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This section is here to help new visitors deal with HPV and Genital Warts. As many of us with HPV know, it takes some time to come to terms with this virus. Please share your story with the community!

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Posted: 12/19/2003
Dermatologists vs Gynos/Urologists - (19 ) comments.
I'm trying to see who you guys prefer to see for your GW's, who is more knowledgeable/more effective ...>more


Posted: 12/18/2003
What to do from here (GW's I find are small) - (6 ) comments.
So I'm down to a few little things (warts). I've been getting acid treatments...so painful. I went ...>more


Posted: 12/18/2003
Waiting - (12 ) comments.
Hi Everyone. I was wondering if some of you can tell me how long it took for your GWs to develop af ...>more


Posted: 12/18/2003
Nail Polish - (10 ) comments.
I read somewhere that clear fingernail polish could possibly clear up warts. Has anyone tried this ...>more


Posted: 12/18/2003
i have a question - (11 ) comments.
if you have GW and warts are presents will masturbating with your bare hand spread them??? ...>more


Posted: 12/18/2003
- (4 ) comments.
hey... I mean I know your not supposed to, and I know why women don't , but... has anyone just use ...>more


Posted: 12/18/2003
Can you tell me - (5 ) comments.
any statistic report reveals that 1)hpv (cause GW) can be sucessfully cleared by body. 2) how ma ...>more


Posted: 12/17/2003
Interesting new Study on Personality types and virus resistance - (30 ) comments.
Drs have conducted a long term study on people who actually got the HIV and had it develop into AIDS ...>more


Posted: 12/17/2003
Another question about oral warts... - (4 ) comments.
Everyone's discussion about oral warts freaks me out and I decided to stick my tongue and I see many ...>more


Posted: 12/17/2003
Anyone have problems with docs not finding them all? - (6 ) comments.
I was just wondering (this is mostly for girls cause we have all sorts of nooks and crannies where t ...>more


Posted: 12/17/2003
try this...homeopathic remedy - (10 ) comments.
I recently visited a friend who is a resistered Homeopath. I told her that I had genital warts, and ...>more


Posted: 12/16/2003
Change of attitude...change in outcome! - (17 ) comments.
Hi everyone :) About a month ago, I posted on this site in desperation. I had reached the end of m ...>more


Posted: 12/16/2003
basic Virus knowledge and pure speculation - (17 ) comments.
Ok, remember when you had chicken pox? you were contagious for a good chunk of time. But chicken p ...>more


Posted: 12/16/2003
to the indiv using lomatrex - (5 ) comments.
How is it going? It said you are suppose to see results in 48-72 hours? ...>more


Posted: 12/16/2003
Popular culture and GW - (20 ) comments.
I got these in my late 20's. I am a pretty successful gal and have always been rather conservative ...>more


Posted: 12/16/2003
What's with tea tree oil?? - (12 ) comments.
I keep reading stuff about tea tree oil. Is this something that should be used as a cure for current ...>more


Posted: 12/16/2003
Where can I get some Aldara??????? - (9 ) comments.
I need to get some aldara but I dont want to go to a docter. How can I get some online securely? Ple ...>more


Posted: 12/16/2003
Longest time without warts... - (29 ) comments.
I'm interested in knowing how long people visiting this site have gone without any recurrence of war ...>more


Posted: 12/15/2003
Article: Antioxidants May Curb HPV Persistance - (1 ) comments.
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=3972141§ion=news Translati ...>more


Posted: 12/15/2003
Full Article: Antioxidants May Curb HPV Persistence - (5 ) comments.
Antioxidants May Curb HPV Persistence Wed December 10, 2003 02:42 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health ...>more


Posted: 12/15/2003
Telling: US v The Rest - (8 ) comments.
I'm curious to know, how does the debate about "telling" your partners about your HPV break down alo ...>more


