Home Remedies to Never Try

Look, when it comes to hand warts, warts on your elbows, your knees, the soles of your feet, you can go ahead and cry whatever crazy concoction you may have read about on the internet. A few of those home remedies are sort of effective, and most of them don’t work, but you at least don’t stand to hurt yourself in the process of self-medicating your HPV infection.

But… when it comes to genital HPV, we can only recommend, in good conscience, real medical attention. Still, if you insist on getting your HPV treatment advice from the big book of home remedies or some such, we urge you to at least consider the following… and strike them right off the list of possible home remedies…

Foodstuffs

One of the more popular home remedies for common warts is to apply certain things from the kitchen to the infected area. You can tape a piece of garlic to a wart, dip it in vinegar, or soak it in salt water. Surprisingly, some of this stuff kind of actually works. Foods with incredibly high acidic content do, in fact, have what it takes to burn away at warts.

…And that’s exactly why you should never apply these foods to your genitals. Your hands, your feet, they can handle “spicy foods”, but putting garlic on your nether regions is no safer, and no smarter, than rubbing it in your eyes. If you’re looking for home remedies, stay out of the kitchen.

Home Surgery

Most people wince at the very idea of trying to surgically excise their own warts. Some doctors will treat hand warts with a pair of sterilized surgical scissors. It’s quick, relatively painless, and most importantly; performed in a sterile, medical environment.

If your HPV infection is severe enough that you’re even contemplating a solution this dangerous and crazy, then it’s severe enough to go see your physicist. You’re not a surgeon, don’t operate on yourself.

Footcare Products

You can get rid of plantar warts with relative ease with a hot footbath and a corn remover, but the very thought of applying the same treatment to genital warts is enough to make any rational person’s hair stand on end. Yes, it is just as painful and as ineffective as you’d guess.

In martial arts, a lot of movements are designed to keep the feet and hands in the heat of the action, and the head and genitals well outside of the action. This is because your feet and hands are the toughest parts of your body, and your head and genitals are the most vulnerable. You wouldn’t wear shoes in place of underwear, so don’t use a plantar wart removal method on your more sensitive parts.

Conclusion…

If you think what we’re saying here is “Don’t use any home remedies to take care of genital warts”, you’re absolutely correct. Trying to treat genital warts yourself can result in scarring, loss of sensitivity due to nerve damage, or worse. Just don’t do it. If you think you have genital HPV, see a doctor. Genital HPV is not a problem you can solve with a simple home remedy.

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HPV Prevention

To understand how best to prevent contracting HPV, we should, of course, look at how HPV is spread, first and foremost. Here are some basic facts about HPV.

Common Warts

The old wives tale of getting hand warts from frogs is, well, it’s crazy talk. Toads and frogs won’t give you HPV. However, HPV can be spread quite easily if you don’t wash your hands regularly. Doorknobs, guard rails, even bar tops, anywhere hands meet surfaces is a potential carrier of HPV.

If you simply practice hygienic measures, you can seriously reduce the risk of catching common warts. Wash your hands, clean your doorknobs now and then, clean your countertops with disinfectant, and don’t swap socks and gloves with strangers.

There’s no 100% guarantee against catching HPV, but you can at least cut down on the risk tremendously.

Plantar Warts

One of the most common ways plantar warts are spread is through communal showers or walking around barefoot. HPV can survive on even flat dry surfaces for awhile, thanks to their protein shells, but they’re much easier to transmit on wet surfaces.

You probably don’t have anything to worry about if you have no cuts or abrasions on your feet, as the soles of your feet are pretty thick, and plantar warts generally need a break in the skin before they can sneak in and set up shop.

The best way to prevent plantar warts is to, well, just stay away from communal showers if at all possible, and don’t go outside without shoes on. Practice sanitary measures, use those tacky rubber shower slippers if you share a locker room at the gym, and don’t worry if people think you’re an eccentric because you spray the locker room shower floor down with disinfectant every time you need to bathe.

Genital Warts

As most of us know, genital warts are a sexually transmitted disease, spread through direct sexual context. It’s not very likely that you’re going to get HPV transmission through a toilet seat or anything like that.

The best way to prevent genital warts is, of course, by safe sex practices. This means knowing your partner’s sexual history, letting them know yours, and using condoms as long as there persists the slightest uncertainty.

Okay, many readers are now probably saying “Well I’m sure we’re safe, so to heck with condoms!” but it’s not so easy!

