A 57-year-old female asked:
What do anal warts look like?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Sean O Donovananswered
Colon and Rectal Surgery 36 years experience
Lumpy bumpy: Google images will show you many scary images to satisfy your curiosity, but if you feel or see anything unusual at your anus, get checked! human papilloma virus is the cause, and very easily transmitted, and responsible for most anal skin cancers , for males and females, so get checked!
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Dr. Robert Jacksonanswered
Dermatology 45 years experience
Can be: They can be smooth or rough bumps surrounding your anal opening.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
I have warts on my anus that itch and sometimes bleed?
Dr. Mark Packanswered
General Surgery 33 years experience
Possibly Condyloma: See your doctor for proper evaluation and treatment. You may have condyloma - venereal warts.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Could you tell me what are good things about anal warts?
Dr. Imran Saeedanswered
General Surgery 21 years experience
Nothing good about : Them. Its a sexual transmitted disease which can develop into anal, vaginal or cervical ca.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me about the best way to remove anal warts?
Dr. Mark Packanswered
General Surgery 33 years experience
See your doctor: There are non surgical ways to remove them. If they are large or extensive, it may require surgery.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Positive for hpv16and have anal warts..Will it ever clear up?
Dr. Imran Saeedanswered
General Surgery 21 years experience
Your warts can : Go away with treatment either med or surgical however you can not get rid of the virus. Your sexual partner needs to know your history too as the viru... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Whats the difference between a hemmoroid and gentilal warts on the anus?
Dr. Thomas Rosenfeldanswered
Dermatology 45 years experience
See below: Hemmorhoids are swollen perianal vascular tissue, often associated with constipation. Warts are an infection caused by human papilloma virus, spread b... Read More
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