Posted: 12/15/2003
Females: skin irritation with Aldara - (20 ) comments.
I have a lot of raw skin from using Aldara around my vagina. I have a lot of stinging when I urinat ...>more


Posted: 12/15/2003
Bowenoid Papulosis - (8 ) comments.
After being diagnosed with BP I started scanning lots of websites for pics of this condition. I came ...>more


Posted: 12/15/2003
From HPVFAQ - Should another section be created? - (30 ) comments.
Hello, This section was initially placed here so people could share their experiences with others ...>more


Posted: 12/15/2003
freaked out about oral warts - (3 ) comments.
I have these two bumps on the back of my throat and I just know they are oral warts. After four la ...>more


Posted: 12/14/2003
VACCINE - (13 ) comments.
Heres a link about it http://my.webmd.com/content/article/53/61326.htm?z=2953_00000_0000_f1_08 ...>more


Posted: 12/14/2003
HPV NATION! - (5 ) comments.
We needs ta organize! We need to get our voice heard! We need to Let the FDA, and the government k ...>more


Posted: 12/13/2003
Worried about DNA testing - (8 ) comments.
Hey Everyone It's Maggie. I'm going to see the doctor on Thursday to get HPV DNA tesing done, and s ...>more


Posted: 12/13/2003
Smal town - (8 ) comments.
ok heres my problem i am self diagnosed i guess you could say and i am from a small town so it is ha ...>more


Posted: 12/13/2003
Different Strains/Different Immunity Ranges? - (2 ) comments.
I've done a lot of reading on this site and others that mentions that many professionals believe tha ...>more

Posted: 9/11/2003
A little lost in life.. - (3 ) comments.
I am 22 years old and found out I had hpv in April. I actually found out I was pregnant about the s ...>more


Posted: 9/11/2003
please respond...i need good advice - (9 ) comments.
I have been recently diagnosed with cervical dysplasia. i went today to have further testing and the ...>more


Posted: 9/11/2003
do i still have this?? - (6 ) comments.
A couple years ago i was diagnosed with HPV ( the kind that cause abnormal cells on the cervix, not ...>more


Posted: 9/11/2003
birth control - (2 ) comments.
I was curious if birth control had anything to do with the reoccurences of the warts. I am currentl ...>more


Posted: 9/10/2003
liars and stupid people are jerks - (3 ) comments.
i am a 19 year old female. i was diagnosed with hpv when i went to a NEW gyno for a checkup. i had j ...>more


Posted: 9/9/2003
Free Aldara through 3M - (1 ) comments.
If anyone is uninsured and in need of treatment. 3M offers a program for people if they qualify. I ...>more


Posted: 9/9/2003
To the woman looking for support.... - (2 ) comments.
Two weeks ago, I was diagnosed with HPV. I felt the same way, crying nonstop, feeling dirty, feelin ...>more


Posted: 9/9/2003
About toilet seats...... - (10 ) comments.
This is in response to the thread where the guy said the couple had HPV warts and cervical dysplasia ...>more


Posted: 9/8/2003
A LIFES LESSON - (7 ) comments.
I AM A FEW WEEKS SHY FROM MY BDAY N I THINK I GOT WARTS OR REALLY BAD SCRATCHES FROM THE OTHER NITE. ...>more


Posted: 9/8/2003
I need support! - (3 ) comments.
I just recenty found out that I have HPV. I have been married for 9 years and have had abnormal pap ...>more


Posted: 9/8/2003
Read This!!!! - (12 ) comments.
I talked to my dermatologist today about HPV. He told me something that freaks me out. He personal ...>more


Posted: 9/7/2003
hey i found interesting wetsite about the cure - (4 ) comments.
me like all yours. i am searhing all kind of information about this virus. i was diagnosticed with ...>more


Posted: 9/4/2003
THE CURE IS CLOSEĦĦĦĦĦ - (48 ) comments.
Hello to all of you out there, this is not a joke trust me, I have this desease as well, Im your fri ...>more


