Papilloma in men: symptoms and treatments of the virus

The human papillomavirus in men, or human papilloma virus (HPV), infection with a chronic course, which can survive for long periods in the body, not giving any signs of existence. High immune status of men is able to keep the virus in check without causing inconvenience to his host. Transmitted infection can only by contact – sexual or household.

The virus that can cause papillomas, occurs not only in humans but also in animals. It is important to understand that a person cannot become infected from animals. All known pathogens (and they have discovered more than 100) species-specific and are transmitted from person to person.

Themselves of HPV in men rarely cause them great inconvenience. With the exception of cases when they acquire a neoplastic nature and cause of cancer. Most commonly affected are the female environment of the infected men is the wife or girlfriend, daughter. For women HPV is more serious – it can cause cervical cancer. Therefore, it is important to be screened regularly to identify HPV in men – early treatment will prevent contamination of the whole family.

As the disease manifests itself?

Human papillomavirus in the male body manifests itself as tumors on the skin and mucous membranes. Viral papilloma in men can appear in the neck, hands, feet, groin, mucous membranes of the throat, in the genitals. Virus 2, 3, 4, and 10 causes flat warts, which are not prone to growths and do not harm the human body. In the case of location in the genital area, the virus manifests itself in the form of genital warts and is localized in the coronal sulcus or the bridle. Very unpleasant is the appearance of warts in the groin or crotch, in the armpits or on the abdomen, where they are often hurt the clothes.

Depending on the stage of the disease and its different symptoms. The duration of the asymptomatic period is different – sometimes carriers will reveal its manifestation to the beginning of age-related changes associated with a reduction in the overall resistance of the organism. From the moment of infection before the first warts in the groin or on the penis, it may take 3 months to several years. Male carrier to learn about the problem can only be the result of the survey, which is assigned to the case when the symptoms appear the members of his family.

For men papillomatosis

Papilloma virus most commonly affects women under the age of 25 years. Therefore, the reason for its appearance in men of older age are often a younger partner. Despite the fact that male genitals are more protected frominfection than women, the development of severe forms of the disease in men has more unpleasant consequences.

Papillomavirus, getting on the mucous membranes of the genitals of men can gradually grow. First, there are some growths, then their number increases and they swarm. The area of the warts gradually increases and can cause a lot of pain. If time does not begin to treat the disease, it can result in the development of penile cancer. However, there are types of the human papillomavirus in men, characterized by a in other locations of the tumors.

How to fight infection?

What to do when symptoms giving grounds to suspect the human papillomavirus in men? The most active human papillomavirus starts to behave in times of weakening immunity men. Maintaining a high immune status – a guarantee that the virus is under control of the defensive systems of the organism and symptoms of the disease in humans in the near future will not appear.

Most types of human papilloma virus in men able to exist peacefully without causing damage to the body. Most often they are treated not taken. Proved the effectiveness of antiviral immunomodulators for treatment of the disease at an early stage. However, it is necessary to be surveyed in the period when family planning birth. Virus safe for men, is the cause of development of cervical tumors in women, and can cause symptoms of papillomatosis in infants.

As soon as men appear symptoms such as growths on your genitals or in your groin better as soon as possible to consult a therapist which will give direction to narrow the specialist venereologist, urologist, andrologist or a dermatologist. For diagnosis you need a checkup, which will enable us to establish what type of virus caused the disease, and the risk of tumor development.

Human papillomavirus most species is not considered dangerous for men, and its treatment is not carried out. If a virus caused the appearance of warts on the eyelids, in the armpits, on the neck or other places where they do not interfere with the oncogenicity of these processes have been identified, their removal is only possible, if desired, applied to the clinic of men.

Treatment of tumors on the genitals, perineum and groin is carried out surgically or using alternative methods:

• cryosurgery;
• laser surgery;
• electrocoagulation.

Similarly, treatment of warts located on the eyelids or in the mouth.

In parallel, can be prescribed treatment aimed at improving immuneresistance (resistance) of the body – both General and specific, antiviral. In parallel, it is necessary to treat some underlying diseases or to cancel the drugs that suppress the immune response (e.g., in cases of accompanying therapy in organ transplants). One of the most effective ways to treat the virus papillomatosis person is vaccination. The vaccine was injected three times into the shoulder of a man for six months

Treatment of newborns who have the virus papillomatosis person, often performed surgically. This is because tumors mainly located in the larynx, nasopharynx, or esophagus.

Can I avoid infection?

There are only a limited number of preventive measures that can help prevent the symptoms of the virus papillomatosis person. This intelligibility in intimate relationships, compliance with basic rules of hygiene and preventive vaccination. Especially important is the observance of such rules in the period when the family planned to have a child.

Human papilloma in men – a very insidious chronic disease that can cause symptoms in a child when they have no parents. Therefore, another rule is to conduct the examination of blood to identify the human papillomatosis and its treatment up to the moment of conception.