Clinical Manifestations of Genital warts

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Genital warts are one of the dangerous social diseases, which can spread quickly if you don't know how to prevent them. If not detected and treated promptly, the disease can cause many unpredictable complications. Therefore, knowing the clinical manifestations of warts will help detect the disease early.

1. What is genital warts?

Genital warts are also known as warts or genital warts. This is a social disease, transmitted mainly through unprotected sex, very common in today's society. The virus that causes warts is the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). There are about 120 strains of this virus, 40 of which are sexually transmitted pathogens. HPV-16 and HPV-18 are the causative agents of warts in 90% of cases.
Genital warts appear in both men and women, but according to statistics, women have a higher rate of infection. The reason is that women often receive male semen during sex and the vaginal environment also creates good conditions for this virus to develop. In addition to unprotected sex, the disease can also be transmitted by causes such as mother-to-child transmission or sharing personal items with an infected person.
Genital warts are not only uncomfortable for the patient but can also lead to many unpredictable complications. Specifically, it makes patients self-deprecating, afraid to contact people; affect sex life; causing burning pain when walking,... If infected during pregnancy, pregnant women are at risk of miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth. The fetus is also at risk of infection after birth or infection while breastfeeding. It even causes many complications such as cervical cancer, penile cancer, ... leading to infertility, infertility or death.

2. Clinical manifestations of genital warts

When viruses appear in the body, they hide in the epithelial layer of the bottom layer of the skin and cause no symptoms. The incubation period lasts 2-9 months and the symptoms of men and women are different. In general, men have symptoms of genital warts earlier than women. In women, the symptoms of the disease are not obvious and are often detected only when the disease has progressed to a severe stage. Specifically:

2.1 Manifestations

The first stage: The genitals and skin around the foreskin area, inguinal folds, ... have soft, pinkish, slightly raised bumps and appear alone. These warts do not cause discomfort or itching, so they are difficult to recognize; Later stage: The nodules grow and gather into patches with a diameter of a few centimeters. The patches resemble chicken or cauliflower crests and are soft and moist to the touch. Because there is fluid inside the plaques, if you press hard, the fluid will flow out. In some cases, warts can grow as big as a fist, have blood, and have an unpleasant odor.

2.2 Manifestations in women

Because the female genitals have a complex structure, genital warts develop quite quietly without obvious symptoms. By the time the symptoms are clear and the doctor is examined, the disease has often advanced to a late stage.

Usually, after about 3 weeks of having sex with a person with HPV, a woman's private area will appear pale pink warts, with fluid inside and easy to bleed. These warts can appear on the labia majora, labia minora, vagina and uterus without causing discomfort to the patient. If you have sex or rub or touch, the wart can burst, cause bleeding, and can cause an infection.
In addition to male and female genitalia, genital warts may also appear on the patient's mouth, tongue and anus. Besides, the patient may also have other symptoms such as fatigue, loss of appetite, burning pain during sex,...
When they see that they have symptoms of genital warts, the patient should come to the hospital. immediately to reputable specialized medical facilities for appropriate examination, diagnosis and treatment. This helps to avoid serious complications of the disease. In addition, to reduce the risk of contracting this disease, the HPV vaccine is a reasonable option. The HPV vaccine helps reduce the risk of genital warts and many other diseases caused by the HPV virus.
In order to help customers detect and treat gynecological diseases early, Vinmec International General Hospital has a package of basic gynecological examination and screening, helping customers detect early infectious diseases and help treat Easy, inexpensive treatment. Screening detects gynecological cancer (cervical cancer) early even when there are no symptoms.
Basic gynecological examination and screening package for female customers, has no age limit and may have the following symptoms:
Abnormal vaginal bleeding Having menstrual problems: irregular menstrual cycle, irregular menstrual cycle Irregular vaginal discharge (smell, different color) Vaginal pain and itching Female clients have several risk factors such as poor personal hygiene, Unsafe sex, abortion,... Female customers have other symptoms such as: Abnormal vaginal discharge, itching, pain in the intimate area, abnormal vaginal bleeding.

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