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Genital warts (condyloma acuminatum)
Genital warts (condyloma acuminatum)
The topic of genital warts can cause embarrassment. This is not a topic that is often discussed in public. Nevertheless, genital warts are very common, especially at the age of 15-30. At least 75% of adults have a viral infection of genital warts during their sexual intercourse, and only about a quarter will develop warts.
What are genital warts?
Genital warts are small warts, like small nodules mixed together, such as human papilloma virus (HPV), which can be transmitted through sexual contact. Genital warts may look like small cauliflower-like bumps or the lesions are flesh-colored and can be found on the skin around the genitals, vagina, cervix, penis, scrotum, urethra (urethra) or anus.
Key point: Regularly receive cervical smears! Some types of HPV are associated with abnormal changes in cervical cells
Tied together. Smoking has been shown to be equivalent to HPV's increased chance of abnormal cell growth or cancer.
How do I know if I have genital warts?
Most people who have genital warts have no obvious symptoms and may not know that they have been infected. Symptoms of obvious warts may include:
Itching, pain, and bleeding
The symptoms of HPV are usually more prominent in men than in women, because warts on the base of the penis are more obvious than warts around the vagina.
If you have a genital wart virus caused by the human papillomavirus type, you may develop symptoms several weeks to several months after the initial contact anywhere.
How did you get this disease?
Genital warts are very contagious, and the ways of transmission are:
Infected through contact between skin and skin, oral cavity and genitals or anal sex of a person who has been infected with papilloma virus
From the mother to the birth of the baby.
Can genital warts be cured?
Diagnosis and treatment
Diagnosis is by inspection, there is no routine diagnostic test for (invisible) wart virus without clinical symptoms. However, asymptomatic cervical wart virus infection is common and may be detected by cervical smear testing.
Genital warts can be cured, but this will not get rid of the warts caused by the virus (HPV). Warts may recur in the future. Treatments to eliminate warts include:
The super-freezing liquid freezes the wart tissue, causing the affected tissue to blister and eventually destroying the wart tissue
Apply ice cream and liquid yourself
Surgery under local anesthesia in the doctor's studio.
Recovery period therapy:
Salt water bath to help the genital area heal after treatment. Put two common salt or two tablespoons of salt in a large basin for each bath, preferably twice a day.
Lidocaine® (2% lidocaine) gel is a useful local anesthetic. Apply it to the wound area after treatment and urinate or defecate after two minutes.
Keep the treatment area clean and dry.
What will my sex partner do?
Your sexual partner needs to be checked and treated, if necessary. Since the treatment of genital warts does not eliminate the wart virus infection, it is important to remember that this virus may still be present and contagious, even if the wart has been removed.
How can I protect myself and my clients from getting genital warts?
Preventive measures include:
Use oral protective film. If the client wants to continue, use the oral membrane to form a barrier in the area between your mouth, vagina or anus during intercourse.
Use condoms during vagina, anus or oral sex. It can reduce the chance of infection, but it does not eliminate the risk of infection, especially around the genitals.
Preventive vaccines. Protective vaccines for some of the most common types of genital HPV are now available.
common problem
Can I work if I have genital warts?
Genital warts are very contagious. It can infect customers, even if you have no obvious signs, and the virus still exists in the incubation period. Because the incubation period of the virus is 2
Up to 9 months, therefore, it is possible to be infected anytime and anywhere for a long time. If you use protective measures and wash your hands during sex work, if you have touched warts. Like herpes, condyloma acuminatum can be spread through skin contact, depending on where the wart grows. You may consider covering up the warts to avoid contact with the guest’s skin.
Do I need to tell my boss?
Your boss just needs to know that you are sick and need to stop working. If you need a doctor’s certificate, the doctor will not disclose the diagnosis, but you have to stop working for the specified number of days.
Do I want to stop working?
It is recommended that you take time off until you have cleared the infection.
Should I tell my client?
Since you always use protective sex, you don’t have to tell the client about your current sexual health. However, if the condom breaks during sexual intercourse, you should inform the client for a sexual health check.
Should I tell my colleagues?
