A 21-year-old man went to a medical facility due to itching deep inside his penis.
Although there were no signs of abnormalities on the outside, the endoscopy results showed many warts of different sizes growing inside the urethra - a location that is difficult to access and has a high recurrence rate.
The patient admitted to having oral sex with his partner without using any protection.
Dr. Ha Ngoc Manh - Director of the hospital said that lesions in the urethra are one of the most severe forms of genital warts, which can only be detected through in-depth endoscopy. In this case, the lesions are deep and cannot be seen from the outside, making diagnosis more complicated.
The boy got genital warts after oral sex (Photo: Getty).
“The urethra is the tube that leads from the bladder to the outside through the urethra, and is also the path that carries semen during ejaculation. Genital warts in this area are one of the more serious forms of the disease, because they are often detected late and are difficult to completely treat with conventional methods,” the doctor said.
After diagnosing the disease, doctors performed an endoscopy to cut and burn the warts with a laser, combined with antiviral drugs. After treatment, the patient's health was stable.
Genital warts: A disease that is easily transmitted through oral sex
Genital warts are a common sexually transmitted disease caused by the HPV virus (Human Papilloma Virus). The disease not only appears in the genitals but can also develop in the mouth, throat, eyes, and even on the fingers if there is contact with the infected area.
One of the forms of transmission that men often ignore is oral sex.
"When stimulating the glans penis with the mouth, the urethral opening is often in contact, making it easy for viruses to penetrate and cause damage," said Dr. Manh.
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that more than 630 million people worldwide are infected with HPV, many of whom do not know they have the disease because there are no obvious symptoms.
In Vietnam, the rate of HPV infection is increasing rapidly among young people who have early sexual life or do not use safe measures.
Symptoms are easily confused and easily overlooked.
In men, genital warts often start as small, pink bumps that grow individually on the penis, scrotum, glans, or around the anus.
These spots do not cause pain or itching, so patients are often subjective. Over time, they link together into large clusters like cockscombs or cauliflower, easily ooze fluid, have a fishy smell, cause inflammation and ulcers, and are unsightly.
In severe cases, warts can spread to the groin, urethra, foreskin, or even deep into the rectum or urinary tract, as in the case of the young man mentioned above. When the urethra is damaged, the patient may experience symptoms such as painful urination, frequent urination, deep itching, which are difficult to detect with the naked eye.
Genital warts in the mouth can also be easily confused with mouth ulcers, pharyngitis or tonsillitis due to the appearance of soft pink spots in the oral cavity and palate.
Burning genital warts is a popular method today, using laser, high frequency electricity or plasma. However, this method only removes external lesions, HPV virus can still exist in the body and recur if the immune system is weakened or if unsafe sex continues.
What to do to prevent disease?
Doctors recommend that people should maintain a healthy sex life - monogamy. In addition, condoms are an effective protection method, need to be used correctly, and the genitals should be cleaned before and after sex.
In addition, the HPV vaccine is now licensed for use and is recommended by the World Health Organization for both males and females aged 9 to 26 years to prevent the risk of HPV infection and related diseases.
Regular health check-ups and proactively sharing with your doctor when there are unusual signs are the best ways to detect and treat promptly, avoiding the disease from silently progressing and causing long-term consequences.
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