For those who have contracted genital warts, it is important to see not only a cure, but also removal of the genital warts.

Surgical treatments include cryosurgery, electrocauterization, laser therapy, or cutting them out. These treatments vary in effectiveness and recovery time.

It is strongly recommended that a doctor be consulted if any symptom of genital warts occurs. Natural cures and other-non medical or over the counter remedies exist, but should only be applied under a doctor's orders. Natural genital wart removal methods include the use of herbs and herbal teas, tinctures, Acupuncture, Ayurveda, and Aromatherapy (and more). Your doctor may treat genital warts by applying a skin treatment in the office. Or, the doctor may prescribe a medication that you apply at home several times per week.

It is very important that you do not use over-the counter remedies meant for other kinds of warts. This can have painful side-effects and require a visit to your doctor.

One of the best treatments for genital warts is overall or holistic health care. Taking care of your overall health, including diet, weight, sleep, and exercise, will improve the chances of a cure for genital warts being effective. As you take care of yourself, you may find that your chances of getting recurring genital warts is also greatly diminished.

Any treatment for genital warts may leave scarring, or, much less frequently, disfigurement. That is just one of the reasons why it is important to have all treatment for genital warts be under a doctor's care.

Most genital warts require two or more professional treatments. However, there's no cure for an HPV infection because treatment just removes the genital warts it causes.

The various therapies available for genital warts include:

• putting prescription medications on the warts
• freezing the warts with liquid nitrogen (called cryosurgery)
• using laser treatment

There are some chemical creams that can be used at home to treat genital warts, but you should ask your child's doctor which one to use. If your teen is sexually active, it's also important to discuss the different approaches with his or her doctor because some of these treatments shouldn't be used during pregnancy.

Because the HPV remains dormant in the body, genital warts may reappear at any time after treatment. Those who have had one occurrence of genital warts should be aware that they still carry the virus and can infect others. Women need to be especially careful - warts can invade the vagina and cervix, resulting in increased risk of more serious diseases.

You doctor or physician can then better help you to make an informed decision about the different options of genital wart removal treatments which are open to you. As mentioned earlier these include not only the surgical aspects of genital warts removal but also those of medications and creams.

Seb Branson