Acute condylomas in men

They are also called genital warts - an unpleasant pathology both physiologically and aesthetically. Pointed condylomas in men are an infectious lesion of the genitourinary system in representatives of the stronger sex.

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Causes of genital warts in men

Condylomas (genital warts) are defined as neoplasms that arise from epithelial cells and are localized mainly in warm and moist places of the human body. These hard structures can be observed on the frenulum of the male penis, around the external opening of the urethra, on the penis itself and scrotum, and they can also spread to the area around the anus. Less often, but such a pathology can also form in the oral cavity of a person (if oral sex is practiced). Without a doubt, condylomas are a consequence of the influence of viruses received by a person through sexual intercourse or oral contact with the partner's genitals, in perverted relationships, if anal sex is practiced.

After a pathogenic microorganism, which is mainly the human papillomavirus (HPV), has entered a man's body, it may not manifest itself for a long time. It will begin to progress only when certain conditions arise that meet the requirements for its reproduction, mainly a weakening of the human body's immune system.

Causes of genital warts in men, which primarily lead to a decrease in a person’s defenses, and then to the progression of the development of these genital warts:

• Unhealthy diet.
• Abuse of nicotine and alcohol.
• Long-term emotional stress.
• Severe hypothermia of the human body or, conversely, heat stroke.
• Hypodynamia is low physical activity.
• Accumulation of secretion from the foreskin.

If a person's body weakens, it becomes susceptible to any infection.

Now it is worth focusing your attention on those causes of genital warts in men that increase the risk of direct infection with this infection, leading to the formation of these pathological growths.

• Promiscuous sexual relations, frequent change of partners.
• Early age of first sexual relations.
• Tendency to perverted coitus.
• Microtraumas during sexual intercourse.
• Carrying out sexual intercourse without using barrier protection (condoms).

Condylomas are epithelial neoplasms on the skin of the stronger sex, there are two types - they can be flat or pointed processes. Wide and flat neoplasms are quite rare and are considered the most dangerous pathology. Such formations have a high risk of transforming into malignant cancerous tumors, which affect the male reproductive system. Most often, pointed condylomas are diagnosed in men, which in most cases are localized in the anal area.

According to statistics, the risk group consists mainly of young people under 25 years of age who have entered into an active sexual life and are still looking for a permanent sexual partner.

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Symptoms of Genital Warts in Men

Once in the human body, the infection remains latent for some time, waiting for the right moment to begin developing. The incubation period of the pathogenic microorganism can be from three weeks to nine months. When examining both partners, 70% of couples were both infected, and in most cases they were also diagnosed with other infectious diseases that can only be acquired through sexual intercourse.

If conditions have arisen under which the infection has “awakened” and begun to actively progress, then symptoms of genital warts in men arise, which can become a signal indicating the presence of this pathology.

Symptoms of genital warts in men include:

• An uncomfortable sensation that appears at the site of formation of a conglomerate of genital warts.
• Minor pain symptoms in the lower abdomen.
• The appearance of burning and itching in the genital area.
• Increased pain and discomfort while walking.
• Painful sex.
• Increased volume of discharge.
• Growths on the male genitals or in the anal area of papillary formations. Pointed condylomas can be single or multiple. Visually, you can observe the growth of pointed compacted neoplasms resembling a bunch of grapes "lady fingers" or a rooster's comb.
• Painful urination - if genital warts in men are localized near the opening of the urethra.
• If they are located at the anal outlet, defecation may be painful and with bloody discharge.
• The process itself looks like a papule, i.e. a formation without a stripe. The condyloma is connected to the mucous layer by a thin thread or a small column with capillaries. The shade of the neoplasm directly depends on the place of its localization and can be from pale pink to burgundy.

In advanced stages of the disease, the symptoms expand and the above symptoms may be supplemented by:

• General intoxication of the body.
• Headache.
• Decreased overall tone of the body.
• The appearance of chills and drowsiness.
• Increase in body temperature.
• There is a high probability of developing depression.
• This disease is also a psychological stress for the human body. The behavior of a man who has "caught" this disease can change dramatically.
• Sometimes doctors record an asymptomatic course of the disease.

Initially, the papules are small in size, but over time they progress in growth, gradually joining with similar processes, forming a conglomerate. If the pathology is located in a place where it is subject to constant trauma, then pointed condylomas in men begin to bleed and emit an unpleasant foul odor. During this period, the man's body may be subject to invasion by a secondary infection.

It is necessary to reassure respondents somewhat that a condyloma is a benign tumor. Only a small percentage of such neoplasms (about 3%) have a real risk of degenerating into a cancerous disease. The precancerous condition of cells adjacent to condylomas is the result of the accumulation of oncogenic papillomavirus infection in the tissues. And if there is even a small probability of degeneration, this pathology must be removed, and the sooner the better.

Diagnosis of genital warts in men

With any pathology that arises, it is advisable to identify and treat it as early as possible. You should not neglect the course of the disease, its progression can lead to significant complications and transformation into another pathology, which may already be irreversible.

