Molluscum Contagiosum Genital Warts

Men and women who are sexually active and have multiple sexual partners at some point in their lives will at some point in their lives, statistically proven, will be affected by some form of genital wart.

If lesions or pinkish bumps are appearing on the skin within the pubic area, you may have molluscum contagiosum genital warts. Not painful but tickly, when scratched it may advance into possible scarring and infection.

In fact in many cases, eczema may develop around the lesions. However, this infection may not only affect sexually active individuals, but also people who are have weak immunity like children between the ages of one to ten.

And they commonly manifest in the legs, arms, and other body trunks. And this infection is spread through the use of common items like towels, clothes, and even jewelries. And of course by means of sexual intercourse.

When untreated, the lesions may last until over eight weeks, or even longer. To arrest the propagation of molluscum contagiosum genital warts, an infected person may opt for any of the following medical procedures:

• Laser – dye laser therapy has shown excellent curative efficacy. The treatment rate is at almost one hundred percent, and is quick to administer. However, for certain patients where the lesions and bumps appear at a much later stage, laser and any other surgical processes have to be repeated.

• Cryosurgery – is a painful method where liquid nitrogen is applied on the infected area to freeze and tear down the lesions, and then when already frozen, scraped with a curette – a surgical scraping instrument.

• Imiquimod – it is taken in controlled dosage. Iniquimod prompts the body’s immune system to attack the skin growth-causing viral infection. However, the Food and Drug Administration has not given its nod on the utilization of this procedure.

• Over the counter – Salicylic acid and Tretinoin cream are can be easily bought at your local drug stores.

• Tea tree oil – to trim down the propagation and intensification of lesions and bumps.

• Cantharidin – this should be dispensed with great care because though known as an aphrodisiac, it is highly poisonous even in minute amounts when orally taken. Normally, when topically applied, it is covered with surgical tape for one hour to eight hours.

• Benzoyl peroxide – more effective than tretinoin, around ninety two percent cure rate in six weeks compared to forty five percent for tretinoin.

• Astringents – these chemicals can be applied topically on the affected area to obliterate skin layers.

These are the following grounds for Molluscum Contagiosum Genital Warts immediate medical treatment:

1. social discrimination
2. dread of transferring the infection to others
3. discomfiture or a feeling of awkwardness
4. scarring
5. other infections brought about by molluscum contagiosum
6. bleeding