subject: Genital Warts Symptoms – Do I Have Genital Warts? [print this page] Genital Warts Symptoms Do I Have Genital Warts?
Many times people mistake common pimples, small cuts, ingrown hairs that have become infected, small cysts, or even swollen glands for genital warts. But genital warts symptoms are very specific and different from any other kind of growth in the genital area.
Men often find the warts on the shaft of the penis. They may appear anywhere on the penis, including the head, on top of the penis, and underneath the penis.
Women's genital warts can appear around the vulva area, but also up into the vagina, where they cannot be seen. Both men and women can find warts in the anus area. Sometimes the warts break out inside the anus.
Genital warts symptoms will always include outbreaks of these kinds of warts. These warts will probably not hurt the infected person, but they may be itchy and uncomfortable, especially when they are on the outside and they rub against the clothing the infected person is wearing.
The thing that distinguishes genital warts from other kinds of warts, such as the ones you get on your hands and your toes, are the way the warts break out and how they grow. They show up on the skin in cluster formations.
Genital warts symptoms will involve these clusters continue to grow in size. They will not be symmetrical but will just seem to multiply. The shape of the clusters might resemble a cauliflower or a head of broccoli. Lesions may be flat or raised and they may span from a millimeter for a single wart to several centimeters if the warts cluster.
Genital herpes and genital warts symptoms and outbreaks can be minimized using several products, especially genital wart creams which will act only over the affected area. Green Tea Catechins have been found to be the most effective cream against genital warts.
Other genital warts symptoms for women may include vaginal discharge or bleeding after intercourse, if there are warts in the vaginal canal that have been irritated during sexual intercourse. Rarely, warts may block the urethra and lead to urinary complications.
An outbreak of genital warts often means that the warts show up in several areas on the body at once. Multiple warts in different areas on the body are a telling symptom of genital warts. If you have an outbreak that resembles these symptoms, you should see your doctor and seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
