About The Treatment of HPV

In the present age, the treatment and screening of the Human Papilloma virus (HPV) is one of the necessities of health care. The percentage of people affected by this virus is more than fifty percent and is increasing through the years. The HPV infection is transmitted through sexual contact with an infected person. This virus is quite dangerous as it can cause numerous diseases including vulvar warts, perianal warts, vaginal warts and even cervical dysplasia. The most serious of these diseases is the cervical cancer. 
Many methods have been developed to treat the HPV virus. They can be destructive, chemical, immunological or cytotoxic drugs. The destructive methods include surgical excision, cryotherapy, electrosurgical methods, diathermal coagulation and laser therapy. The chemical treatment makes use of chemical drugs, the commonly used ones being trichloroacetic acid and nitric acid. The cytotoxic methods are based on the use of creams such as Podopyllin and 5-flurorouracil. The immunological treatment makes use of interferon and immune supplements. 
The treatment of the HPV virus depends on the clinical manifestation of the infection. The HPV virus can show itself in the form of single or epithelial growths that are called condylomas or paillomas. The most aggressive and carcinogenic forms of the Human papilloma virus do not show any visible signs. Therefore, an infection without any symptoms is more dangerous as compared to a visible one. If there are clinical signs of the HPV infection, the lesions can be treated by surgical removal or chemical or physical destruction or by stimulating the healing of the wound and preventing it from recurring or from reinfecting the body.
If the HPV infection is one that does not show any clinical manifestation, then the treatment is aimed at preventing erosions or virus- induced conditions of the cervix. The management involves a therapy for immune-correction and general improvement of the overall health and the treatment of the concomitant inflammation. There are preventive measures for the normal maintenance of the vaginal flora and the local immunity. Those detected with the HPV infections are also often advised to undergo regular medical examinations in order to monitor the timely state of the tissues of the genital areas.  At present, there is no specific antiviral drug or vaccine for the HPV infection. For this reason, it cannot be totally eradicated from the body of an infected person.  The modern methods only work to removal any external warts or bumps or lesions induced by the HPV virus and to treat the infected areas. The treatment includes a combined treatment and an individual treatment. The whole goal of the treatment methods is to suppress further growth and multiplication of the virus and also to stimulate the local immunity factors at the same time. 
One point that is to be constantly kept in mind is that most of the HPV infections clear off from the body on their own. It has been seen that about fifty percent of the mild warts regress without any treatment within a period of about two years. If the HPV infection persists for a long time, then treatment is necessary.