Posted: 9/3/2003
Highly recommend this book. - (1 ) comments.
I am reading this book and highly recommend it. It is titled "Women at Risk: The HPV Epidemic and Y ...>more


Posted: 9/3/2003
I'm 18 and have been treated for genital warts. - (4 ) comments.
Two months ago I saw something abnormal and I scheduled an appointment. My doctor told me I had gen ...>more


Posted: 9/3/2003
scared.... - (4 ) comments.
i am a 19 year old male. my girlfriend is and has been on a birth controll called depo-pravara (not ...>more


Posted: 9/2/2003
Does Aldara Work? - (11 ) comments.
I am curious to know if people find Aldara effective? Does the use of Aldara "teach" your immune sys ...>more


Posted: 9/1/2003
any similar experiences? - (2 ) comments.
i have large pink bumps on the back of my tongue down my throat and I know I have not had them all a ...>more


Posted: 9/1/2003
Dying - (8 ) comments.
I know I have HPV and I'm scared.I have'nt been to the dr's cause I'm scared they'll freak out. I've ...>more


Posted: 8/29/2003
Hottgirl, go to county health clinic - (1 ) comments.
Hottgirl, I live in a state that has county health clinics (where you can get shots to). In my st ...>more


Posted: 8/28/2003
To hotgirl, in her 20s in small town. - (8 ) comments.
I think you are seeing low statistics in your doc office because the majority of the HPV patients a ...>more


Posted: 8/28/2003
Re: Aldara side effects - Could not post reply. - (10 ) comments.
Thanks for all of the responses, I really appreciate anyone taking the time to actually read this po ...>more


Posted: 8/28/2003
OK SO WHAT IS IT! 75%? 40 % 99 % - (14 ) comments.
Does everyone on earth have this Fing thing or what? 75 % ? ??? Really? I find that hard to beli ...>more


Posted: 8/28/2003
Treatment - (1 ) comments.
Warts are also treatable by injection of Interferon 3x a week. This is 100% effective in fully clea ...>more


Posted: 8/28/2003
How was it last time - (3 ) comments.
I was diagnosed with HPV recently, and it's put a depressing cast over everything I've been doing. T ...>more


Posted: 8/27/2003
21 male, questions - (9 ) comments.
So, I dated this girl, We broke up, yadda yadda, Couple months down the line this bump shows up, ...>more


Posted: 8/27/2003
Still not sure if I have it - (2 ) comments.
I'm 18, but still a virgin. I've never had any sort of sexual contact with anyone. I seem to have Se ...>more



Posted: 8/27/2003
Girl in her 20's, Please read and respond!!! - (14 ) comments.
Hi. I was trying to comment on what Drew wrote but It wouldn't let me, so I will say some things he ...>more


Posted: 8/26/2003
Found out I have HPV but I have no warts - (3 ) comments.
Hi. Last year, I had an abnormal pap. Was referred to a gynecologist who did colposcopy and scra ...>more


Posted: 8/26/2003
Fun With HPV - (2 ) comments.
Hello All, I am a 31-year old gay male recently diagnosed with warts. I guess in reading some of ...>more


Posted: 8/25/2003
A few months ago, I found out - (1 ) comments.
A few months ago, I found out that I had contracted HPV. I had a single wart removed surgically remo ...>more


Posted: 8/25/2003
Aldara Side Effects - (6 ) comments.
I was diagnosed with HPV about six months ago and was perscribed Aldara by a doctor who obviously di ...>more


Posted: 8/21/2003
Worried about my baby - (1 ) comments.
When I was pregnant last year, my pap smear came back showing A-typical cells. My doctor told me it ...>more


Posted: 8/20/2003
1 Week Post Op - (4 ) comments.
I recently learned that I have HPV. It had been several years that I had been having symptoms but n ...>more