HPV can lay dormant in an infected person for several years. In fact, some people may contract genital HPV and never know it, because no outward signs of the virus are present. Yes, you can have genital HPV your entire life and never get a single wart. There is no way of telling for sure and being one hundred percent certain that a person does not have genital HPV without HPV testing being conducted.

It should be noted that even with condoms, there is no one hundred percent guarantee that HPV cannot be transmitted, not even counting the possibility of defective condoms. This is because HPV breakouts can occur on the scrotum or anus, and other areas not protected by the condom.  Spermicides don’t exactly have a perfect record when it comes to killing HPV, either.

There is no one hundred percent guaranteed way to prevent transmitting HPV, so it’s imperative that you get tested if there’s any doubt at all in your mind, and that you practice safe sex without exceptions.

An Ounce of Prevention…

As of the time of this writing, there is no way of curing HPV. There are ways to get rid of warts, but there’s no way to cure HPV. Someday, we might cure HPV, but for now, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of, well, you know.

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Genital HPV

Honestly, most forms of HPV are actually pretty harmless and benign. Common warts, for example, may be unsightly and uncomfortable, but let’s be honest, they’re not really a big deal. You put a little treatment on them and they’re gone in a couple weeks.

Genital HPV is what you need to worry about.

Believe it or not, though, it’s not genital warts you have to look out for. Certainly you don’t want genital warts, but aside from the general unpleasantness of genital warts, they rarely lead to any further health complications, and can be treated with relative ease.

The most dangerous forms of genital HPV might not even show any visible symptoms. The most dangerous strains can lead to testicular cancer, cervical cancer, rectal cancer, and penile cancer, and might not even be detectable until the later stages.

Unfortunately, there is no real cure for any strain of HPV. We have all sorts of ointments, chemicals, and treatments to get rid of ugly warts, but HPV stands for Human Papilloma Virus, and as of right now, we still haven’t discovered an effective method for actually killing viruses.

Genital warts might not show up for weeks after the virus is contracted, but when they do show up, they will be taken care of by the body’s immune system pretty quickly about 90% of the time. Again, genital warts do not lead to cancer. The only strains of genital HPV that lead to cancer do not cause genital warts.

It is estimated that around half of the world’s population is infected with genital warts, right now, and that most people will actually contract the virus at some point in their lives. Luckily, most of these cases come and go without even showing any symptoms or escalating to cancer. This isn’t a Get Out of Jail Free card, though. If you have sex without protection or without getting yourself and your partner tested, you’re playing the odds. Because so many strains of genital HPV don’t even show any signs, you can’t rely on your ability to “spot” an infection in the form of venereal warts. The only way to keep yourself safe from STDs is to either always use protection, or have STD testing conducted on yourself, and every single one of your sexual partners.

Luckily, there is an HPV vaccine available. Tens of thousands of women die, every year, thanks to cervical cancer caused by an HPV infection, and if we can get enough people administering and signing up for the HPV vaccine, it may well be possible that nobody should ever have to die thanks to HPV.

But the vaccine has met some unfortunate controversy. The vaccine is most effective when administered around the time of puberty, and a group of ‘concerned citizens’ have taken it upon themselves to speak out against the vaccine, stating that it would give pubescent children “permission” to go out and have unprotected sex.

Raising sexually responsible people is the job of the parent, not the pharmacy companies. If we can save tens of thousands of lives, there is no reason to object to the HPV vaccine.

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HPV and associated diseases

HPV can lead to many other complications, symptoms and related diseases. Perhaps the most important being cancer, though this isn’t the only thing that can develop as a result of HPV.

Genital warts

Genital warts are the visible sign of HPV types 6 and 11. However, there is a common misconception that venereal HPV means genital warts. Only 6 and 11 cause genital warts, but the entire list of venereal HPV includes types 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, and 73. 6 and 11 do not typically lead to cancer, though types 16 and 18 are responsible for about seventy percent of cervical cancer.

Dealing with genital warts is unpleasant, of course, but fortunately, genital warts are not a terminal disease and, once they clear up, will leave nothing but, in some cases, a bit of scar tissue. So in short, venereal HPV can lead to cancer, but genital warts do not.

Common Warts

Caused by cutaneous HPV types, such as strains 1 and 2, common warts appear on the hands and feet, or even on the elbows and knees. These are identified by their cauliflower-like appearance. With the right wart treatment, common warts can be cleared up in just a week or two. It is said that the majority of people will contract common warts as children. Nobody wants warts, but in comparison to some of the other HPV associated diseases and symptoms, an ugly bump on the finger isn’t so bad.

