Papilloma in an intimate place

The problem of outgrowths on the skin in the genital area is familiar to many. Such benign neoplasms can cause a person physical and psychological discomfort. These formations in intimate places are called papillomas. They are manifestations of a viral disease - pailomatosis.

Causes of papillomas in intimate places

Papillomas are more common in people prone to promiscuous sexual life, during which infection with the human papilloma virus occurs. Especially it is great after already transferred sexual infections ( genital herpes , gonorrhea, trichomoniasis and others). Once in the human body, the papillomavirus penetrates into the skin cells, including the genital area, activates its rapid division and subsequent growth. As a result, after a certain time, a small growth occurs in the intimate place, which in time can increase.

You can get infected by everyday way. For example, if you use only personal hygiene items with an infected person. Especially it concerns the wet environment (sauna, sauna).

Increase the risk of infection with HPV hormonal disorders, stress, reduced immunity, long-term use of contraceptives.

Symptoms of human papillomavirus or how it looks like papilloma in intimate places

Papillomas in the genital area are papillate processes of the skin. In men, they appear next to the head of the penis, on the scrotum, on the body of the penis.

In women, papillomas occur on the vagina, cervix, small labia, in the anal area. They are also called genital warts .

Sometimes, the filiform papillomas may appear in the groin. They can look like the yellowish color of the knob, then turning into elastic, elongated threadlike formations.

In intimate places, flat papillomas can also occur, which are flat, round, smooth, bumps of skin color. They can be painful, cause itching and inflammation of the skin.

All kinds of papillomas can be injured, causing bleeding. Papillomas, located in the vagina, can manifest themselves after the sexual intercourse of a small amount of blood.

Treatment of papillomas in intimate places

Treatment of the papilloma is reduced to its removal by various methods.

To remove the papilloma in an intimate place, recently used laser destruction, cryodestruction (liquid nitrogen), radiosurgical method (special radioknife), diathermocoagulation (cauterization of papillomas in intimate places with high frequency current), surgical method (using a scalpel).