Multivitamins For Men

HPV in Men

     HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that need not require exchange of bodily fluids for its transmittal but just a skin to skin contact with an infected area. It gets transmitted through genital contact, commonly during vaginal and anal sex. The virus is highly active and contagious and can enter in to the skin through microscopic abrasions that develop in the genital area during sexual intercourse. Men having weak immune system are also more likely to develop HPV in them. Since HPV usually causes no symptoms, most men and women can get HPV and may pass on to their partners without realizing. However, following are some common signs and symptoms of low and high risk types HPV in men.

     Signs of Genital Warts:
     Growths on the penis, testicles, groin, thighs, or anus.
     Painless cauliflower shaped raised or flat warts.
     It may develop within weeks or months after sexual contact with an infected person. Read more on symptoms of genital warts.
     Signs of Anal Cancer:
     Anal bleeding, pain, discomfort, itching, or discharge.
     Swelling of the lymph nodes in the anal or groin area.
     Unhealthy changes in bowel habits or the shape of the stool.
     Signs of Penile Cancer:

     Color changes, skin thickening, or a build-up of tissue on the penis.
     Growth or sore on the penis, initially painless but sometimes may hurt and bleed.
     HPV: Diagnose and Treatment
     Till now, there is no general test for HPV detection in men. However if a person has genital warts, the doctors may use a vinegar solution to help find flat warts. But once diagnosed the most probable question that comes to the mind is HPV in men, does it go away? Normally HPV in men though very common and usually goes away without causing any health problems. While there aren’t treatments for the HPV virus in men, there are treatments for the genital warts and other diseases that can occur as a result of the HPV. Genital warts can be cure with medicine, surgery, laser treatment, or cryotherapy, in which liquid nitrogen is used to freeze the wart. Penile and anal cancers can be treated with advanced surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Depending upon the severity of the disease, two or more of these treatments are used together.

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