Genital Warts Treatment
Can this condition be treated? What Genital Warts treatment options are available? Learn more below about the current treatments available to patients.
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How to Treat Genital Warts
Your treatment depends on the size and location of the warts. Treatment helps the symptoms, but does not cure the virus. The virus stays in your body. Warts or other problems may recur.
Treatments may include:
Topical Treatments
Your doctor may recommend one of these medications to be applied to the affected areas:
- Imiquimod cream
- Podophyllum resin
- Podofilox solution
- 5-Fluorouracil cream
- Trichloroacetic acid
Cryosurgery, Electrocautery, or Laser Treatment
Methods that instantly destroy warts include:
- Cryosurgery (freezing)
- Electrocautery (burning)
- Laser treatment
These methods are used on small warts and on large warts that have not responded to other treatment. A large wart can also be removed surgically. For warts that keep coming back, an antiviral drug, called alpha-interferon, can be injected into the wart.
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