Wart Treatment naturally - Genital Wart Treatment by Ray Sahelian, M.D. Natural treatment for warts

A wart is a small tumor, typically on hands and feet, that can resemble a cauliflower or a solid blister.  Warts typically disappear after a few months in children but in adults can last for years and can reoccur.

Cause of warts
Warts are caused by a viral infection.

Are warts contagious?
Yes, they can be. Warts are contagious when in contact with the skin of another. It is also possible to get warts from using towels or other objects that were used by a person who has warts.

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Genital warts info
Genital and anal warts are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Warts on the genitals are very contagious and can be passed to another person during oral, vaginal or anal sex. Warts can grow on the cervix (inside the vagina), and a woman may not know she has them. She may pass the infection to her sexual partner without knowing it. A few papillomaviruses are known to cause cervical cancer.
   Young women commonly become infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV) soon after they start having sex. However, most of these genital wart infections persist less than 3 years, and only a tiny minority of women develop pre-cancerous changes in their cervical cells. Still, in a small number of cases, persistent genital wart infection with cancer-related HPV strains may cause pre-cancerous cervical changes within just a few years. Sexually Transmitted Disease, July 2007.
   Circumcision helps protect against infection with human papillomavirus, a wart virus. International Journal of Cancer, March 15, 2009.

Natural treatment for wart
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a special extract of green tea as a prescription drug for the topical (external) treatment of genital warts caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). The new drug, called Veregen (Polyphenon E) Ointment is the first prescription botanical (herbal) drug approved by FDA under the “new” drug amendments of 1962 that required drugs to be proven both safe and effective prior to being marketed in the U.S. The active drug ingredient, Polyphenon E, represents a proprietary mixture of phytochemicals produced from a partially purified water extract of green tea leaves. For more information on wart removal.

Veregen - topical green tea extract as natural wart treatment
A botanical ointment containing sinecatechins, a green tea extract, is a good treatment for external genital and anal warts. Dr. Silvio Tatti, at the Hospital Clinicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina assigned 502 adults with 2 to 30 warts to either sinecatechins ointment (15% or 10%) or inactive ointment for up to 16 weeks or until the warts cleared. In both sinecatechins groups, warts cleared completely in roughly 57% of patients compared to just 34% of subjects in the control group. Dr. Silvio Tatti says that sinecatechins ointment is sold as Veregen. Veregen is approved for the topical treatment of genital warts and perianal warts in health people aged 18 and older. Obstetrics and Gynecology, June 2008.

Gardasil Vaccine benefit
Merck & Co's Gardasil vaccine appears to be safe and effective in preventing genital warts in young men and boys according to the FDA in Sept 2009.