Respiratory papillomatosis

Respiratory papillomatosis is a condition wherein warts form along the larynx and other areas of the respiratory tract. The condition results in trouble breathing and these warts can recur quite frequently. In rare cases, repetitive surgery may be required. Respiratory papillomatosis can lead to cancer but, fortunately, this is rare.

Respiratory papillomatosis is one of the most unpleasant conditions that can occur as a result of HPV, but, luckily, one of the rarest, as well. Respiratory papillomatosis is caused by HPV types 6 and 11, the same strains that cause genital warts, and may be contracted through oral sex.

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis

Also known as lewandowsky-lutz dysplasia, epidermodysplasia verruciformis, is, luckily, incredibly rare. Because of the few case studies available, a lot still isn’t quite known about this disease, though it’s thought to be caused by HPV types 5 and 8.

The condition seems to only occur in immunocompromised patients. Epidermodysplasia verruciformis is a skin condition characterized by scaly papules and macules growing in various places throughout the surfaces of the skin, particularly on the hands and feet.

Various studies differ with regards to when the condition most commonly begins showing signs. Some reports put this period at early childhood, others in the teen years, and others in middle age.

There is no known cure as of now, and treatment tends to focus on the removal of tumoral lesions and preventing recurring breakouts. Research is still beinh conducted and, again, fortunately, this is an incredibly rare condition.

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HPV statistics

Looking for some quick HPV statistics? Alright, let’s cut to the chase. We’ll lay out some of the most important details regarding human papilloma virus in an easy to read Q&A format.

How likely am I to catch HPV?

You are probably going to contract HPV and spread it on to someone else at some point in your life. It’s estimated that over 90% of people contract HPV at some point or another. The good news is that this is no big deal. Most strains of HPV do not lead to any further complications like cancer and so on, and many don’t even show themselves in the form of hand warts or anything.

What are all the strains of HPV?

Too many to list here! However, there are about 250 or so strains of HPV. Most of them are pretty harmless or benign. The most dangerous forms of HPV tend to be somewhat rare, although fifteen types can lead to cancer and other complications, these include; 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, and 73. Unfortunately, these types do not actually show themselves in the form of obvious warts, and this puts more responsibility on the individual to have regular checkups, especially for women. Between three thousand and four thousand women die of cervical cancer every year, with HPV being responsible for around 70% or more of all cervical cancer cases.

How can I reduce the risk of catching genital HPV strains?

Obviously, having multiple sexual partners is a major risk factor, as is having unprotected sex when you and your partner have not been tested. This is all just common sense. Estimates would have it that some twenty million people are infected with genital warts right now, not counting the various genital HPV strains that do not show themselves in the form of warts.

Some good news: There is a vaccine that will protect against high-risk HPV strains. The vaccine has not gotten the attention it deserves, so tell everybody who you think might need to know. The HPV vaccine can save lives, and the earlier it is administered, the better. However, the vaccine only protects against the HPV types classified as high-risk, and you will still need to have a regular pap smear conducted for other forms of HPV that can affect the cervix.

How can I reduce the risk of catching other forms of HPV?

With common warts, plantar warts, etcetera, it really just comes down to basic hygiene. The old wife’s tale of catching warts from frogs is total bologna, but it’s entirely possible to catch HPV from doorknobs, public showers, even countertops. The HPV cells are coated in a hard protein shell which allows them to sit on non-porous surfaces and survive for a sustained period of time. The only way to reduce your risk of catching these HPV strains is to simply wash your hands regularly, keep your home and place of work sanitary, and if you use public showers at a gym, wear those plastic shower sandals. Yeah they look and feel kind of icky, but they might save you the discomfort of walking around with plantar warts on your heels.

 

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Am I Safe From Genital Warts?

Genital warts are very common. Health experts states that more than a million new cases of genital warts are diagnosed in the United States every year. Unfortunately, the number continues to increase. Based on the most recent health surveys, the prevalence of genital warts among citizens in the United States have increased twice faster than the prevalence rate of genital herpes in the past ten years.

However, not everyone who has the infection manifests symptoms. In fact, only one percent of the HPV infected population develops visible signs and symptoms. That is why you may actually have genital warts but not know about it.

What causes Genital Warts?

Genital Warts are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). This refers to a group of viruses comprised of more than eighty types. All of these types can cause wounds, lesions, sores, and warts. The most common of these types are Type 6, Type 11, Type 16, and Type 18. Type 6 and 11 are considered as the low-risk HPV types because they are more associated with skin lesions and sores. In contrast, Types 16 and 18 are classified as high risk types since they can cause abnormal cell growth (neoplasia or dysplasia). Such cell malfunction can cause cancers of the cervix or the anus.