Posted: 8/19/2003
How Did I Get HPV? - (7 ) comments.
I am so confused about this whole situation! Here goes though.. A while back I went to the doc f ...>more


Posted: 8/19/2003
boy oh boy - (2 ) comments.
i am a 21 year old female diagnosed with hpv almost two years ago. i got it from my boyfriend who ha ...>more


Posted: 8/19/2003
CAN A MAN BE TESTED AT THE DOCTOR?? - (2 ) comments.
Okay I have a question that I am really confused about. Can a man go to the doctor and ask to be t ...>more


Posted: 8/18/2003
My first time... - (8 ) comments.
I am an 18 year old female and my boyfriend just found out he has genital warts. I am still a virgi ...>more


Posted: 8/16/2003
Got anogenital warts 3 years ago-Still feel guilty! - (7 ) comments.
Hi I got my genital warts 3 years ago when I was 27 years old. I just started dating this girl that ...>more


Posted: 8/15/2003
Why Me The "Good Girl"? - (10 ) comments.
I am only 19 years old and I just found out that I have HPV. I was with my boyfriend for a long tim ...>more


Posted: 8/14/2003
fight off hpv!!! - (6 ) comments.
I found a study that found getting your 5-a-day fruits and veggies may help your body fight off hpv! ...>more


Posted: 8/13/2003
I think my boyfriend has hpv - (3 ) comments.
My boyfriend and I just recently started having sex and he has 2 little wart things, I've researched ...>more


Posted: 8/12/2003
Information on HPV from the UK - (6 ) comments.
I'd like to share the information I have to date on HPV with all of you. I was diagnosed with HPV e ...>more


Posted: 8/12/2003
stronger than i ever thought.. - (5 ) comments.
I was 20 turning 21 when I found out I had mild dysplasia. A couple of months back I had noticed a ...>more


Posted: 8/11/2003
Married and broken - (4 ) comments.
I recently was told by my skin doctor that what I thought was a mole was a wart. What amazes me abou ...>more


Posted: 8/7/2003
For better or worse. - (2 ) comments.
I'm married to a guy that I dated for seven years. He always had this bump on the shaft of his penis ...>more


Posted: 8/7/2003
NORMAL SEX LIFE???? - (6 ) comments.
i have a question...i recently got diagnosed with HPV and have vaginal warts...i cant get them dealt ...>more


Posted: 8/6/2003
Has HPV changed your opinion on sex ed ? - (12 ) comments.
Hi - Just wondering if getting HPV (I have hpv-16 w/dysplasia) has changed anyone's opinion on sex e ...>more


Posted: 8/6/2003
Why so Young - (3 ) comments.
Hello I am a 16 year old girl and I was told I had HPV a couple weeks before my birthday, I was very ...>more


Posted: 8/6/2003
Time Period - (7 ) comments.
I need help urgently...My doctor removed Genital Warts yesterday through electrotherapy. I am g ...>more


Posted: 8/5/2003
My pain! - (8 ) comments.
I have recently found out I have hpv. Finding this out was one of the hardest things I have gone thr ...>more


Posted: 8/5/2003
Surgery - (6 ) comments.
I'm 22 now, but was diagnosed with HPV last March. I had discovered bumps around my anus, but assume ...>more


Posted: 8/2/2003
Will my boyfriend show symptoms? - (6 ) comments.
Is my boyfriend more likely to show symptoms of HPV if we had unprotected sex while I was showing sy ...>more


Posted: 8/1/2003
I'm only 16 and I got HPV from rape - (5 ) comments.
I was raped at the age of 15, besides that my boyfriend and I were both virgins. However I got HPV f ...>more


Posted: 7/31/2003
CARCINOMA (CANCER ) FROM HPV - (1 ) comments.
I AM 23 AND HAD SEVERE DYSPLASIA CAUSED BY HPV. AFTER BIOPSY I HAD A CONE OF TISSUE REMOVED FROM MY ...>more


