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- $Title{A New Treatment for Genital Warts}
- $Subject{warts genital wart treatments treatment interferon Genitourinary
- medication medications Condylomata acuminata Condyloma acuminatum human
- papilloma virus HPV sexually transmitted disease std venereal diseases
- venereal itching burn burning tender tenderness multiple lesions
- cauliflower-like pink red growths recombinant alfa-2b Intron injection
- injections injected}
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- Sexually Transmitted Disease: Venereal Warts*0006403.scf}
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- A New Treatment for Genital Warts
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- QUESTION: This is a question about a condition that is not generally spoken
- about too much, but I am sure that many of your readers would appreciate some
- information. Could you tell us about a new treatment that interferes with the
- growth of genital warts? I read that the FDA just approved its use.
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- ANSWER: I am sure that there are a great many readers who may desire this
- information, as a report from the National Disease and Therapeutics Index
- reveals that consultations with private physicians about genital warts grew
- from 1,149,000 in 1983 to 1,858,000 in 1987. Genital warts (known medically
- as Condylomata acuminata) is caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) and is
- considered the fourth most prevalent sexually transmitted disease in the
- United States. Although the condition may be without the symptoms that make
- patients aware they are infected, the warts which typically grow around the
- anus and urinary passageways as well as the genital areas cause itching,
- burning and tenderness to the affected areas. They may appear as single or
- multiple lesions, cauliflower-like pink or red growths that develop rapidly.
- The condition is most frequent in younger people, ages 15 to 29, and occurs
- with greater frequency in individuals who engage in frequent sexual activity,
- especially with multiple partners. Statistics reveal that 12% to 34% of
- patients with genital warts also suffer with other types of sexually
- transmitted disease. The new medication you mention is a type of recombinant
- interferon alfa-2b, and is called Intron A by the manufacturer, the Schering
- Corporation. The medication is injected directly into the wart, usually three
- times a week for three weeks, and may totally clear up the lesion in as many
- as half the treated cases. The medication must be administered by a
- physician, and frequently is used when other methods of treatment have failed.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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