Genital Wart Signs: They Won’t Be In Neon

Part of maintaining good health is knowing what your body looks and feels like when it is normal. Know what your genitals are supposed to look like when they are healthy. The sooner you can identify any problems, such as signs of genital warts, the sooner you can be treated. If you are sexually active – even if you are monogamous – check your genitals and anus for any strange lumps, bumps or swellings. Genital wart signs are also signs that you have a sexually transmitted disease, given to you by your partner. A virus that can only be transmitted when you become very intimate with your partner causes genital warts.

Does This Look Strange To You?

Genital wart signs are generally ignored because a lot of genital warts grow on hidden areas tucked up into the body cavities. It does take a certain amount of gymnastics in order to examine your own anus. But it doesn’t take a lot to know when something is not right with the normal way your body works. Genital wart signs include:

• Bleeding from your anus or genitals, especially after sex • A strange discharge from your anus or genitals • Blood in your stools • Itchy and/or swollen genitals and anus • Problems urinating because a wart has gotten in the way (this usually happens only to men)

If you see a genital wart, how do you recognize it? It is a small, usually round lump (although it can be flat) of a soft-filled brown color. Sometimes, they will never show up alone but other times appear in multiples. Usually the warts themselves aren’t painful, but they do harbor the virus that transports these indiscrete bumps to any and all sexual partners you have.

Now What Do I Do?

If you have the genital wart signs, don’t think it will go away on its own. Get to the doctor as soon as possible. Only the doctor can accurately diagnose the genital wart signs as actually coming from genital warts and not something else. You may be treated in the office. The way the doctor will get rig of the genital warts is to freeze them off. You may need several appointments to get the job done.

Keep in mind that this only removes the warts, not the virus. The warts may return. You should wear condoms when engaging in sex in the future. Let your current partner(s) know about your genital warts so they can get treatment immediately.