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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: 10/28/2003
I put this in questions too---i hope someone has an answer - (5 ) comments.
I have had warts removed as I have said before a few years ago..nothing since until I had an abnorma ...>more


Posted: 10/27/2003
Worse Before Better - Aldara + Cryotherapy - (6 ) comments.
For the past three weeks I have been using Aldara. I also get cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen) every ...>more


Posted: 10/27/2003
Aldara - (2 ) comments.
Do you get that from the doctor or store or online?? Just wondering. And does it work? Can you do i ...>more


Posted: 10/27/2003
Cervical and Genital - (15 ) comments.
Hey ladies, I've been wondering. My Gyno said I had HPV on my cervex. Can I also get genital warts?? ...>more


Posted: 10/26/2003
Girl - (9 ) comments.
So I first had sex with the guy I'm kind of seeing now in December 2002. Did not have sex with anyo ...>more


Posted: 10/26/2003
So much misunderstanding about HPV...! - (4 ) comments.
I've known I had the virus since April 2003 and have told exactly 3 people about it - with the excep ...>more


Posted: 10/26/2003
Testing for HPV - (11 ) comments.
Excerpt from HPV101 "Other than that, however, doctors do not "test" for HPV. The reason for this is ...>more


Posted: 10/26/2003
I NEED ADVICE!!!!!! - (9 ) comments.
I have been dating my boyfriend for over a year and a half. Over six months ago I was diagnosed with ...>more


Posted: 10/24/2003
Have any of you been tested for HIV also? - (9 ) comments.
I have read about connections between HIV and HPV and wonder if any of you have been tested for HIV. ...>more


Posted: 10/24/2003
HELLO EVERYONE - (5 ) comments.
HELLO. IT'S ME AGAIN. "WHENIMGOODIMGOOD", ANYHOO, TODAY'S MY 26TH BDAY, AND THURSDAY, MY DOCTOR CALL ...>more


Posted: 10/24/2003
i don't understand - (5 ) comments.
So, I'm 17, ive never had sex (or oral), but I do have a few tiny bumps on my penis. I don't get how ...>more


Posted: 10/23/2003
- (27 ) comments.
I was just diagnosed with hpv, the kind that causes warts and the kind that can cause cervical cance ...>more


Posted: 10/23/2003
The cold truth, everything does happen for a reason. - (9 ) comments.
I am just going to take that expression and run with it. All this time I have been wondering why me, ...>more


Posted: 10/23/2003
Oxi-Med stuff - (9 ) comments.
Hey, I was just wondering if anyone has tried the Oxi-Med stuff. And if so does it work to get ...>more


Posted: 10/23/2003
seeker - (13 ) comments.
I'm a male and I want my hpv tested, but doctors who seen it say my little itchy bumps aren't hpv. I ...>more


Posted: 10/22/2003
aldara - (6 ) comments.
uk question. is it possible to go to my gp and be prescribed ALDARA?I am claiming benefits at ...>more


Posted: 10/22/2003
SO I went to the doctor... - (12 ) comments.
Hi everyone, got to the doctor and as soon as he seen the bumps I was worried about he immediately s ...>more


Posted: 10/21/2003
I have a question ???? - (11 ) comments.
Ok its been 3 weeks and 4 months now. I havent gotten any bumps or anything yet . I dont even know i ...>more


Posted: 10/21/2003
3 MORE DAYS TILL SURGERY AND B-DAY. - (8 ) comments.
HELLO. JUST CHECKING IN... HOW'S EVERYONE? I'M OKAY. GETTING MORE NERVOUS BY THE DAY. I'VE NOW COME ...>more


Posted: 10/21/2003
please help - (6 ) comments.
Just need to get this whole thing off my chest. During the summer I went to a friend's party where i ...>more


Posted: 10/21/2003
Can I still pass warts if I don't have any anymore? - (7 ) comments.
I recently got rid of my gential warts-I'm a woman-and I was wondering if I can still give it to a p ...>more


Posted: 10/21/2003
Started using Wartner - (3 ) comments.
I have been using Wartner, although they say not to use it on genital warts. It doesn't freeze the ...>more


Posted: 10/21/2003
GETTING CIRCUMCISED.....TOLD I HAVE 60% CHANCE - (7 ) comments.
Ive had the bastards for about 3 yrs, and it's not always easy to keep a sense of humour.Anyone who ...>more


Posted: 10/20/2003
tagamet? - (4 ) comments.
I was just wondering if anyone out there has ever tried using tagamet to treat their warts. I end ...>more


