Genital Warts Treatments

Treatment

Your treatment depends on the size and location of the warts. Treatment helps the symptoms, but does not cure the virus. The virus stays in your body. Warts or other problems may recur.

Treatments may include:

Topical Treatments

Your doctor may recommend one of these medications to be applied to the affected areas:

Imiquimod cream
Podophyllum resin
Podofilox solution
5-Fluorouracil cream
Trichloroacetic acid

Cryosurgery, Electrocautery, or Laser Treatment

Methods that instantly destroy warts include:

Cryosurgery (freezing)
Electrocautery (burning)
Laser treatment

These methods are used on small warts and on large warts that have not responded to other treatment. A large wart can also be removed surgically. For warts that keep coming back, an antiviral drug, called alpha-interferon, can be injected into the wart.

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