Posted: 7/31/2003
I need more and more infos please ......... - (5 ) comments.
I have never known that HPV exists til I found a young warts in my vulva few weeks ago. The only sex ...>more


Posted: 7/29/2003
national alert for HPV - (6 ) comments.
i'm a virgin and under treatment for my genital warts .. the only person i got genital contact witho ...>more


Posted: 7/28/2003
I CANT BELIEVE I GOT IT FROM MY BABY FATHER - (4 ) comments.
IT WAS TIME FOR MY YEARLY PAP SMEAR AND I WENT TO THE DOCTOR THINKING EVERY THING WAS FINE AND IT WA ...>more


Posted: 7/27/2003
I have warts... It's not that bad... - (4 ) comments.
I am a twenty-one year old male and I have been in contact with HPV. Although I have yet to show sy ...>more


Posted: 7/25/2003
Get checked out! - (1 ) comments.
Was seeing someone for about 8 months. She wasn't one for using condoms, however, in the past I alw ...>more


Posted: 7/23/2003
when i first found i had hpv - (2 ) comments.
when i first found out i had hpv i felt very dirty,embarressed and ashamed i thought noone would eve ...>more


Posted: 7/23/2003
It doesn't make you who you are! - (6 ) comments.
Hi I am a 29 yr old female who has had this disease fo r10 yrs. now. I go tthe disease from a partne ...>more


Posted: 7/22/2003
Older people with HPV - (3 ) comments.
I am a 40 year old divorced female with HPV. I found out last year. Any advice for telling people ...>more


Posted: 7/21/2003
I'm 23 and I am a single monther w/ warts and I've only had 1 partner. - (1 ) comments.
High I'm 23 years old and I have only had 1 partner, we have a 5 year old little boy and I've recent ...>more


Posted: 7/21/2003
ready to fight - (1 ) comments.
I am a 19 year old single mother who was diagnosed 2 years ago with hpv. I didnt get the genital wa ...>more


Posted: 7/20/2003
Help, im Worried? - (2 ) comments.
About 5 months ago i started to notice that i had a few bumps at the base of my penis now i have not ...>more


Posted: 7/16/2003
11 yrs later - (8 ) comments.
Im 28 and recently found out Im infected with HPV Ive never had a wart in my life. I had an abnormal ...>more


Posted: 7/15/2003
Lost - (1 ) comments.
I'm 20 about to be 21 I haven't been tested yet and only have little bumps and it's been like this o ...>more


Posted: 7/14/2003
give me some comments - (2 ) comments.
I got genital warts and the whole nine yards about a year ago...i got treatment, it didn't work...So ...>more


Posted: 7/14/2003
My experience getting HPV - (1 ) comments.
I am 19 years old, and was just diagnosed with HPV a few days ago. I have always used protection wh ...>more


Posted: 7/11/2003
Get More Opinions!! - (6 ) comments.
Hi. I am a 29 year old male who was originally diagnosed with HPV when I was 23. Since that time, I ...>more


Posted: 7/9/2003
Issue: Virus or Acceptance? - (7 ) comments.
After reading so many people's testimonials, it occurred to me that the real "issue" here is not HPV ...>more


Posted: 7/9/2003
I'm too young!! - (2 ) comments.
i just found out a few days ago that I have genital warts. I haven't gotten the pap results yet but ...>more


Posted: 7/8/2003
I know where you're coming from - (3 ) comments.
I'm 21 and was diagnosed with hpv 3 months ago. It has been a very difficult time for me. Iwas invol ...>more


Posted: 7/8/2003
I am dating someone who has HPV - (6 ) comments.
Hi; This is a really great site. I am dating a guy that has HPV. We have been together for a mont ...>more


Posted: 7/7/2003
Just read this!!!!! - (4 ) comments.
im 16 and was diagonosed with hpv one year ago my doctor didnt even know that i had it untill i had ...>more

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