Sometimes men find peculiar growths on the head of their sexual organ that can be a common anatomical feature or pathological deviation. During puberty, the boys on the rim of the head appear pearly papules, which are small pointed pinkish growths, which are considered absolutely normal. The abnormalities on the head of the penis, resulting from papillomavirus infection, are pathological. They are genital warts, genital warts or papillomas.
Species and symptoms of
growths Papillomas are called round formations not more than a centimeter in diameter, having benign nature. Typically, such growths are distinguished by a brown or bodily shade and attached to the skin by means of an elongated pedicle. Papillomas often have a tendency to spread throughout the body. To determine that a wart formed on the head of the penis, characteristic features like an uneven surface of the built-up edge and its clear contours will help. Coloring in the genital wart can be different, like the shape.
Warning! If you find any growths on the head of the penis, do not take risks, consult a venereologist, in rare cases, the appearance of formations can be associated with a venereal disease.
Often, the growths are genital warts - small( no more than 0.6 cm) formation, characterized by rapid growth, up to several hours. In appearance, these growths are similar to cauliflower. Condyloma has a thin elongated stem that connects the top of the built-up edge to the surface of the skin. If you do not start treatment in time, then condylomas can very quickly spread to a large area of the body. Sometimes the growths on the genital have the form of chancre, which is the formation of a soft or dense structure.
Papillomas, warts and warts refer to painless formations and do not cause uncomfortable sensations. If the built-up edge begins to bleed, then this can only be caused by traumatization. If the HPV-induced growths are not treated, then with a sharp decrease in immune defense, they begin to increase their numbers, appearing on the trunk of the penis, testicles and the entire groin area as a whole.
Possible causes of
build-up Since in most cases, the formation of the head of the penis is caused by a papillomavirus infection, the causes should be sought in the weakened immunity of a man, as well as in sexual contact with a partner infected with papillomavirus. After infection, the virus can develop secretly for a long time, the growths on the head of the penis begin to appear after exposure to certain factors, such as a sharp decrease in immunity. If it is a question of chancre, then its causes are also associated with promiscuity without barrier means of contraception.
Caution! Some types of papillomavirus are distinguished by high oncogenicity and can provoke malignancy of the build-up( malignancy).
If, simultaneously with the formations on the head of the penis, a painful sensation and heaviness in the inguinal region and perineum appeared, and the head and urethra themselves began to itch unbearably, the causes should also be sought among venereal pathologies. Men have a rule of shaking handshake, during which the papillomavirus can pass from an infected person to a healthy one. If the natural needs are met, the man will touch with his hands, on which there is already a virus, of his sexual organ. This is how infection occurs.
Specialists urgently recommend that men do not engage in self-diagnosis when detecting formations, but go to a venereologist, because only with specialized diagnostic methods can they accurately diagnose the nature of the disease and prescribe the necessary therapeutic course.
Methods of treatment
Therapy is of an individual nature and largely depends on the nature of the growths. Usually, the formations are removed, along with which immunotherapy with drugs like Interferon, Isoprinosine or Imiquiloda is indicated. Today, medicine is ready to offer a lot of ways to remove tumors. They are subdivided into destructive and chemical methods. Among the destructive techniques are often used:
- Surgical excision - is used for suspected malignancy. Use this method infrequently, since there is a risk of bleeding at the site of removal of education. Removed in this way, build-up must be sent to a biopsy.
- Cryodestruction - means freezing formation with liquid nitrogen.
- Laser treatment is the most commonly used method of treating formations of this kind. The formation evaporates under the influence of the laser beam and simultaneously heals the cut sites, which completely eliminates the possibility of complications.
Chemical therapeutic techniques are associated with the effect of cauterization of the formation of substances such as solcoderm, trichloroacetic or salicylic acid. To prevent the appearance of formations on the head of the penis, it is recommended that condoms should be used for occasional or non-credible sexual intercourse.