How are warts passed on?

Although genital warts are very common, there are ways in avoiding victimization by this plague. To ensure your safety from genital warts, you should be aware of how the HPV virus spreads.

a. The HPV virus can easily be transmitted from one person to another by having sexual intercourse. A person who is sexually active is also highly at risk for genital warts. Regardless of gender and your age, this group is very vulnerable to the infection.

b. The HPV virus can spread not only through actual sexual intercourse. If a person has genital warts and you share the same sex toys, the virus will be transmitted just the same.

c. You don't need to have penetrative sex to get genital warts. The virus can be easily transmitted through skin to skin contact. Close genital contact can spread the virus.

d. If you are having sexual intercourse with a person with genital warts, you can still get the HPV virus even if you are using a condom. This is because condoms do not cover the entire part of the genital area. As such, you are still highly at risk from transmission through skin to skin contact.

e. The absence of genital warts in a person with HPV virus should not be regarded as an indication that HPV transmission is improbable. Keep it mind that even though genital warts are not visibly present, you can still get the HPV virus.

f. If you have oral sex with a person that has genital warts or a person with the HPV virus, you can develop warts in your lips or in your mouth.

g. If genital warts develop in your genital area, it is highly probable for you to develop warts around your anal area even without anal sex.

h. If no lesions or sores are present from a person infected with the HPV virus, it will not be transmitted through kissing, hugging, sharing towels and utensils, bathing in the same pool, and using the same toilet.

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Home Remedies to Never Try

Look, when it comes to hand warts, warts on your elbows, your knees, the soles of your feet, you can go ahead and cry whatever crazy concoction you may have read about on the internet. A few of those home remedies are sort of effective, and most of them don’t work, but you at least don’t stand to hurt yourself in the process of self-medicating your HPV infection.

But… when it comes to genital HPV, we can only recommend, in good conscience, real medical attention. Still, if you insist on getting your HPV treatment advice from the big book of home remedies or some such, we urge you to at least consider the following… and strike them right off the list of possible home remedies…

Foodstuffs

One of the more popular home remedies for common warts is to apply certain things from the kitchen to the infected area. You can tape a piece of garlic to a wart, dip it in vinegar, or soak it in salt water. Surprisingly, some of this stuff kind of actually works. Foods with incredibly high acidic content do, in fact, have what it takes to burn away at warts.

…And that’s exactly why you should never apply these foods to your genitals. Your hands, your feet, they can handle “spicy foods”, but putting garlic on your nether regions is no safer, and no smarter, than rubbing it in your eyes. If you’re looking for home remedies, stay out of the kitchen.

Home Surgery

Most people wince at the very idea of trying to surgically excise their own warts. Some doctors will treat hand warts with a pair of sterilized surgical scissors. It’s quick, relatively painless, and most importantly; performed in a sterile, medical environment.

If your HPV infection is severe enough that you’re even contemplating a solution this dangerous and crazy, then it’s severe enough to go see your physicist. You’re not a surgeon, don’t operate on yourself.

Footcare Products

You can get rid of plantar warts with relative ease with a hot footbath and a corn remover, but the very thought of applying the same treatment to genital warts is enough to make any rational person’s hair stand on end. Yes, it is just as painful and as ineffective as you’d guess.

In martial arts, a lot of movements are designed to keep the feet and hands in the heat of the action, and the head and genitals well outside of the action. This is because your feet and hands are the toughest parts of your body, and your head and genitals are the most vulnerable. You wouldn’t wear shoes in place of underwear, so don’t use a plantar wart removal method on your more sensitive parts.

Conclusion…

If you think what we’re saying here is “Don’t use any home remedies to take care of genital warts”, you’re absolutely correct. Trying to treat genital warts yourself can result in scarring, loss of sensitivity due to nerve damage, or worse. Just don’t do it. If you think you have genital HPV, see a doctor. Genital HPV is not a problem you can solve with a simple home remedy.

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An HPV vaccine and Having a healthy lifestyle Could the Solution to Genital HPV

Up until very recently, in fact not until the middle of the year 2006, was there a vaccine available for genital HPV. All possible vaccines until that time were only a distant possibility and a goal to be worked toward. In 2006 however, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) granted approval of a vaccine for genital HPV, called Gardasil. Another vaccine, Cervarix, was in the works and waiting for FDA approval by the end of 2006.

Gardasil however, is used as a vaccination for women, not men. Currently there is no vaccine per se for men, although Gardasil is being tested for use on men genital HPV as well. Recommendations for Gardasil state that the genital HPV vaccine should be given to women starting at as young an age as between 9-12. It is also better if the genital HPV vaccine can be given before they begin sexual relations, and before they become infected with the genital HPV.

