Medical treatments

The condylomes may decrease or disappear without any intervention. However, medical treatment can remove visible lesions more quickly, reducing the risk of transmission at the same time. The doctor treats the consequences (condylomas) of the infection and not its cause (HPV), which means that warts can sometimes come back, even after they have disappeared.

There are different approaches to eliminating genital warts.

Drug treatments

At home, infected people apply a cream, imiquimod, to the lesions 3 times a week at bedtime and for a maximum of 16 weeks. This cream stimulates the immune system, causing the disappearance of condylomas.

In case of failure other older treatments can be used as a second resort, such as podophyllotoxine, Or 5-fluorouracil.

Surgical treatments

If necessary, condylomas can be removed at laserBy cryotherapy (thanks to liquid nitrogen) orelectrocoagulation, where an electric current is used to burn the warts.

Complementary approaches

 Green tea extracts. In 2006, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of an ointment made from green tea extract for the local treatment of condyloma acuminata.¹. The ointment in question, Polyphenon-E, contains 15% catechins de Green tea. Tested in people suffering from anal and genital warts, it made warts disappear or regress in about half of the cases. She also prevented their reappearance in a few cases.^2-4 .

 Cordyceps. In a control study of 63 subjects with condylomes (genital warts), an increase in immune response in subjects treated with cordyceps and reduced recurrence⁵.