Your Health And Your HPV Cure

HPV, also known as the human papillomavirus affects at least twenty millio
Americans. Commonly, the infection is found on the skin. It can also affect mucous membranes. Oftentimes, HPV shows no symptoms. It is most readily identifiable as a wart or wart outbreak. HPV occurs in different strains, some of which are cancer causing. A person contracts the human papillomavirus from another person through the skin or mucous. HPV is often transmitted sexually. No HPV cure exists yet, but the infection is often non consequential. It will heal on its own and if it does not, a patient has many treatment options available.

Many different strains of the human papillomavirus exist and the virus type dictates the course of treatment. The type of HPV is usually distinguished by the symptoms it presents. Some symptoms, like plantar warts, common warts and genital warts are readily attributed to the correct HPV strain. Other strains may not present any identifiable symptom. These are mostly discovered during Pap smears or other routine tests. Other rarer strains cause respiratory papillomatosis. In immunocompromised, HPV causes epidermodysplasia verruciformis which results in skin lesions.

Patients with HPV are often advised to wait before taking further action. HPV will often clear on its own. Women whose Pap smear comes back abnormal are advised to take this approach first. One to two years later they are tested again, and found to be without infection.

A more aggressive treatment option is cryotherapy. Affected tissue is removed in cryotherapy using low temperature. Liquid nitrogen is applied by a doctor to freeze the abnormal cells and surrounding area. The procedure acts in destroying the infected tissue and prevents its re growth. Cryotherapy is used for several factors, including its efficiency and low side effect risks. A virtually painless and simple procedure cryotherapy is a popular option.

Another treatment option available to the HPV positive is conization. Conization is primarily used as a diagnostic tool, though it is used therapeutically in the same way. Removing a cone shaped section of tissue that can be tested for different strains of the virus, doctors attempt to remove irregular cells. Women who undergo cervical conization must be aware of the risk involved. They can develop cervical stenosis and incompetent cervix which both affect fertility.

LEEP or Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure removes abnormal cells with an electrical current. LEEP is performed by a doctor while the patient is under local, or less commonly general, anesthetic. The procedure cuts and cauterizes at the same time, so it is a preferred method amongst practitioners. LEEP is generally safer than conization, but can still result in infection and hemorrhaging,

A topical agent is another option in treating HPV symptoms. Topical applicants are categorized into two groups: one acts to destroy tissue compromised by HPV, and another to aids the immune system in warding off infection naturally. Both treatments are effective in wart eradication, but the body is likely to re grow the tissue removed. Topical solutions for HPV have several side effects, most often causing skin irritation, sores, and inflammation.

No HPV cure has yet been found, but there are abundant treatment options available. These different options can decrease HPV symptoms and sometimes remove them altogether.