Having a healthy lifestyle doesn’t only mean that you need to exercise and cut back on certain things. It means that if you have recurrent genital HPV like I did, that you will have to just about turn your lifestyle around on its head. Exercise is good, but you will also have to factor in such things as a less stressful way of living, reduced alcohol and cigarette consumption, and healthier foods.

You will want to reduce such things as refined and processed foods, red meats, sugars and caffeine to a very large extent can reduce the impact of genital HPV. Including such foods that will give your immune system a boost should be your main goal, with maybe a detour here and there for a cheeseburger with a side of fries!

Water in large quantities, or more than we normally take in now, is a good thing to look into as is including the necessary vitamins and minerals into your diet. To combatgenital HPV, some vitamins and minerals are needed above the others. These include Vitamins A, B complex, C and E. Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Zinc. But you can also take them in supplemental form. Vitamin in particular can be used as a natural remedy to help clear up genital HPV.

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HPV testing for women

Many doctors will argue that testing for HPV is an art, not a science. This simply means that there is no precise, one hundred percent accurate way to test for HPV.

The most common symptoms of HPV, being warts, are generally easy to identify. Be they common or genital warts, they’re easily spotted by their conspicuous cauliflower like appearance.

Even so, if you suspect that you have contracted HPV, it is a good idea to have your doctor verify this. Oftentimes, what may be a simple blemish, a pimple, or something else entirely may be misidentified as a wart, and the wrong treatment may be applied, as such, it’s always wise to attain a professional’s opinion.

That said, warts are not the primary concern in HPV testing for women. The primary concern is the risk of HPV types 16 or 18 developing into cervical cancer.

A lot of attention is paid in the media to the problems of breast cancer, of HIV, and, more recently, of Swine Flu. It seems odd, then, that so little attention is paid to cervical cancer and HPV, as, every year, cervical cancer kills an estimated forty thousand women. The vast majority of these cases are linked to human papilloma virus.

To be clear, the HPV strains that do lead to cervical cancer are not the types that lead to genital warts and similar conditions. Rather, the HPV types that lead to cervical cancer show absolutely no symptoms visible to the naked eye. Vaginal bleeding may occur, but it is much more common for the condition to show absolutely no symptoms until the cancer has developed into an advanced stage.

You check yourself for lumps and you check your skin for spots after a day in the sun, it is equally important to have a regular pap smear conducted.

You will want to talk to your doctor to arrange scheduled pap smears. The information below will provide a rough guideline, but there are several factors at play, besides your age, that should determine how frequently you should have the test conducted.

For sexually active women or women over the age of eighteen, you should have a pap smear conducted once every one, two, or three years. Although many doctors insist on an annual pap test for any woman aged eighteen to thirty.

A majority of doctors believe that a woman who has reached the ages of sixty five to seventy with no abnormal test results may safely stop having the test conducted. Most women who have had hysterectomies performed do not need pap smears after two or three years of normal results.

A woman who has had a series of abnormal test results may be asked to take a pap test every six months in order for her doctor to keep a close eye on the situation. Abnormal test results may be a bit ambiguous, and it may be hard to identify the problem, if there even is a problem in the first place, with a single pap smear.

When portions of the cervix are removed or operated on in response to an abnormal test result, an annual test should be conducted in order to check for recurrence of abnormal cell growth

Most importantly, you should absolutely not neglect your doctor’s advice regarding a regular pap test. Even if you believe a regular pap test to be unnecessary due to your age or other circumstance, you should not stop having the test conducted until your doctor says so.

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HPV Virus - The Simple Facts

Human papillomavirus or the HPV virus is known to affect the moist membranes, skin and other linings of the body, such as the lining of the mouth and throat, cervix and anus.

There are various types of HPV virus and each type has a different number. An additional fact about HPV virus is that it is very common on humans, and it occurs at some point of their lives. For most people, it shows no symptoms and disappears without ever being treated. It is much more common in young people, possibly because they are more sexually active and share a larger number of partners.

Some types of the HPV virus are found in the lining of the mouth and throat and within the cells of the cervix that can cause some changes, these are known to be high risk HPVs.  These changes in cells are also called ‘dysplasia’ and have an increased risk of becoming cancerous.

Other types of HPV can cause verrucas and warts. These types of HPV are sometimes called the ‘wart virus’ or ‘genital wart virus’ and  are commonly found on the hands and feet, in the genital area and around the anus. But they can be on any part of the body. They are types of HPV virus that don’t usually cause cell changes and may not develop into cancer. They are called low risk HPVs.

