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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: 12/13/2003
Cost of treatment? - (10 ) comments.
Unfortunately -I'm almost sure I have HPV. Fortunately -I live in Canada and so with the subsidized ...>more


Posted: 12/12/2003
folocule (sp?) warts vs. Genital warts? - (6 ) comments.
Fol. warts are the same you get on your hands and feet right? So do they work the same way? By this, ...>more


Posted: 12/12/2003
How to tell your partner (for girls) - (17 ) comments.
Dear X, There's something we need to talk about. [X] years ago, I had an abnormal pap smear that ...>more


Posted: 12/12/2003
Ordering Aldara Online - (5 ) comments.
Has anybody ordered Aldara online? I would like to order some over the Internet but with so many onl ...>more


Posted: 12/12/2003
question for Craig - (17 ) comments.
Craig, have you told any new partners? how did they react? ...>more


Posted: 12/12/2003
Has anyone heard???? - (36 ) comments.
Hey my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Im just wondering who loves the Lord. If you love the ...>more


Posted: 12/12/2003
Ladies without Warts>>>..... - (4 ) comments.
This is what I just learned a few nights ago. Alot of women get abnormal pap results. The are then l ...>more


Posted: 12/12/2003
Does it ever go away!!! - (19 ) comments.
I've been reading intensively. I even took the time to read almost every post under hpvfaq. I have h ...>more


Posted: 12/12/2003
The supporter awards - (1 ) comments.
I wanted to start a strand where we could give gratitude to those on this site (or if you have a sto ...>more


Posted: 12/12/2003
It gets better.... - (15 ) comments.
My personal dilemma is clearing up this disease. I actually love this website-but I've noticed that ...>more


Posted: 12/12/2003
Sad - (14 ) comments.
Doctor told me that GW is incurable but longlife. The hpv only sleep in the body The virus will wake ...>more


Posted: 12/12/2003
Lomatrex - (3 ) comments.
Ok people, o ordered the stuff the other day and just got it in the mail. i just did my first applic ...>more


Posted: 12/12/2003
Confused - (23 ) comments.
Been with my bf for 3 yrs now. Just before he met me he had many partners. Early this yr he shaved n ...>more


Posted: 12/12/2003
I am so unsure of what i have... - (3 ) comments.
just last month i noticed some bumps around my my penis they are not actually on my penis or the hea ...>more


Posted: 12/12/2003
I sucked in my pride and went to the docs I just found out i have GW - (8 ) comments.
I cant belive this happened to me I always tryed to lead a clean life. Always careful of the females ...>more


Posted: 12/11/2003
Is it worth telling the truth?? - (17 ) comments.
Okay, I know this is a controversial thing to suggest, but is it really worth telling the truth abou ...>more


Posted: 12/11/2003
oxi-med - (3 ) comments.
has anyone actually asked their doctor about oxi-med? ...>more


Posted: 12/11/2003
liquid nitrogen seems to be working... - (3 ) comments.
I was diagnosed with genital warts three wekks ago. Since then, I have had 3 treatments of liquid n ...>more


Posted: 12/11/2003
Question????????? - (9 ) comments.
Ok, I know that HPV has many different strands/types. I know that many of us have had warts on othe ...>more


Posted: 12/11/2003
My Husband wants to play Dumb? - (11 ) comments.
I am 26 years old. I have been with the same man for 10 years and had two children with him. he had ...>more


Posted: 12/11/2003
Something that might be working....? - (3 ) comments.
I'm not sure-but I'm putting this out there...I've had these buggers (been treating them, new ones p ...>more


Posted: 12/11/2003
What they look like, internet mystery - (13 ) comments.
The worst thing about searching for pictures, is most of the pictures are when the warts are big and ...>more


Posted: 12/11/2003
itching? - (6 ) comments.
Hi, I've had genital warts since August but all of them are gone now but occasionally it still itche ...>more


Posted: 12/11/2003
Using Aldara sachets more than once - (5 ) comments.
As we know, Aldara is quite expensive. Is it okay - despite the directions saying to use each sachet ...>more


Posted: 12/10/2003
Question for women about GW - (9 ) comments.
Hey ladies. Have any of you notice a difference in what your warts might look like through va ...>more


Posted: 12/10/2003
Everyone Should Read This...... - (10 ) comments.
I just want to make sure everyone knows about the section on this web site called "Optimistic Links" ...>more


Posted: 12/10/2003
Boosting your immune system is BULLSH.. - (17 ) comments.
I am pro all natural bodybuilder and have been for 15 years. Of course I don't smoke or I wouldn't b ...>more


Posted: 12/10/2003
Please read - (11 ) comments.
If anyone knows how devestating this disease can be, its me. I was first diagnosed with this about 3 ...>more


