Genital Wart (Condyloma Acuminatum)  Teen information

Genital warts cannot be cured. The individual lesions can be treated, but the virus is virulent and exists beyond the visible borders of the lesions. Lesions can recur frequently.

Destructive therapies include the following: freezing with liquid nitrogen (cryosurgery), burning (electrocautery or laser), application of topical therapies such as podophyllin solution, imiquimod 5% cream, or cidofovir gel, and injection of alpha-interferon, an antiviral drug.

Wait to have sex for at least 2 weeks, after the areas are well healed and you can see no warts.

In immunosuppressed patients, spontaneous resolution may occur when the immunosuppression is reversed. Therefore, conservative strategies should be used.

Make sure to tell the doctor if you could be pregnant.