Genital HPV is usually spread through skin to skin contact during sex. You can have this type of HPV virus for years and not have any sign of it. So it is not that unusual to have a long term partner and then be told you have the virus after medical tests such as cervical screening.

But having HPV virus doesn’t automatically indicate that you or your partner has been unfaithful. There are no symptoms to indicate how long you have had the virus. It could be weeks, months or years.

Some types of high risk HPV develop cervical cancer. They are called high risk types or strains. Almost all women with cervical cancer have at least one of these types of HPV virus in the cells of their cervix.

Keep in mind that most women with high risk HPV don’t develop cervical cancer.  Many studies stated that these factors affect whether you develop a cancer, such as smoking or how well your immune system is working. Women who smoke and have a high risk type of HPV infection are more prone to have cervical cancer.

You should have regular cervical screening; this will lift abnormal cervical cells before they lead to cancer. So even if you have HPV virus and can’t refrain from smoking, you can still stop cervical cancer if you prefer to submit yourself for screening when you are invited.

 

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Different Types of HPV

HPV isn’t just one condition or one disease. Human Papillomavirus spreads across a wide range of different infection types. The good news is that the most common types are easily treatable, and that many of the least common types tend to be essentially harmless, showing no actually symptoms.

For the purposes of this article, we’ll only focus on the types you need to be concerned about. These include the various HPV types that do show symptoms in the form of warts, and a few types which do not show symptoms, but which can lead to further complications. The fact is that there are a lot of HPV types that you simply don’t have to worry about, so we’ll focus on the more harmful or uncomfortable types which can be prevented, identified, and properly treated.

Common Warts

These are the types we’ve all had, types 2 and 7. They cause warts on the hands and feet, but they’re really not a big deal, they’re just ugly and uncomfortable. Some simple over the counter treatment can usually take care of them.

Plantar Warts

Caused by types 1, 2 and 4. These are not dangerous, but are even less comfortable than hand warts, as they effect the bottom of the feet and can make the simple act of walking a pain. These are best dealt with quickly.

Flat Warts

Flat warts are similar to plantar warts, in that they tend to affect the feet and are uncomfortable, but tend to be sort of “ingrown”. These are caused by types 3 and 10.

Anogenital Warts

Caused by types 6, 11, 42, 43, 44, 55 and a number of others. These are basically what we call “genital warts” and can affect the genitals and the anus. There is little to no overlap between genital warts and genital cancers. If you have anogenital warts, they won’t lead to cervical cancer, but it goes without saying that these are best treated quickly with advice from a medical professional.

Genital Cancers

Types 16, 18, 31, 35, 38, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 68, 73 and 82. Genital cancers are caused by HPV types affecting the genitals without actually showing any warts. In women, these can typically only be identified by a pap smear.

Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis is actually a hereditary skin condition, and can result in typically asymptomatic HPV types resulting in warts or scales. More than 15 types of HPV can be associated with this condition. Epidermodysplasia verruciformis cannot be contracted from HPV, though, and is completely hereditary.

Focal Epithelia Hyperplasia

Focal epithelia hyperplasia, also known as “Heck’s disease” is an oral infection causing pink, whitish, mucosal masses in the mouth. The masses are painless and contagious, occurring commonly in children and adolescents, sometimes continuing into adulthood. This condition is associated with HPV types 13 and 32. No severe health problems have been linked to this condition.

Oral Papillomas

Oral warts can be caused by HPV types 6, 7, 11, 16 and 32. Luckily, oral papillomas are quite rare, though are best dealt with via surgery.

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Talking to your Sex Partner about HPV

Here is one of the simple truths of love and sex in the modern world: You need to be willing to have frank, open discussions with your partner about all matters relating to sex.

To put it bluntly, it’s not the 1950’s anymore, and it’s not a great idea to be shy or ashamed when it comes to talking to your partner about sex. If you’re a little bashful about it, remember, they talk about this stuff on daytime TV, so why be embarrassed over talking about it with the person you take to bed?

You should be willing to talk about every possible detail of your sex life with your partner, be willing to listen, and put no subject out of bounds. This is true when discussing more personal details of satisfaction, but especially true when it comes to issues of health.

If you have, or have had in the past, HPV, you need to tell any new sex partner before intercourse occurs. We know that all of this sort of clinical advice can be difficult to put to work in the real world. There’s no better way to spoil that “first time” mood than to say “Oh by the way, I have genital warts, but it’s all cleared up, now!”

