What are the symptoms of female genital warts

Genital warts have a huge impact on people. Compared with other skin diseases, genital warts develop quickly and have a short incubation period. They are prone to recurrence and can even cause cancer in severe cases. So for women, what are the symptoms of genital warts?

The incubation period of genital warts ranges from 3 weeks to 9 months, with an average of 3 months. The disease progresses slowly and usually has no systemic symptoms. Most patients generally have no subjective symptoms, and the clinical manifestations are varied. The skin lesions vary in size and shape, and the number ranges from a few to more than ten, dozens, or even a hundred. Although there are many causes of genital warts, it is still possible to achieve good results as long as we understand the early symptoms of genital warts. Initially, it appears as small, light red or skin-colored papules, which are more common in men on the coronal sulcus, foreskin, frenulum, urethral opening, scrotum, and around the anus.

So are we helpless against genital warts? Not at all. When many patients feel that treatment is hopeless, they simply ignore the best treatment time for genital warts. When the early symptoms of genital warts appear, it is the best time to treat genital warts. If the patient misses this period, it means that the difficulty of treatment will be increased. Therefore, early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment are the best solutions to save patients with genital warts. Let us now take a look at the early symptoms of genital warts.

The more common symptoms of genital warts are that the affected area is moist, local secretions increase, and the chance of bacterial infection increases. If bacterial infection occurs, local redness, swelling, and pain may occur, and erosion, ulceration, necrosis, exudation, or obvious purulent fluid may also occur.

If genital warts occur in the urethra, symptoms of genital warts such as frequent urination, urgency, pain when urinating, and changes in the urine flow curve may also appear. If the urethral lesions seriously involve the bladder, bilateral ureteral obstruction may occur, causing hydronephrosis, renal infection, and renal insufficiency. If the damage spreads to the pelvis, it may cause intestinal obstruction and lower limb edema.

Symptoms of genital warts in women may include increased vaginal discharge, changes in color, and a foul odor. If the damage occurs in the female cervix, vaginal wall, vaginal opening, urethral opening or the male glans penis, foreskin, urethral opening, etc. It can cause bleeding after sexual intercourse or when the lesions are rubbed, and can also cause pain.