You should keep some things in your private life, sexually transmitted diseases (STI) should be one of them. Some people are not strict about this, and disclose their sexually transmitted diseases to the workers. However, this information can spread to and beyond your control
The topic of Genital warts is one that may cause people embarrassment and a subject that isn't often discussed in public. Despite this, genital warts are very common especially from ages 15-30. At least 75% of adults having sexual intercourse will have a genital wart virus infection at some time of their life. Only about a quarter of these will develop warts.
WHAT ARE GENTIAL WARTS?
Genital warts are small wart-like lumps caused by certain types of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) which can be passed on during sexual contact. Genital warts may look like small cauliflower-shaped bumps or lesions that are flesh- coloured and can be found on the skin around the genital area, vagina, cervix, penis, scrotum, urethra (urine opening) or anus.
IMPORTANT: Have regular cervical smears! Some types of HPV have been linked with abnormal cell changes on the cervix. Smoking has been shown to work with HPV to increase the chance of abnormal cell growth or cancer.
HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE GENTIAL WARTS?
Most people with genital warts have no visible symptoms and may not know they are infected. For those with visible warts the symptoms may include:
Itching, pain and bleeding
Symptoms of HPV are usually more prominent in men than women because the warts are more visible to see on the shaft and base of the penis than in or around the vagina.
If infected with a type of HPV that causes genital warts, you may experience symptoms anywhere from a few weeks to a few months after initial exposure.
HOW IS IT CAUGHT?
Genital warts are very contagious and are passed on:
By having skin to skin contact during oral, genital or anal sex with someone that has HPV.
From mother to baby during birth
CAN GENTIAL WARTS BE TREATED?
Diagnosis and Treatment
Diagnosis is made by examination. There is no routine diagnostic test for subclinical (invisible) wart virus. However, subclinical wart virus infections of the cervix are common and may be detected by a cervical smear.
Genital warts can be treated but this will not get rid of the virus (HPV) that causes the warts. The warts may come back in the future. Treatments to remove the warts include:
Burning off the wart with caustic acids, electrical heat or a laser.
Cryotherapy which involves freezing the wart with a super-cold liquid which causes the affected tissue to blister and eventually break off.
Self-applied creams and liquids.
Surgery at doctor's office with local anaesthetic.
After treatment:
Salty water baths to help soothe and heal the genital area during treatment. Two handfuls of plain salt per bath or two tablespoons in a large bowl, preferably twice daily.
Xylocaine® (2% lignocaine) gel is a useful local anaesthetic to put on raw areas two minutes prior to passing urine or having a bowel motion.
Keep the treated area clean and dry
What about my partner?
Your sexual partner needs to be checked and treated if necessary. Because treatment of genital warts does not eliminate wart virus infection, it is important to remember the virus may still be present and contagious, even though the warts are gone.
HOW CAN I PROTECT MYSELF AND MY CLIENT FROM GENITAL WARTS?
Preventative measures include:
Dental dams if the client wants to go down on you to create a barrier between the mouth and vagina or anal areas during sex.
Condoms during vaginal, anal or oral sex. These reduce, but do not eliminate, the risk of transmission, especially in the area surrounding the genitalia.
Preventive vaccines are now available which provide protection from some of the most common genital HPV types.
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Can I work with genital warts?
Genital warts are very contagious. It is possible to infect a client even if you do not have visible signs while the virus is in the incubation period. Therefore, it is possible to be infectious for a long time because the incubation period of the virus can be anywhere from two to nine months. If you do work use protection when having sex, and wash your hands if you touch the wart. Similar to herpes, genital warts can be spread through skin contact. Depending where the
warts are you may consider covering them up to avoid skin contact with the client.
Do I need to tell my boss?
Your boss only needs to know that you are sick and need time off from work. If you need a doctor's note instruct the doctor to not include the diagnosis and to specify the number of days you need off from work.
Do I have to stop working?
It is recommended that you take time off work until you have cleared the infection.
Should I tell my clients?
Since you will always use protection when having sex you shouldn't need to tell the client your current sexual health status. However, if a condom breaks during sex you should advise the client to get a sexual health check-up.
Should I tell other people I work with?
You should keep some things in your life private and and STI should be one of them. Some people are relaxed about disclosing that they have an STI to workmates. However, this information can be spread around and move beyond your control.
MORE INFORMATION?
Contact NZPC, your local Sexual Health Clinic or Family Planning Association.