Posted: 12/10/2003
I HAVE GOOD NEWS TO SHARE WITH EVERONE!!!!!!!!! - (10 ) comments.
Hello all! I just came back from my Doc appointment today to get the results of my last pap ...>more


Posted: 12/9/2003
ATTN: LEAH, REGARDING"I AM THE POSTER OF THE TOPIC EVERYONE HAD A PROBLEM WITH" - (3 ) comments.
WOW!!! I think this topic has gotten way out of hand. Leah, as I had explained in my earlier post, ...>more


Posted: 12/9/2003
Alot I don't understand! Please Help! - (7 ) comments.
I found out i have hpv & genital warts a few days ago. What I'm wondering is, when you have this and ...>more


Posted: 12/9/2003
- (2 ) comments.
once diagnosed, do you have to tell everyone you've ever slept with? ...>more


Posted: 12/9/2003
When does this end? - (3 ) comments.
So I first started getting acid treatments in April. I tried Aldera as well. I've had cryotherapy ...>more


Posted: 12/9/2003
No Symptoms, Still Need treatment?? - (3 ) comments.
Ok, if my boyfriend is showing no signs, no warts,I think he might just be a carrier, does he still ...>more


Posted: 12/8/2003
How long ???? - (3 ) comments.
How long will the hpv live outside the body? ...>more


Posted: 12/8/2003
vaccine info-from what i understand - (7 ) comments.
Okay, so heres the deal with vaccines and all treatments. It takes 15 yrs from innovation to market ...>more


Posted: 12/8/2003
The big joke of GW - (8 ) comments.
I've been on my emotional rollercoaster with HPV for about 2 and a half months now. As all of you k ...>more


Posted: 12/8/2003
Question?? - (1 ) comments.
What is the minimum temperature to kill the hpv and will the hpv die when exposure to air? ...>more


Posted: 12/8/2003
aldara is working but.... - (2 ) comments.
I went to the Dr. and got a prescription for aldara. she checked me out and said i only had one war ...>more


Posted: 12/8/2003
ethical decisions - (15 ) comments.
I'm just wondering about all these people who say that you have to tell new partners even if you hav ...>more


Posted: 12/8/2003
Oh my god! - (5 ) comments.
I cant belive the news I got a few days ago and finally found a site that has some info. My girlfrie ...>more


Posted: 12/8/2003
Has anyone tried Beta-Mannan? - (1 ) comments.
I think that is how it is spelt. Has anyone tried it? Does it really work. The web site sounds prett ...>more


Posted: 12/8/2003
Legal Liability for Transmitting HPV - (32 ) comments.
More than a moral issue. Here's a link outlining the legal issues about not telling your partner: ...>more


Posted: 12/8/2003
What to use in between TCA treatments? - (3 ) comments.
Okay, since I have less than 10 little ones down there, the dr is big on TCA. I have had 3 treatment ...>more


Posted: 12/8/2003
anyone try lomatrex?? - (5 ) comments.
Hi guys...i've recently discovered this site, and so far i've just been reading all of your posts qu ...>more


Posted: 12/8/2003
telling past partners.. - (3 ) comments.
Did you guys go back and tell past partners??? How far back did you go? Until you traced it down? ...>more


Posted: 12/7/2003
I FEEL SO BAD!!! - (5 ) comments.
I know I couldn't possibly be the only person who feels like this. My name is no-name and I am scare ...>more


Posted: 12/7/2003
telling new partners - (31 ) comments.
I was recently diagnosed with HPV. If they clear up and do not come back for a year, is it necessar ...>more


Posted: 12/7/2003
Where can they be? - (5 ) comments.
I have a few on my penis, and slowly I have been getting rid of them. now I noticed 2 that seemed to ...>more


Posted: 12/7/2003
OTHER SITES??? - (6 ) comments.
HI EVERYONE...I HAVE JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH HPV BUT NOW I'M WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER GREAT ...>more


Posted: 12/7/2003
need to hear something positive - (10 ) comments.
Has anyone been a while without any new outbreaks? I really need to hear something positive right n ...>more


Posted: 12/7/2003
requesting oximed updates - (3 ) comments.
Hey guys, I know that some of you have ordered oximed recently and was wondering how it is going... ...>more


Posted: 12/7/2003
May not be a disease but still deadly... - (7 ) comments.
Sure, the GW itself may not be a big deal when compared to HIV or Herpes...but cancer? HPV can lead ...>more


Posted: 12/7/2003
I am really stressed out! PLease Help! - (3 ) comments.
I really need some help. My girlfriend was diagnosed with mild dysplasia. The doctor did a dna hybri ...>more


Posted: 12/6/2003
Masturbation with warts - (8 ) comments.
Well, I am avoiding sexual contact at least till I clear my warts and of course I Will tell any futu ...>more