Diagnosis of genital warts in men comes down to the following steps:

• Establishing the symptoms that bother the patient. Already at this stage, an experienced doctor can diagnose the disease.
• When condylomas are detected, all areas of their most likely localization are necessarily examined. The rectum, oral cavity, organs of the male reproductive system: penis, scrotum, frenulum are examined.
• The patient needs to give blood for testing – to check for HIV infection, syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections.
• If it is necessary to clarify the diagnosis and obtain a complete picture of the disease, the doctor may prescribe the patient a rectoscopy (examination of the rectal mucosa and the terminal section of the sigmoid colon using a special optical device - a rectoscope).
• If there is even the slightest suspicion of the cancerous nature of the cells, then a histological analysis is mandatory.
• Neoplasms in the urethra can be detected by performing a urethroscopy (a method of examining the urethra using a special device called a urethroscope).
• It is difficult to establish a diagnosis only at the preclinical stage of the disease. But in this case, the suspicious area is lubricated with a swab soaked in a 3% solution of acetic acid. After five to ten minutes, the specialist examines the treated area using a colposcope or magnifying glass. The shade of the healthy area remains unchanged, but the condylomas noticeably fade.

During the diagnosis of pointed condylomas in men, it is possible to detect, if present, another infection. For example, viruses such as syphilis, gonorrhea, AIDS, chlamydia. In such a situation, it is very important to prevent the transition of pathological changes into an advanced form of progression, which is fraught with their transformation into cancerous neoplasms.

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Treatment of genital warts in men

It should be remembered that genital warts in men are benign neoplasms, but they tend to degenerate into oncological disease. Based on this, treatment of genital warts in men comes down to the removal of this pathology, regardless of the size, shape and location. The excised tissue is necessarily sent for biopsy (collection of body tissue cells for further examination).

If the diagnosis is established, the doctor prescribes treatment, which is aimed at solving a number of problems:

1. Strengthening the immune defense of the male body.
2. Deactivation of the pathogenic virus. Unfortunately, it is impossible to completely rid the body of the papilloma virus using today's medical methods.
3. At the same time, the other identified infection is being treated.

Now let's take a closer look at the specifics of treating genital warts in men.

The protocol for this therapy, in addition to removing genital warts, includes taking antiviral and immunostimulating drugs.

High therapeutic efficiency is demonstrated by taking such antiviral, immunomodulatory drugs as panavir, geviran, immunomax, famvir, ribavirin, acyclovir, imunofan, ingaron, erazaba, isoprinosine, ferrovir, drayvir and many other drugs.

Panavir solution is administered very slowly, by jet stream into a vein. During the first week of therapy, injections are given three times with a difference of 48 hours or twice with a difference of 72 hours. The recommended therapeutic amount of the administered drug is 200 mcg, which corresponds to one ampoule or one bottle of the drug.

If the doctor prescribed this medicine in the form of rectal suppositories, then they are inserted into the rectum one suppository three times during one week with an interval of 72 or 48 hours. This interval is determined by the attending physician depending on the severity of the pathological changes.

If the clinical picture requires repeated treatment, the course of therapy can be repeated after a month.

Panavir is contraindicated for use if the patient suffers from individual intolerance to the component composition, with a tendency to allergic reactions to substances such as arabinose, mannose, xylose, glucose, rhamnose, as well as the patient's age under 12 years.

Isoprinosine, when taken orally, is washed down with the required amount of liquid so that the drug is not crushed. The most effective time for administering the drug is immediately after meals. The recommended daily dosage for adult patients is 50 mg per kilogram of the patient's weight, divided into three to four doses. This amount corresponds to approximately six to eight tablets.

In case of a severe form of infectious disease, the dose of prescribed isoprinosine can be doubled and taken at a rate of 100 mg per kilogram of the patient's weight, but divided into four to six doses per day.

The maximum daily amount of the drug administered should not exceed 3–4 g.

The average duration of treatment ranges from five days to two weeks.

In case of recurrent disease, the doctor prescribes the patient to take two tablets three times a day. The duration of therapy can be from two to four weeks.

The drug in question is prohibited for prescription if the patient has a history of hypersensitivity to the drug's components, gout, renal dysfunction, or cardiac arrhythmia.

Such preparations as echinacea, immunal, eleutherococcus tincture work great to boost the immune system. They all have a plant base and under certain conditions are more preferable when prescribed.

The patient takes the Eleutherococcus tincture daily for a month, half an hour before the expected meal. To obtain the expected effect, it will be enough to drink twenty to thirty drops of the tincture.

During the treatment period, it is advisable to refrain from drinking coffee, strong tea, alcoholic beverages and smoking, and you should adjust and normalize your diet. There have been cases where following all the specialist's recommendations led to the pathology resolving on its own (the body coped with the disease itself).

Very often, more radical therapeutic methods are included in the complex treatment, allowing you to get rid of the pathology in a matter of minutes. Modern medicine has a fairly wide variety of tools for removing genital warts in men. The approach is strictly individual. The advantage of using one method over the others is justified by the location of the neoplasms and their size.

