What is a Skin Tag?

A skin tag is a harmless tumor that looks like a piece of hanging skin. It is usually narrow where it connects to the skin and then grows to a larger ball or oval. The medical name for a skin tag is "acrochordons".

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Monday, September 4, 2023

Facts About Genital Warts

Genital warts, also known as condyloma, or condylomata acuminata, is a highly contagious sexually transmitted infection. It is spread during oral, genital, or anal sex with an infected partner. Genital warts are the most easily recognised sign of genital HPV infection. Genital warts often occur in clusters and can be very tiny or can spread into large masses in the genital or anal area. In women the warts occur on the outside and inside of the...

Friday, September 1, 2023

Information About Warts

Warts can be a particularly annoying condition to afflict any person. That is because it leads to a good deal of embarrassment and discomfort, disrupting normal life to varying extents. Like the old saying goes, Prevention is better than cure, it is always wiser to try and prevent a genital warts infection rather than falling prey to it and then seeking treatment. The good news is that genital warts prevention is easier than most people think...

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Facts About Genital Warts

Condyloma acuminata or so-called genital wart are considered a benign, sexually transmitted disease that is commonly found around the rectum, penis and vagina. Papillomaviruses are the main cause of this growth. In the United States, about 500,000 people in the general population develop genital warts, which proves how common this condition is. For the 20-45% of sexually active people, women constitute the majority of the population affected by the...