Posted: 12/6/2003
Aldara Dosage - (4 ) comments.
Hi first post! I was prescribed aldara and told to use it on for three days in a row then off for ...>more


Posted: 12/6/2003
Just read to restore your faith in THE LORD-Jesus - (9 ) comments.
Hey people- I just started on this site last week-I sign in as different people all the time. You mi ...>more


Posted: 12/6/2003
I AM THE POSTER OF THE TOPIC EVERYONE HAD A PROBLEM WITH... - (18 ) comments.
Ok, anyway, my name is Leah and I haven't been on my computer in a few days, and now I come back to ...>more


Posted: 12/6/2003
ABOUT DERMATOLOGISTS - (2 ) comments.
Do these people specialise in this area of virus? Say if a tiny wart appeared, he'd be able to ident ...>more


Posted: 12/6/2003
Doctors and GenitalWarts - (3 ) comments.
If a dermatologists saw a wart... he'd know whether it is one or not right? but what test would he h ...>more


Posted: 12/5/2003
the issue - (7 ) comments.
Okay, so here is the deal, if i would never have "noticed" these small insignificant things, then i ...>more


Posted: 12/5/2003
If you want to get rid of warts, stop smoking - (5 ) comments.
I found out about my warts when I was finishing my master's thesis and leaving my job to move to ano ...>more


Posted: 12/5/2003
Re: on "Pimple? Kind of freaked out" - (2 ) comments.
Hey!! I went to the OBGYN today and she said that I have nothing to worry about. I am so relaxed r ...>more


Posted: 12/5/2003
Getting Tested - (6 ) comments.
I can empathize with many of you on this subject. I was diagnosed 4 years ago, and I can assure you ...>more


Posted: 12/4/2003
Reoccurances (sp?) - (4 ) comments.
I've been treating my HPV for about two months and the doctor says it's doing just fine and I'm almo ...>more


Posted: 12/4/2003
TEA TREE OIL SIDE AFFECTS? - (2 ) comments.
I have been using the oil for a week now, I haven't noticed a change in my warts but they are very s ...>more


Posted: 12/4/2003
Possible to get it this way? - (5 ) comments.
Touching breasts of a woman (dno if hpv can be there?) then touching your genitalia area.. Other ...>more


Posted: 12/4/2003
Femininity in Question - (14 ) comments.
You know I've never been promiscuous (sp?) and I've never really had this amazing sex drive--I'm hum ...>more


Posted: 12/4/2003
TEA TREE OIL SIDE AFFECTS? - (2 ) comments.
I have been using the oil for a week now, and I haven't noticed a change in my warts but they are re ...>more


Posted: 12/4/2003
Hello Everyone. Help!!!! - (6 ) comments.
Hi, it's me again. I went and got some Tea Tree Oil and Tea tree soap, and have been using it. The o ...>more


Posted: 12/4/2003
After 2 years, I finally went to the doctor. - (4 ) comments.
I'm a 21 year old male from Washington state. It's been over 2 years since I contracted a form of ...>more


Posted: 12/4/2003
smoking? - (5 ) comments.
So, has anyone here whos had problems with the warts or women with the abnormal paps also smoked and ...>more


Posted: 12/4/2003
bleeding after treatment? - (4 ) comments.
a few days ago i recieved my first acid treatment and now i am having some bleeding. it's not the wa ...>more


Posted: 12/3/2003
has anyone tried Oxi-Med? - (1 ) comments.
Has anyone tried this product yet? It claims it kills the virus. ...>more


Posted: 12/3/2003
Learning to cope - (6 ) comments.
i just turned 20 this month and have had 2 sexual partners. I found out yesterday that i have HPV. I ...>more


Posted: 12/3/2003
ANYONE FROM WISCONSIN - (2 ) comments.
Milwaukee Area? Cause like... I mean having this site is cool and all, but like it be cool to have ...>more


Posted: 12/3/2003
Need some advice, I don't know what to think. - (6 ) comments.
Okay here's my story. I am 21 years old and have never had sexual intercourse or any kind of sexual ...>more


Posted: 12/3/2003
No symptoms, no clue - (4 ) comments.
Iy ex-girlfriend told me about a month after we broke up that she had a pap smear and had abnormal c ...>more


Posted: 12/3/2003
Confused HPV 6&11 - (11 ) comments.
They say the hpv that cause warts are 6& 11. I take it that 6 and 11 are the noticeable ones. Now I ...>more


Posted: 12/3/2003
What is normal? - (8 ) comments.
How does a normal healthy vagina look like? Does it have any bumps at all or is it all smooth? ...>more