What you need to do, then, is simply not be bashful about the sexual tension between yourself and your new potential partner. There are no set rules for this sort of thing, but as soon as sexual interaction becomes an open possibility for the future, say around the second date (or the end of the first, if you’re getting along incredibly well) it’s a good idea for both partners to divulge their sexual histories to one another. Get it out of the way early on so you don’t have to surprise anyone with it later.

Now, let’s say you’re clean, you’ve never contracted HPV or any other sort of venereal disease, so… do you need to have this talk?

Yes, of course you do. Having a frank talk about venereal diseases and sexual history isn’t just for your partner’s benefit, it’s for your benefit, as well. In the event that your partner does have HPV or another STD, you need to talk about it, and somebody needs to break the ice. That won’t always be the person who actually does have HPV. It’s not that somebody’s trying to keep a secret, but… can be embarrassing for someone who’s suffered genital HPV to willingly bring it up, so that puts the burden on your shoulders to get the talk started.

In this day and age, we’re not going to say “Ask your partner for a full list of the names and phone numbers of every previous sexual partner”, but some time does need to be dedicated to talking about this sort of thing. Know “where your partner has been”, as it were.

In short, educate yourself on HPV and other sexually transmitted diseases, and don’t be embarrassed. It’s a talk that every couple needs to have.

And remember that HPV isn’t a red light for a sexual relationship, it only means that you need to be careful. Remember that HPV can still be spread without any visible symptoms taking place, and even with a condom, so if you do contract HPV, talk with your physician before having sex again.

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HPV Health is dedicated to bringing you the most current information on HPV. We are dedicated to helping you. For more information on symptoms and treatments visit HPV.

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Nutrition to reduce risk of HPV

There is no magic diet, no special fruit or vegetable that will make you impervious to HPV. There’s no way to reduce risk of contracting HPV by 100%, as even the HPV vaccine only protects against the high risk forms that can lead to cancer and so on. That said, you can make some simple changes to your diet to improve your immune system, so as to greatly reduce your risk of contracting HPV, and, should you contract HPV, your immune system will be able to rid your body of the infection that much more quickly.

In fact, let’s forget about HPV for a minute and just consider this: If you eat healthy, you will feel better.

A lot of health food people get it wrong. Eating better isn’t about living longer, it’s not about avoiding foods that will “kill you” (no food can really kill you unless you’re suffering from serious obesity or blood pressure and cholesterol problems) it’s about making the years you have available to you more enjoyable. If you eat well, you will be in a better mood, as nutrition plays a vital part in maintaining mental health. If you eat well, you’ll be stronger, faster, less tired, you’ll feel more comfortable and look better in your own body, your skin will look and feel better, your bones will be stronger, you’ll get sick less often, and you will be happier. You will live longer, as well, but the real point is that, in the here and now, you can improve your quality of life by leaps and bounds by making a few simple dietary changes.

Fruits and vegetables

Here’s the basic rule of fruits and vegetables: There’s almost no such thing as too much.

You may have heard of the supposed “superfruits” which have become pretty trendy these days, but honestly, most of them aren’t much stronger than your average orange or apple. However, if an exotic flavour is enough to get you eating more fruits, go for it.

Look for fruits especially high in vitamin C, most obviously, the orange.

As for vegetables, try just switching sugary, salty snacks out with salads. Play around with different combinations and lighter dressings until you have something you like. Salads mainly provide fiber, which can help to keep your system clean and flush out excess waste. This can be enormously helpful in improving your immune system and preventing colon cancer.

Water

It sounds like a lot, but try to drink about a gallon a day. Water doesn’t contain vitamins or anything, but it works as a sort of lubrication for your body and basically improves all facets of your biological functions.

Protein

You do need protein to keep your immune system and your skin strong to help fight off HPV infection. Try to avoid red meat, though. Something to keep in mind, pork is actually one of the safest, healthiest meats available. It gets a bad name, and certainly, bacon is probably the worst food you can eat, but it digests more easily than beef and is less greasy. If you can get more protein from beans or fish, that’s even better.

Exercise

Nutrition only goes so far. You can have a perfect diet, but if you don’t keep yourself active, your immune system won’t be strong enough to deal with an HPV infection quickly and effectively. Stay fit. If you can make time for some daily situps and pushups, great. If not, at the very least you should take a walk every day.

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HPV Health is dedicated to bringing you the most current information on HPV. We are dedicated to helping you. For more information on symptoms and treatments visit HPV.

