Saturday, February 14, 2009

Wartrol

If you have been infected with the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), then you have genital warts. They are probably continually itchy, they look ugly and they are a major cause of frustration.
But, fortunately there is a solution and it is Wartrol. Wartrol's genital warts treatment is 100% safe and natural. This means there is no possible way of getting side effects from harmful chemicals.

In a recent Wartrol review the performance of Wartrol was studied precisely. The results concluded from this Wartrol review were far better than expected.
Good visible results were seen in approximately 3 week, and complete relief was seen in 4 to 6 months depending on severity. The success of the treatment on all the tested patients was over 97%.

Dermatologists determined the Wartrol treatment extremely effective. The safety of the product is considered very safe. There were no side effects noted what so ever.
By looking at the results of this Wartrol review it's straightforward to see why Wartrol is by the leader in genital wart treatment. Not only were results of the Wartrol review better than expected statistically, but the patients were more than happy with the ease of the application of the product. They found it more appealing than other painful treatments and embarrassing options.

Among the patients one of the best parts to the product was there were secondary outbreaks within the test group. Both men and women showed absolutely no signs of the genital wart returning.

Wartrol have extremely high standards for themselves in terms of safety and effectiveness, combine this with the potent ingredients, cost efficient prices and a proven reputation it's no wonder why it's the best genital warts treatment. The fact they offer a 3 month money back guarantee shows that they have absolute confidence in their product.
Genital warts you don't want your partner to have them, you don't want to have them. If left untreated they get worse and worse. Imagine what people will say if they find out that you have genital warts. Your reputation would be dealt a massive blow. So act now by using the best natural genital warts treatment available, before the problem get out of hand.

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Thursday, February 5, 2009

Preventing cervical HPV infection

Using a condom can help lower your risk of genital HPV but won’t prevent it completely. The virus can be spread through contact with the skin around the genital area, including contact with the vulva and the scrotum.
Vaccines are now available to prevent infection with types of HPV that can lead to cervical cancer. The Gardasil and Cervarix cervical cancer vaccines were licensed in the UK in 2007. These vaccines will help to prevent this type of cancer in the future.
All girls aged 12 or 13 in the UK are offered the cervical cancer vaccine. It is up to them and their parents whether they have it. In Autumn 2008 a catch up programme started in England to vaccinate girls between 13 and 18. Similar schemes are being introduced in other parts of the UK.
There is more information about the HPV vaccine in CancerHelp UK.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Precancerous changes (dysplasia) of the cervix.

Women who have evidence of moderate or severe precancerous changes in the uterine cervix require treatment to ensure that these cells do not progress to cancer. In this case, treatment usually involves surgical removal or destruction of the involved tissue. Conization is a procedure that removes the precancerous area of the cervix using a knife, a laser, or by a procedure known as LEEP (loop electrosurgical excision procedure, which uses an electric current passing through a thin wire that acts as a knife). LEEP is also referred to as LLETZ (large loop excision of the transformation zone). Cryotherapy (freezing) or laser therapy may also be used to destroy tissue areas that contain potentially precancerous changes.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Can HPV infection be prevented?

Recent advances in the study of the body's immunological response to HPV have led to the development of a vaccine against four common HPV types associated with the development of genital warts and cervical and anogenital cancers. This vaccine (Gardasil) has received FDA approval for use in women between 9 and 26 years of age and confers immunity against HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18. Another vaccine directed at HPV types 16 and 18 is currently being tested, and initial trials with the vaccine have shown that the HPV-16/18 vaccine is safe and induces a high degree of protection against HPV-16/18 infection. These encouraging results suggest that widespread vaccination for HPV types could begin in the near future.

Abstinence from sexual activity can prevent the spread of HPVs that are transmitted via sexual contact, but a person who abstains from sex may still become infected with other HPV types, such as those that cause common skin warts. Some researchers have postulated that HPV infection might be transmitted from the mother to her infant in the birth canal, since some studies have identified genital HPV infection in populations of young children and cloistered nuns. Hand-genital and oral-genital transmission of HPV has also been documented and is another means of transmission.

HPV is transmitted by direct genital contact during sexual activity. The virus is not found in or spread by bodily fluids, and HPV is not found in blood or organs harvested for transplantation. Condom use seems to decrease the risk of transmission of HPV during sexual activity but does not completely prevent HPV infection. Spermicides and hormonal birth control methods cannot prevent the spread of HPV infection.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

How is HPV treated?

External genital warts
There is no cure or treatment that can eradicate HPV infection, so the only currently possible treatment is to remove the lesions caused by the virus. Unfortunately, even removal of the warts does not necessarily prevent the spread of the virus, and genital warts frequently recur. None of the available treatment options is ideal or clearly superior to others.

A treatment that can be administered by the patient is a 0.5% solution or gel of podofilox (Condylox). The medication is applied to the warts twice per day for 3 days followed by 4 days without treatment. Treatment should be continued up to 3-4 weeks or until the lesions are gone. Podofilox may also be applied every other day for a total of three weeks. Alternatively, a 5% cream of imiquimod [(Aldara) (a substance that stimulates the body's production of cytokines, chemicals that direct and strengthen the immune response)] is likewise applied by the patient three times a week at bedtime, and then washed off with mild soap and water 6-10 hours later. The applications are repeated for up to 16 weeks or until the lesions are gone.

Only an experienced physician can perform some of the treatments for genital warts. These include, for example, placing a small amount of a 10-25% solution of podophyllin resin on the lesions, and then, after a period of hours, washing off the podophyllin. The treatments are repeated weekly until the genital warts are gone. An 80-90% solution of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) or bichloracetic acid (BCA) can also be applied weekly by a physician to the lesions. Injection of 5-flurouracil epinephrine gel into the lesions has also been shown to be effective in treating genital warts.

Interferon alpha, a substance that stimulates the body's immune response, has also been used in the treatment of genital warts. Treatment regimens involve injections of interferon into the lesion every other day over a period of 8 to 12 weeks.

Alternative methods include cryotherapy (freezing the genital warts with liquid nitrogen) every 1 to 2 weeks, surgical removal of the lesions, or laser surgery. Laser surgery and surgical excision both require a local or general anesthetic, depending upon the extent of the lesions.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Treatment for cervical HPV

Treatment can get rid of any visible signs of HPV infection, such as warts, but no treatment can get rid of the virus.Women who test positive for high risk types of HPV are more likely to need treatment for borderline or mildly abnormal cervical smears.If you have a mildly abnormal cervical smear, you may have a colposcopy straight away. Or your doctor may ask you to come back for another smear in 6 months time. If the abnormality doesn‘t go away by itself (as it sometimes does), your doctor will suggest a colposcopy.The NHS are considering introducing HPV testing for women with borderline or mildly abnormal smears. Women with high risk HPV would have treatment for the abnormal cells. Women who test negative for HPV would not need treatment as the cell changes would be likely to go back to normal on their own.