Modern methods of cauterization:

• Pointed condylomas in men, located in the anus and on the penis, are removed quite effectively using medical equipment such as a radiosurgical knife. The essence of this method is the targeted evaporation of pathological neoplasms with high-frequency radio waves. This removal technique is painless and bloodless, and if the procedure is performed by an experienced doctor, healthy tissues are not affected by the radio knife. This procedure requires expensive medical equipment.
• Electrocoagulation is the removal of pathological growths using electric current. It is used relatively rarely in modern medicine (only cauterization of warts in the anal area is practiced), as it is a rather painful method. The method is considered a traumatic technique, after which colloid scars remain. One of the cheapest procedures.
• Cryocauterization or cryodestruction. This treatment method is used for a fairly large lesion, the area should be at least three centimeters. The procedure is carried out in clinical conditions using liquid nitrogen. Due to the use of low temperatures, it is possible to remove condylomas. After the procedure, rough scars do not form. This method is absolutely painless and quite inexpensive.
• Laser coagulation with a special laser knife sending a laser beam allows to affect only the affected areas of the epidermis. This is an expensive, but contactless and quite effective method of removing genital warts in men. Local anesthesia is used during the procedure. The lesion should be more than three centimeters. During the treatment, a small area of healthy tissue is also affected by the laser beam.
• Chemical destruction is the treatment of genital warts with drugs that destroy pathological tissue. This procedure uses drugs such as condyline, interferon-2α, dichloroacetic acid, trichloroacetic acid, podophyllotoxin or imiquimod. This process is quite inexpensive, but safe and effective.

You should not listen to old ladies or look for folk methods of solving this disease on the Internet and self-medicate. The use of folk remedies is unacceptable in this situation.

It is better to entrust the diagnosis, selection of destruction methods and drug therapy protocol to a highly qualified specialist: a dermatologist, andrologist, proctologist, urologist or venereologist.

Prevention of genital warts in men

Unfortunately, modern medicine cannot completely rid the patient's body of the papilloma virus. When removing genital warts in men, HPV continues to exist in the tissues adjacent to the affected area, which leaves the possibility of repeated relapses, which can often appear after three months. In order to protect yourself from the return of the disease in the future, the man himself must undergo a full examination and his sexual partner must undergo the same similar examination.

But in order to minimize the possibility of the occurrence and development of the disease in question, a person should adhere to certain rules in life.

Therefore, prevention of genital warts in men includes the following points.

• Both the representative of the stronger sex and his partner must adhere to the rules of personal hygiene.
• Prevent early sexual activity.
• During intercourse, barrier contraception methods should be used.
• Get your sex life in order, be more selective in your relationships.
• It is desirable to have one sexual partner, in whose health the man is confident.
• Monitor your immune system. If necessary, you can take a course of maintenance therapy with Immunal or Cicroferon on your own.
• Avoid severe hypothermia or, conversely, overheating.
• It is worth giving up bad habits such as smoking, drugs, and frequent alcohol consumption.
• Lead an active lifestyle.
• Don't ignore preventive examination.
• Infectious and inflammatory diseases must be treated immediately and the body must be brought to full recovery.
• Loads should be alternated with adequate rest.
• Avoiding stressful situations is necessary.
• Walking in the fresh air before bed is beneficial.
• Standardize physical activity.
• Nutrition should be rational and complete, filled with vitamins, minerals and microelements.

Drawing a conclusion from the above, it is worth noting that there are two main requirements for protecting the body from genital warts - this is a high immunity of the body of the strong half of humanity and its pickiness in protected sexual relations.

Prognosis of genital warts in men

Many people, especially young people, are quite often infected with the human papilloma virus. And in most cases, the disease either does not develop (with a high level of the immune system), or, if genital warts do appear, it is enough to undergo a course of immunostimulation and antiviral treatment so that the pathology is stopped, and the prognosis for genital warts in men is favorable.

Some men, being HPV carriers, never get sick with this disease, while they can easily infect their partner. Even after undergoing treatment, he remains a carrier of this virus.

If this problem is ignored for a long time, genital warts can become infected. Constant trauma to them by underwear can lead to the appearance of constantly bleeding wounds, through which a secondary infection can occur.

The growth of pointed warts into large conglomerates can significantly reduce the quality of life of a person, especially this concerns his sexual area. Rarely, but there have been cases when the entire surface of the genitals was covered with pathological neoplasms. In minor cases, there is a possibility of the transformation of pointed condylomas into cancerous pathological tumors. But even in this case, you should not give up, the chance to get rid of pointed warts remains, you just need to involve a certified specialist in solving this problem.

Not a single representative of the strong half of humanity is immune from such a disease as pointed condylomas in men. But it is in his hands to do everything to protect himself from this pathology as much as possible. A healthy lifestyle, a responsible approach to his sexual sphere, maintaining the level of the body's defenses at a high level - and the probability of developing the disease in question tends to zero. This approach to your life will allow you to protect yourself from relapse, even if the disease has been diagnosed and treated. It is worth being at least a little more attentive to yourself and your body, so that, having felt discomfort and noticed other pathological symptoms, you can promptly seek help from the appropriate specialist.

It is worth remembering that your health, and therefore the quality of life, is in your hands!