If you found out that you have genital warts and haven’t passed out because of the shock, that is a good sign. You shouldn’t be embarrassed if you do ever receive genital warts because they are more common then you might realize. You won’t have to go to the extreme’s in most cases (such as painful, expensive surgery) but you will need to take some form of action and learn how to get rid of genital warts.

Warts are caused by the human papillomavirus or HPV. This is very common but because the symptoms are typically not shown you might not even realize you have genital warts until they become more visible. How can you treat something that you don’t know exist? Well, you can’t treat genital warts if you have no idea they exist obviously. What you can do is treat your genital warts once they become more visible. Unlike syphilis or gonorrhea, HPV can incubate for months before any visible signs of showing take place.

In some case’s people have had genital warts they go unseen by the naked eye, even a doctor will have to take a very close look to actually know if they are genital warts or not. There are more than 100 different types of genital warts (a very high number) and these different types can come about in different ways. What ways you ask? Warts can develop in the pubic area, anus, urethra, penis, and the walls of the vagina. As unpleasant as that sounds it is a fact of life needs to be dealt with and dealt with swiftly.

What are some ways to actually help keep your virus hidden and under control? You can use various topical creams such as that are available through prescription such as Condylox, TCA and Imiquimod. Your doctor will help determine which may be best for you depending how far the outbreak has gone.

Cryosurgery and laser treatment are effective in killing warts before they spread any further. However, these types of treatments are expensive and will need to be performed inside a doctors office.

You should never use wart creams that are intended for your hands and feet, these will not work for genital warts. These will cause irritation and burn your skin and a burning sensation in your genital area is something you don’t want to experience.

You can’t ignore the problem and expect it to go away. This is the last thing you should do, by ignoring the problem you will only cause further damage to yourself that may eat at your wallet as well (money).