Genital warts patients go for OTC products because it saves them much embarrassment.
Doctors, however, put in a word of caution - OTC products may be efficacious, but if not applied correctly may harm the genital area.
OTC products invariably come with a hampering side effect or two and if you know not about it, do go to your nearest physician.
About 80% of patients of genital warts patient first go for the over-the-counter drugs and only when these show failure, do they turn to the trained physician - a recent survey has come up with this startling finding.
Different people have different symptomatic idiosyncracies to these OTC drugs - something which most users do not understand.
Common Genital warts treatment are Dr.
Scholl's Wart Remover, Heal Warts, Wartrol, Compound W.
and Freezone.
They all contain salicylic acid - something which in its pure form makes many patients show allergy symptoms.
That is why, at times, OTC products may aggravate the symptoms of redness and itching.
If buying OTC products at your chemist's is still embarrassing, then the internet serves as a good option.
Creams can be found and paid for online, and the drugs are delivered to your doorstep in no time.
Because of side effects, constant research and development on OTC genital warts treatment have resulted in products that use natural components and not only cure genital warts but also boost the body's immune system against harmful bacteria and viruses.
Heal Warts is one treatment that uses natural components.
Heal Warts is produced from pure essential oils of the highest quality which are carefully extracted from researched plants.
These oils have anti-viral properties.
Compared to salicylic acid, which not only destroys the warts but can also destroy skin, these natural products extracted from vegetation, flowers, leaves and herbal plants fight warts positively, helping your body retain its natural processes in the fight against the disease that causes them.
These products are quite effective and it is reported that about half of those who use natural health products to treat genital warts are successful.
A popular OTC drug against genital warts is Wartrol.
It is a homeopathy cream made of natural ingredients recommended for home use.
The individual components of the cream have been noted as wart tissue destroyers and preventers of infection.
Wartrol purchase also does not require medical prescription.
Research has shown that about 3 weeks were taken for the first curative effect to set in and the warts disappeared in 5-6 months âEUR" it was also side effect free and this makes Wartrol a good genital wart medication.
Patients used for the research were from all age groups and showing different stages of the genital wart.
The cream also curtailed recurrence of the warts.
This was the effect of the homeopathic ingredients included in the genital warts treatment.
Keeping away from sex is a good way to prevent the occurrence of genital warts.
Condoms also help by lowering the risk factor of infection by HPV and other STD causative agents.
They are not 100% helpful, as they cannot prevent skin to skin contact with the afflicted area.
A disadvantage with genital warts is that they do not give apparent symptoms unless they reach an advanced stage - an infected person thus unwittingly infects his other sexual partners in the meanwhile.
Another way of preventing yourself from getting any forms of sexually transmitted diseases, HPV strains and even genital cancer is by getting a newly introduced vaccine.
The FDA approved a vaccine, called Gardasil, in 2006 to help reduce the risk of cervical cancer and genital This vaccine is administered to women and ideally, it is given to immunize young women aged 11-26 against certain strains of HPV which cause 70% of cervical cancers and 90% of genital wart cases.
This vaccine should be given prior to becoming sexually active.
The vaccine is given in a three-shot series over six months.
Doctors, however, put in a word of caution - OTC products may be efficacious, but if not applied correctly may harm the genital area.
OTC products invariably come with a hampering side effect or two and if you know not about it, do go to your nearest physician.
About 80% of patients of genital warts patient first go for the over-the-counter drugs and only when these show failure, do they turn to the trained physician - a recent survey has come up with this startling finding.
Different people have different symptomatic idiosyncracies to these OTC drugs - something which most users do not understand.
Common Genital warts treatment are Dr.
Scholl's Wart Remover, Heal Warts, Wartrol, Compound W.
and Freezone.
They all contain salicylic acid - something which in its pure form makes many patients show allergy symptoms.
That is why, at times, OTC products may aggravate the symptoms of redness and itching.
If buying OTC products at your chemist's is still embarrassing, then the internet serves as a good option.
Creams can be found and paid for online, and the drugs are delivered to your doorstep in no time.
Because of side effects, constant research and development on OTC genital warts treatment have resulted in products that use natural components and not only cure genital warts but also boost the body's immune system against harmful bacteria and viruses.
Heal Warts is one treatment that uses natural components.
Heal Warts is produced from pure essential oils of the highest quality which are carefully extracted from researched plants.
These oils have anti-viral properties.
Compared to salicylic acid, which not only destroys the warts but can also destroy skin, these natural products extracted from vegetation, flowers, leaves and herbal plants fight warts positively, helping your body retain its natural processes in the fight against the disease that causes them.
These products are quite effective and it is reported that about half of those who use natural health products to treat genital warts are successful.
A popular OTC drug against genital warts is Wartrol.
It is a homeopathy cream made of natural ingredients recommended for home use.
The individual components of the cream have been noted as wart tissue destroyers and preventers of infection.
Wartrol purchase also does not require medical prescription.
Research has shown that about 3 weeks were taken for the first curative effect to set in and the warts disappeared in 5-6 months âEUR" it was also side effect free and this makes Wartrol a good genital wart medication.
Patients used for the research were from all age groups and showing different stages of the genital wart.
The cream also curtailed recurrence of the warts.
This was the effect of the homeopathic ingredients included in the genital warts treatment.
Keeping away from sex is a good way to prevent the occurrence of genital warts.
Condoms also help by lowering the risk factor of infection by HPV and other STD causative agents.
They are not 100% helpful, as they cannot prevent skin to skin contact with the afflicted area.
A disadvantage with genital warts is that they do not give apparent symptoms unless they reach an advanced stage - an infected person thus unwittingly infects his other sexual partners in the meanwhile.
Another way of preventing yourself from getting any forms of sexually transmitted diseases, HPV strains and even genital cancer is by getting a newly introduced vaccine.
The FDA approved a vaccine, called Gardasil, in 2006 to help reduce the risk of cervical cancer and genital This vaccine is administered to women and ideally, it is given to immunize young women aged 11-26 against certain strains of HPV which cause 70% of cervical cancers and 90% of genital wart cases.
This vaccine should be given prior to becoming sexually active.
The vaccine is given in a three-shot series over six months.