Posted: 10/20/2003
SDS...I've looked into it and... - (5 ) comments.
Hey there everyone, I was looking through alot of stuff on the weekend since getting these things, a ...>more


Posted: 10/20/2003
Aldara and warts - (3 ) comments.
I recently noticed some small clusters of bumps around my vagina and clitoris. I went to the doctor ...>more


Posted: 10/20/2003
Looks like most of the vaccination research is for preventative..not theraputic - (19 ) comments.
After poking around the web it looks like there are a good number of vaccines in the works but almos ...>more


Posted: 10/20/2003
I just found out...sort of - (3 ) comments.
I had genital warts burned off about 2 years ago---the process lasted about a month and i thought ev ...>more


Posted: 10/19/2003
Questions.. - (7 ) comments.
Hello, I just found out two days ago that I have HPV. I have started the aldara cream, but I have ...>more


Posted: 10/19/2003
Which Tea Tree Oil are you using?? - (5 ) comments.
I'm looking to try the Tea Tree oil since people are claiming it works and that it's not nearly as h ...>more


Posted: 10/18/2003
Hpv cervical dysplasia?do i have this?HELP - (1 ) comments.
2 years ago my husband was with a girl who just found out she has hpv cervical dysplasia.But not the ...>more


Posted: 10/17/2003
DoI or Don't I - (5 ) comments.
Hi there, I have just recently found about a half dozen red bumps on the base of my penis, not clust ...>more


Posted: 10/17/2003
anyone try toothpaste? - (1 ) comments.
Has anyone else read this article about SDS killing HPV? Here's the link: http://www.womenshealt ...>more


Posted: 10/17/2003
Feedback on aldera - (4 ) comments.
So I was diagnosed with HPV, the warty kind, like four months ago. I went in and had them burned ab ...>more


Posted: 10/17/2003
Worried About Boyfriend's Reaction - (1 ) comments.
I found out that I had HPV after I had already been in a realtionship with this man for several mont ...>more


Posted: 10/17/2003
what are the chances.. - (3 ) comments.
i have recently been diagnosed with HPV. i was with the same girl for a couple years and cheated on ...>more


Posted: 10/16/2003
A long wait - (4 ) comments.
About 2 years ago I dated a girl that let me know that she had HPV. I i ...>more


Posted: 10/16/2003
Aldara usage rules - (6 ) comments.
I have warts around my anus and have been applying aldara for almost 5 weeks. I think they're getti ...>more


Posted: 10/16/2003
How can I find out if my boyfriend has it? - (1 ) comments.
Recently I was diagnoised with HPV(low-risk) and it has been scaring the shit out of me!!! I told my ...>more


Posted: 10/15/2003
i need advice with this, i cant find the answers i need - (1 ) comments.
i went to the doctors to day and i had a papsmear, and the doc seems to think i may have hpv 16 or 1 ...>more


Posted: 10/15/2003
About the Tea Tree oil??? - (3 ) comments.
I just started using in on some very small warts i have. I wasnt sure if most people put it on strai ...>more


Posted: 10/15/2003
First steps of uses Tea Tree Oil - (9 ) comments.
I've been using tea tree oil for 2 days now. The two warts have turned white on the outside. Is th ...>more


Posted: 10/15/2003
Will masturbation promote the spread of warts? - (7 ) comments.
It seems if you are rubbing your genitals the hpv virus is more likely to spread around the area. D ...>more


Posted: 10/15/2003
Good News!! - (10 ) comments.
Hey everyone!!! I don't want to jump the gun just yet and break out the expensive red wine, but I'v ...>more


Posted: 10/15/2003
married bi guy - (1 ) comments.
I have just been diagnosed yesterday and going thru an imformation overload at the moment, I would l ...>more


Posted: 10/15/2003
Home freezing? - (4 ) comments.
Has anyone heard about the wart removal from Compound W that freezes off warts at home? Has anyone ...>more


Posted: 10/14/2003
Scars on the Genitals - (3 ) comments.
I'm a 24 year old female who is slowly getting rid of my gential wart problem that I have been fight ...>more


Posted: 10/14/2003
Do I have Warts? - (4 ) comments.
I've recently noticed tiny red bumbs around the opening and smooth skin of my vagina. They hurt whe ...>more


Posted: 10/14/2003
Has anybody sought Homepathic treatment? - (1 ) comments.
Homeopathy is an interesting (and effective) approach to disease. I stimulates the body's 'vital fo ...>more


Posted: 10/14/2003
Heal Warts - (2 ) comments.
Has anybody tried that all natural product called Heal Warts that's advertised on the web? I'm will ...>more


