Genital warts--therapy.

The main goal of the therapy of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the management of the virus. There is no cure for HPV infections. The treatment goal for the female patient is to destroy lesions that are malignant or premalignant. The male patient is treated because he is a carrier of HPV who can infect previously uninfected women and possibly reinfect an already treated partner with a potentially oncogenic virus. Various treatment modalities are discussed.