Treatment of human papillomavirus

Many do not know what a human papillomavirus is. HPV is an infectious disease that is transmitted predominantly through sexual contact. It is manifested by the appearance on the mucous membranes and skin of specific formations - papillomas, genital warts, warts of various species.

In addition to dermal neoplasms, this disease has no specific symptoms, therefore it can go unnoticed for a long time. Warts and papillomas are benign skin growths, consisting mainly of small vessels covered with epithelium. The size of their can vary from 1 mm to 2 cm. Peaked condylomas, otherwise called genital warts, arise directly in the genital area and affect the mucous membranes of the head of the penis, vagina or cervix.

Diagnosis and treatment of human papillomavirus virus are the responsibility of the dermatovenerologist. Initially, having found a suspicious growth on your skin or mucous membrane, you can contact a dermatologist, gynecologist, urologist.

Currently, there are about 70 viruses that can affect the human body and manifest as various skin lesions. Some of them are safe for health and can cause only psychological discomfort and deliver some physical inconvenience. Others are considered dangerous in terms of development of cancer. For example, viruses numbered 16 and 18 lead to malignant tumors of the cervix. They require special attention from specialists.

How to treat human papillomavirus

Diagnosis of HPV includes the following research methods: external examination, colposcopy, cytological smear, cervical biopsy. The most reliable method of research, which allows to determine the presence of a particular HPV, is a painless for the patient digene-test, conducted by a gynecologist.

Treatment of human papilloma virus, which does not possess high oncogenicity (the ability to provoke cancer), can be performed in a cosmetology clinic. Such institutions carry out the removal of various papillomas and warts by modern methods. For example, using a laser or liquid nitrogen (cryodestruction). It is necessary to control those formations on the skin that progress rapidly or cause inconvenience. For example, to remove or not a small single wart, everyone decides for himself.

The presence in the body of a "dangerous", capable of causing cancer of the virus requires observation in a conventional medical institution. Finding the disease in young women, doctors recommend not to rush with his treatment, since in this case it can be temporary. Any curative measures are taken when a woman reaches the age of 30 and only if she has HPV in her body, which has high oncogeneity.

Treatment of the human papillomavirus virus involves the complete removal of its effects on the skin and mucous membranes, whether it be warts, papillomas or condylomas. A single treatment regimen, which allows you to forget about the disease forever, is currently not available. In addition to the removal of warts, a specialist can prescribe to the patient the use of immunomodulating drugs (for activation of immunity) and / or antiviral agents.

It should be said that the treatment of the human papilloma virus can last a lifetime, as its causative agent in any case remains in the body and under favorable conditions for it can manifest itself. Prevention of HPV in women is considered a special vaccine, introduced into the body before 26 years. Before agreeing to vaccination, it is necessary to weigh the pros and cons.