Posted: 10/14/2003
I have to make a choice!! - (6 ) comments.
I am a 17 year old student who is courently attend Collbra Job Corps and i have recently been diagno ...>more


Posted: 10/13/2003
My story - (8 ) comments.
I'm 24 years old, female and was told that I have Gential Warts a week from today. I'm getting blood ...>more


Posted: 10/13/2003
17 yrs old with HPV - (5 ) comments.
I was sleeping with my boyfriend for about 2 months when I noticed a weird flap of skin developing o ...>more


Posted: 10/13/2003
21 year old with Moderate Dysplasia - (6 ) comments.
I am a 21 year old female. I am in law school and am engaged. Three weeks ago, my doctor called me ...>more


Posted: 10/13/2003
Oral Questions! - (7 ) comments.
I'm 17. I'll be 18 next month. I've only been sexually active for 10months, i've been with, let's ...>more


Posted: 10/12/2003
Please Read Me - (15 ) comments.
I was diagnosed with genital warts in May 2002. I had such an enormous outbreak. They were everywh ...>more


Posted: 10/12/2003
Heres one for ya.. - (6 ) comments.
brainstorm... mabye some of us single ones who have hpv should post some pics and mabye hook up lol, ...>more


Posted: 10/12/2003
Someone please try to answer these questions???? - (2 ) comments.
After finding out you have HPV, what exactly can you do as far as physical contact??? If you have w ...>more


Posted: 10/12/2003
Breaking the news to current partner..advice, please. - (6 ) comments.
I was diagnosed with HPV about a year ago and it was the most horrible thing I ever had to go throug ...>more


Posted: 10/12/2003
Visible Warts & Cervical Cancer risks?? - (5 ) comments.
OK, i've read lots & lots on HPV since discovering my affliction with the latter a few months ago :o ...>more


Posted: 10/12/2003
hpv but I want sex! - (14 ) comments.
21 m single with hpv , but I'm still a horny guy right? so now I can't just go out and get girls. ...>more


Posted: 10/11/2003
No Pain No Gain - (5 ) comments.
I've always hated the saying "no pain, no gain" but in my case it has nearly defined my experience w ...>more


Posted: 10/11/2003
Oral HPV - (10 ) comments.
Hi, I just recently found out that I have oral HPV, I can not explain the complete fe ...>more


Posted: 10/10/2003
question - (3 ) comments.
Is there a test for the low-risk strain of hpv - the kind that causes warts - even if you don't have ...>more


Posted: 10/10/2003
Need Advice-What to expcet when you go to the physician - (4 ) comments.
I am a 29 year old married, female, and I think I have it. In fact, I'm pretty sure. I have nothing ...>more


Posted: 10/9/2003
Does Tea Tree Oil harm skin unaffected by warts? - (11 ) comments.
I was diagnosed with HPV about a month ago and I had a colposcopy and my gyn told me that i had a wa ...>more


Posted: 10/8/2003
To tell or not to tell? - (7 ) comments.
If we lived in an ideal world - none of us would have HPV in the first place, but unfortunately we d ...>more


Posted: 10/7/2003
Bad case of PPP or genital warts? Need opinions please.. - (7 ) comments.
I've just recently starting shaving my genital and penis area, and noticed little bumps where the pu ...>more


Posted: 10/7/2003
HPV NOT SO BAD - (8 ) comments.
ok so i was told i had hpv about a 2 months ago. i had the same girlfriend for a couple years but i ...>more


Posted: 10/7/2003
Does weed count as smoking? - (2 ) comments.
I mean, as in the way if it would affect your immune system. I would think so. ...>more


Posted: 10/7/2003
Cant take it anymore - (4 ) comments.
Hey all. I discovered i had HPV on January 1st of 2003 (happy new year!). I still get freakin wart ...>more


Posted: 10/6/2003
When Will Aldara Work??? - (9 ) comments.
I might be jumping the gun here, but I got HPV from a partner who didn't tell me she had sex with so ...>more


Posted: 10/6/2003
Any word on those vaccines that were mentioned?? - (2 ) comments.
Someone mentioned not to long ago about vaccines coming out shortly as opposed to a couple of years. ...>more


Posted: 10/5/2003
Could it be - (2 ) comments.
Hi everyone I am a 14 yr old female that has never been sexually active buy masterbates frequently. ...>more


Posted: 10/4/2003
Dry Ice - (6 ) comments.
Why not use it on warts? ...>more


Posted: 10/3/2003
husband doesn't seem attracted to me anymore since being diagnosed with HPV - (8 ) comments.
Hi, I was just diagnosed recently. I've shown no symptoms (knock on wood) and have no idea when I wa ...>more


