lesions may either be flat or they may look like bumps. They may also grow individual or in clusters within the area.

For women one of the hardest symptoms of genital warts to spot is the presence of unusually excessive moisture or dampness around the genitals, which could be caused or occur together with an excessive secretion of the fluid from the woman's vagina. This is a symptom that can cause lots of pain and bleeding during and after having sex because the warts could have formed inside the vagina.

In the case of men, tiny papules appearing on one's penis is also one of the symptoms of genital warts. These may sometimes be easily mistaken for rashes because of how itchy they can become. In more extreme cases, these symptoms may cause the genital area to feel a burning sensation.

Of course, the appearance of any of these symptoms of genital warts does not immediately indicate genital warts, but what's important is that you know what they look like so you can go to a doctor and have these symptoms confirmed so that you can take immediate action from one could be a potentially dangerous infection.

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