Posted: 12/2/2003
Pimple? Kind of freaked out.. Please help - (10 ) comments.
After shaving, it started to itch down there (I think my skin got irritated) and about 3 days ago, 2 ...>more


Posted: 12/2/2003
type of HPV that causes warts? abnormal pap? - (3 ) comments.
I was called into the gyno because I had an abnormal pap. They did a coloscopy and biopsy AND found ...>more


Posted: 12/2/2003
What makes shaving so bad - (5 ) comments.
My warts were just discovered when I went into the doc. I have been using aldara for only one week s ...>more


Posted: 12/2/2003
I feel so bad - (6 ) comments.
I know I couldn't possibly be the only person who feels like this. My name is no-name and I am scare ...>more


Posted: 12/2/2003
So I Went to The Doctor AGAIN. - (6 ) comments.
So i went to the doctor and so on .. I saw a new one .. It was a old man funny looking guy but he se ...>more


Posted: 12/2/2003
YOUR NOT A BAD PERSON - (7 ) comments.
I just wanted to reiterate to everyone that we are good people! I just read a repulsive statement, ...>more


Posted: 12/2/2003
frightened soul - (4 ) comments.
im single. A friend and I started to become sexually involved because we had feeling for each other ...>more


Posted: 12/1/2003
Getting rid of mouth warts - (7 ) comments.
I think I have HPV. My doctor said I didn't but I'm pretty sure that I have a couple warts on my pen ...>more


Posted: 12/1/2003
Please Help....advice needed - (11 ) comments.
Please let me just say that this site is heaven sent...I feel better today after reading this than I ...>more


Posted: 12/1/2003
TO ALL OF YOU WHO WANT A NORMAL SEX LIFE!!!... - (40 ) comments.
Ok, I was just reading some of these posts on here, and I was totally appalled and disgusted at some ...>more


Posted: 12/1/2003
Ordering Aldara - (2 ) comments.
Has anyone ordered Aldara online, if so do you have a reccomended website that you used? Thanks. ...>more


Posted: 11/30/2003
Heal Warts - (20 ) comments.
I've been using this product for a week and it's %60 improved, has anybody used this stuff? I'm actu ...>more


Posted: 11/30/2003
Boot Camp Breakout - (3 ) comments.
I had my first and only(knock on wood) breakout while I was in basic training. Its bad enough to ex ...>more


Posted: 11/30/2003
scared...but trying to stay positive - (4 ) comments.
I just out a few days ago that I have HPV. The first few days were extremely difficult. I was with ...>more


Posted: 11/29/2003
SMOKING QUESTION? - (8 ) comments.
Has anyone rid the virus from their body, or at least had the symptoms subside without quitting smok ...>more


Posted: 11/29/2003
SHAVING? - (4 ) comments.
So I have read alot that shaving is real bad, but I HATE hair! I used to wax til this came along and ...>more


Posted: 11/28/2003
Question?????? - (7 ) comments.
I saw some website saying that there is no direct cure of the hpv inflection but very offen, your bo ...>more


Posted: 11/28/2003
Removing the warts? - (7 ) comments.
Did anyone have their warts removed? Did it hurt at all? What's the best way to do it? Even if you h ...>more


Posted: 11/28/2003
CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME ABOUT THE TEA TREE OIL - (12 ) comments.
WHERE DO YOU GET IT? WHAT'S IT COST? DOES IT REALLY WORK? ...>more


Posted: 11/28/2003
OH MY GOD, THERE BACK! - (4 ) comments.
WELL, IT'S BEEN 5 WEEKS, SINCE MY LASER SURGERY, AND I WENT TO MY SURGEON FOR A CHECK UP (HE DID THE ...>more


Posted: 11/28/2003
using Aldara.... is this normal?? - (13 ) comments.
Hey. Ive been using aldara for about a week now. First of all, I dont think im getting any better- ...>more


Posted: 11/26/2003
URGENT HELP PLEASE - (3 ) comments.
I went to a dermatologist and showed him what I thought were warts around the head of my penis, ther ...>more


Posted: 11/26/2003
Has this happened to you??? - (9 ) comments.
Ok so I go to planned parenthood and the Nurse Practioner sees an area on my labia that looks like G ...>more


Posted: 11/26/2003
How long does it take for the warts to go away? - (4 ) comments.
I'm seeing a dermatologist tomorrow. I only have a couple of small bumps right under where head and ...>more


Posted: 11/26/2003
A good web site - (7 ) comments.
http://www.ashastd.org/hpvccrc/hpvmyth.html This is a great site for info on HPV also. ...>more


Posted: 11/26/2003
ANYONE TRIED THIS? - (4 ) comments.
I was reading a magazine and came accross an ad for Echinacca, a vitamin made by Nature's Resource. ...>more


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