Will cervical warts definitely recur?

After suffering from cervical warts, you must seek timely treatment and do a good job of nursing and health care. Because cervical warts have a high recurrence rate, if you do not do a good job of nursing during treatment, it is likely to cause a secondary attack. So will cervical warts definitely recur?

The answer is yes. If cervical warts are not properly cared for, there is a high chance that they will recur. The following are several reasons for recurrence.

There are many factors that affect the recurrence of cervical warts. It is generally believed that the main reasons are:

1. Latent infection: The local mucosa appears normal and the acetic acid white test is negative, but the presence of HPV can be detected by molecular biological methods. It is currently believed that latent HPV infection is one of the main causes of CA recurrence.

2. Subclinical infection is skin lesions that cannot be identified by the naked eye, but the acetic acid white test is positive, which can be manifested as: tiny sessile warts, tiny papillary protrusions, and normal-looking annular skin lesions. Subclinical infection lesions can be topically applied or wet-compressed with 3% to 5% acetic acid solution for 5 to 10 minutes, which can cause the infected area to turn white, the so-called "acetic acid white phenomenon". The presence of subclinical infection is also related to the recurrence of this disease.

3. The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in special parts: such as HPV infection in the female cervix and male urethra. Because the infection is located deep and difficult to be found, the treatment is often not thorough, and the local environment is conducive to the growth of warts.

4. The patient's poor personal hygiene habits, male foreskin being too long, female various vulvar and vaginal infections and the increased secretions caused by them create a local humid environment, which is conducive to the growth of HPV and leads to recurrence.

5. Recurrence is often related to the body's immunity. If the body's immunity is low, such as in patients with malignant tumors or organ transplants who have long-term use of immunosuppressants, the chance of recurrence increases.

6. The recurrence rate is very low when the sexual partners are examined and treated at the same time and safety measures are taken. On the contrary, the recurrence rate is higher when the sexual partners are concealed and no safety measures are taken.

7. Combination with other sexually transmitted diseases, such as genital herpes, will damage the mucosal barrier, reduce the ability to resist HPV infection, and increase the chance of recurrence.

8. The patient's fear and irritability after the illness; inappropriate and excessive cleaning that damages the local skin and mucosal barrier are all related to an increased recurrence rate.

Recognizing the recurrence factors of cervical warts, taking measures and paying close attention before and after the treatment of cervical warts, actively eliminating adverse factors and improving the body's resistance are of certain important significance in reducing the recurrence rate of cervical warts.