What is genital warts?

When it comes to genital warts, I think most people in real life are familiar with it. This is a reproductive organ disease, which is a sexually transmitted disease. In layman's terms, it is a disease caused by sexual uncleanness. It is a reproductive disease that is common among men. So why do men get genital warts? In addition to sexual contact transmission, what other factors are related to the occurrence of genital warts?

Genital warts are a sexually transmitted disease caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, with proliferative lesions in the anal and genital area as the main manifestation. There are different types of HPV. The most common HPV types that cause genital warts are HPV types 6 and 11. HPV can easily survive and reproduce in the warm and humid conditions of the human body, so the external genitalia and perianal area are the most susceptible areas to infection. There are several ways of transmission: 1. Sexual contact is the main route of transmission. Therefore, this disease is prone to occur among people with disordered sexual relations. 2. Indirect contact transmission: A small number of patients may become ill due to contact with items used by patients, such as underwear, underpants, bath towels, bathtubs, toilet seats, etc. 3. Mother-to-child transmission through the birth canal during delivery, resulting in laryngeal papillomavirus in the infant.

The incubation period of clinical manifestations is 1 to 8 months, with an average of 3 months, and it mainly occurs in sexually active people. 1. Typical condyloma acuminatum is common in the genitals and perianal area. In men, it is more common in the foreskin, frenulum, coronal sulcus, glans penis, urethral orifice, penis body, perianal area, rectum and scrotum. In women, it is more common in the labia majora and minora, posterior symphysis, vestibule, clitoris, cervix and perianal area. It can occasionally be seen in areas other than the genitals and perianal area, such as the armpits, umbilicus, mouth, breasts, and between the toes. Female vaginitis and male foreskin are factors that promote the occurrence of genital warts. The lesions initially appear as small, light red papules, which gradually increase in size and number, and are distributed singly or in clusters. They are moist and soft, with an uneven surface and appear as nipple-like, cockscomb-like, or cauliflower-like protrusions. Red or dirty grey. The roots often have pedicles and are prone to erosion and exudation, and bleed easily when touched. Purulent secretions often accumulate between the cracks of the skin lesions, causing a foul odor, and secondary infection may occur due to scratching. This disease often has no subjective symptoms, and some patients may experience foreign body sensation, pain, itching or pain during sexual intercourse. Genital warts in the rectum may cause pain, blood in the stool, and a feeling of tenesmus.

2. HPV subclinical infection refers to HPV infection that cannot be identified clinically by the naked eye, but evidence of HPV infection can be found by acetic acid whitening test (local whitening after applying or wet compressing with 5% acetic acid solution), tissue pathology or nucleic acid detection technology. 3. Relationship with tumors A large amount of epidemiological data shows that HPV infection (mainly high-risk HPV, such as HPV-16 and HPV-18) is closely related to the occurrence of genital cancers, such as cervical cancer and penile cancer. The prognosis is generally good after treatment. However, no matter which treatment method is used, recurrence is possible.

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