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Anogenital Warts

Anogenital warts are a commonly misunderstood disease. Caused by Human papilloma virus types 6, 11, 42, 43, 44 and 55, among others, anogenital warts, sometimes simply called genital warts, are a type of genital HPV, but are only one small subsection of genital HPV.

Other types of genital HPV may lead to genital cancers, such as cervical cancer, while others may lead to no symptoms whatsoever. Luckily, the types that lead to anogenital warts do not lead to cancer.

That said, the presence of anogenital warts should not be taken as a sign that you do not have an HPV type that can lead to cancer. Multiple HPV types can affect an individual at once, and it is entirely possible to have both anogenital warts and developing cervical cancer from two or more different strains of genital HPV.

Anogenital warts tend to spread only through direct sexual contact. It is possible for anogenital warts to spread to the mouth, though it is somewhat rare.

One common misconception is that HPV is only contagious when an infection is active. This isn’t the case. In fact, HPV can spread for even months after a wart infection clears up. For this reason, we strongly urge that you consult your physician before considering yourself ready to have sex again, and we insist that you use a latex condom during sex.

If you do contract genital warts, they can sometimes be easily identified from a “layman’s” perspective on sight, but other times may only become visible through some medical testing. If you do suspect that you have contracted anogenital warts, make sure to consult your doctor before taking action, lest you wind up treating a pimple or an ingrown hair with an over the counter genital wart remover.

Do not use home remedies on anogenital warts. There are a number of home remedies that work like a charm on common warts on the hands and feet, but your hands and feet are not as sensitive as your genitals. There are some over the counter and prescription treatments for anogenital warts that tend to be highly effective, so there’s no reason to try and treat anogenital warts with slices of garlic, dabs of vinegar, or something you found in a home pedicure kit.

Again, anogenital warts are uncomfortable, but do not lead to cancer. That said, women should make absolutely certain to have their regular pap smear conducted, as this is the only way to identify the types of HPV which show no visible symptoms, but which can lead to cervical cancer. And as always, safe sex should be practiced, in order to prevent contracting or spreading genital HPV.

Because anogenital HPV strains can lie dormant in one’s body for years without showing any visible symptoms, it is possible to see genital warts occur even a decade or longer after contracting the disease. It is also possible to contract anogenital wart causing HPV without ever seeing any visible symptoms. This is worth making a bit more public, as dormant HPV suddenly showing symptoms years after infection has led to a lot of distrust in marriages. Genital warts suddenly appearing are not always a sign of infidelity.

If you do have anogenital warts, just make sure to go through the proper steps. Talk to your doctor, and treat the warts medically.

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HPV Health is dedicated to bringing you the most current information on HPV. We are dedicated to helping you. For more information on symptoms and treatments visit HPV Information.

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Three Reasons Why More People are Turning to Venereal Warts Natural Cures

The numbers for those who are infected with the HPV virus in the United States alone are off the charts! According to expert disease control centers, like the CDC (Center for Disease Control), one in two sexually active people in the US will suffer from an HPV infection in their lifetime. Now those are some shocking and scary numbers. In fact, they have also recently added some more information to that statistic that says that if you are having sex, even if protected, with anonymous partners, there is still a 1-2 chance that you could become infected with Genital human papillomavirus!

Seeing as this virus is easily spread, and that many people don’t even know that they may have it until external signs and symptoms, like venereal warts, surface one can better understand how this virus has become so widespread. The startling thing is that the medical community seems to be doing little about it, as warts are not life threatening. But when you have millions of people who are infected with HPV, and with a number steadily growing each year—as the CDC currently estimates that six million people will become infected with HPV in 2010, and that around twenty some odd million people already have genital warts, why is there no medical drug that treats this disease?

Sure, there are shots that young girls can get which prevent a few of the forty known strains, and mostly serve to prevent cervical cancer. And then there are creams that are very expensive and that only have a less than fifty percent success rate – creams that simply boost the immune system response to the virus. So as you can see, there are ample reasons why people are turning to venereal warts natural cures in the US, and what follows are three of the top reasons.

1.    There is no medical cure for HPV, and the treatment options include painful surgeries or freezing, or using creams that have poor success rates. So many people seek natural alternatives to try and treat HPV in the privacy of their own home.
2.    With no medical cure in sight, and no companies making any strides to treat this virus, it is no shocker that more companies are creating natural cures for HPV that boost the immune system to help sufferers find affordable relief.
3.    Nobody wants to suffer from venereal warts, and the embarrassment, anxiety and depression that they can cause. With nothing else to look for, venereal wart natural cures seem to be currently the best bet at eradicating this virus.

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