If warts affect a spot that's not suitable for medicated ointment, or if the area is too widespread for ointments or gels, your doctor will recommend chemical or surgical removal. Options include cryotherapy, when the warts are removed by freezing laser removal, and surgical removal by incision. Your doctor will most likely administer a local anesthetic, so you probably won't feel anything at all during the procedure. You might experience some minor pain and swelling after, but it will go away in a few days. You may feel discomfort with laser removal, but not pain. If you saw a specialist, such as a dermatologist, urologist, or gynecologist, they'll likely remove the warts during your initial visit. If you saw your primary doctor, they might not have experience performing a procedure or the right equipment. If necessary, they'll refer you to a specialist. You can also visit a local STD clinic to have your genital warts removed. After having your procedure, follow your doctor's care instructions. They'll likely advise you to wash the area with soap and warm water 2 times per day. After washing the area, dress it with a clean, dry bandage. Remember to wash your hands before and after caring for and dressing the affected area. After cryotherapy, it's common for blisters to form over the treated site. It's important to leave them alone, so don't scratch or try to pop them. They'll go away on their own after several days. In rare cases, blisters or the incision site can become infected. Call your doctor if redness or swelling worsen after 24 to 48 hours, or if you notice pus or discharge. If all other methods are unsuccessful, some doctors recommend injecting interferon, or an antiviral medication, into the affected area. Side effects include flu-like symptoms, such as fever, muscle aches, chills, and pain at the injection site. Depending on the type of injection, you'll have to see your doctor for treatments 2 to 3 times a week for 3 to 8 weeks.

Summary: Have urethral or cervical warts surgically removed during your visit. Wash the surgical site twice daily and dress it with a bandage. Avoid scratching or rubbing any blisters that develop. Discuss interferon therapy if other methods are unsuccessful.

When worries pop into your head throughout the day, don't entertain them. Tell yourself you will focus on them during a designated time later in the day. During your daily worry period, dedicate 15 to 30 minutes to thinking about your money concerns. If it helps, you might jot down the worry to review later. Then, at the set time, pull it out and work your way through the list. Try to schedule your worry period towards the late afternoon or early evening, so it doesn't distract you during the day but also doesn't keep you up all night. Before, you may have thought you couldn't do anything about your money worries. Postponing your worries helps you become aware that you actually do have control over them. After you've gotten adjusted to isolating your money worries to a specific time of the day, take the next step and start trying to resolve them. Consider each item on your list and write out a few practical steps you could take to reduce the worry. For example, if you're worried about losing your job, you might decide to get on-the-job training or continue your education so that you are a more marketable candidate in case of unemployment. Take some time to evaluate your worries about money and consider whether they really make sense. If you find yourself clinging to irrational beliefs about money, make an effort to replace them with more realistic or goal-oriented thoughts. Consider what your values are and what's really important to you. For example, you might find yourself thinking, "I would be happy if I just had more money." Instead, focus on a specific goal, such as, "I would like to make enough money so that I can go on a trip to California next year." If you think, "People will never respect me if I don't make enough money," instead tell yourself, "I am not interested in gaining the respect of people who only care about money. I want to be around people who care about me for who I am." Over a span of time, you will notice that money worries aren't interfering with your day as much as before. At this point, you can slowly start to dial back the minutes you allot to your worry period. If you were doing 30, drop to 20, then 10, and so on.

Summary: Put off your money worries until a set time period. Problem-solve your money worries. Identify and confront irrational money worries. Reduce your worry period over time.

After the mother fish gives birth, you can return her to the community tank (assuming you separated her). The fry will now be free to develop without threat of being eaten. Baby platy fish do not require different food from adults. You can feed them the same pellets or flakes that you feed the adults, as well as freeze-dried bloodworms and tubifex, and brine shrimp. Feed the fish small amounts several times a day, about as much food as they can eat in three minutes. Some platy owners like to crush or grind pelleted or flaked food before feeding it to fry, as this will make it easier for them to eat. For platy fish to develop the brilliant colors that make them so beautiful, they must be fed a varied diet early in life, containing both protein and plant-based foods. Specially formulated food is commercially available for platy fry, but is not necessary. Just as with your adult platies, you'll need to keep the tank for the fry clean. Changing 25 percent of the water every two to four weeks is typically adequate, but this depends on the number of fish. If the water becomes cloudy or full of debris, it should be changed more often. Once they have grown large enough to fend for themselves, you can move the young fish to the community tank with the older fish. Platy reach full size after about four months. If you decide to try to introduce them to the community tank sooner than that, keep an eye on them to make sure they aren't being eaten by the adults.
Summary: Return the mother to the community tank. Feed the fry. Keep their tank clean. Introduce new fish into the community tank.