Posted: 10/3/2003
is it possible to have HPV but not show it on a pap smear? - (7 ) comments.
i was just diagnosed on tuesday. i am married, have been w/my husband for over 4 years, i've never h ...>more


Posted: 10/3/2003
Scared - (11 ) comments.
I was diagnosed with warts when i was 18, they were treated quite easily and have not returned. I r ...>more


Posted: 10/3/2003
Tea Tree Oil while getting acid treatments??? - (12 ) comments.
I'm currently getting acid treatments once a week. However, I just got the tea tree oil and have u ...>more


Posted: 10/3/2003
3 years later - (4 ) comments.
3 years ago I was diagnosed with hpv. I had them removed durring gyn vistit and used Aldara for a co ...>more


Posted: 10/3/2003
confused - (2 ) comments.
i am 18 years old and was just diagnosed with HPV two days ago. i have been lucky to have some reall ...>more


Posted: 10/3/2003
Might have HPV, Dont know yet - (4 ) comments.
My Pap came back abnormal about 2 weeks ago and I had a colposcopy yesterday, which wasnt so bad its ...>more


Posted: 10/2/2003
Just had MAJOR laser surgery.. and I'm doing ok, you will too! - (3 ) comments.
I just had an experience that I thought would be worth sharing. I am 21 years old and was recently d ...>more


Posted: 10/2/2003
Using Aldara - (3 ) comments.
I am a male and have had laser surgery to remove warts about 5 years ago. Since I heard Aldara assis ...>more


Posted: 10/2/2003
HAVE YOU HAD HPV FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS - (18 ) comments.
Hi. I definitly have genital warts. I got them in July of 2002. It's now September 2003 and I st ...>more


Posted: 10/2/2003
- (1 ) comments.
I got diagnosed with genital warts and mild dysplasia back in June. The warts had finally gone away ...>more


Posted: 10/1/2003
Tea Tree Oil for treatment? - (16 ) comments.
I was recently diagnosed about 2 weeks ago and my first treatment was with the acid. I am due to go ...>more


Posted: 9/30/2003
help- I just want them to go away and i feel all alone - (11 ) comments.
Im 23 and was just diagnosed last month. I have only been with one guy, and we waited 9 months befo ...>more


Posted: 9/30/2003
Genital Warts - (10 ) comments.
I just found a small cluster of what i think are warts. Just below the head of my penis. They are re ...>more


Posted: 9/30/2003
Should i hide it from my Girlfriend - (6 ) comments.
Hi i am 20 years of age and believe i have genital warts. I am going to the doctors tommorrow to hav ...>more


Posted: 9/29/2003
over-the-counter medicine - (6 ) comments.
hi everyone. i noticed warts about 2 mos. ago. i was in denial for a long time, but then i did onl ...>more


Posted: 9/29/2003
What about tanning beds? - (2 ) comments.
Can you get warts froma tanning bed? my Boyfriend was teasing me about tan lines around my butt, so ...>more


Posted: 9/29/2003
Whos had HPV for 4 years or more? is it gone yet? - (15 ) comments.
...>more


Posted: 9/29/2003
ANYONE BEEN THRU LASER SURGERY??????? - (16 ) comments.
HELLO. I WANTED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS CRAZY STD. I WAS DIAGNOISED BACK IN AUGT. 2003. I ...>more


Posted: 9/28/2003
I am lost - (14 ) comments.
i just had sex with a female that has Genital warts she told me 1 day after we had sex.Funny thing i ...>more


Posted: 9/28/2003
What should Ido? - (9 ) comments.
About four months ago I found out that I was infected with hpv I tried to make my self think that no ...>more


Posted: 9/26/2003
Question needing feedback for information - (5 ) comments.
I was just wondering out of everyone on this website how many of you all have had the warts come bac ...>more


Posted: 9/25/2003
feeling dirty - (1 ) comments.
If you have an std than most people will say that you are "dirty" but that is just ignorant. The pe ...>more


Posted: 9/25/2003
I am 15 and i have genetal warts - (2 ) comments.
Hi, im 15 and i have genetal warts. I do not understand how this happened because i am a virgin and ...>more


Posted: 9/25/2003
BE INFORMED ! - (4 ) comments.
Hi To Everyone Here...I am glad to meet all of you and read old posts. However, it would have be ...>more


Posted: 9/24/2003
From Virgin to HPV - (8 ) comments.
I waited until I was 21 to have sex, and even then it was with someone I thought I was going to marr ...>more


Posted: 9/19/2003
One year later~ - (4 ) comments.
Ok peoples, I got these bastards about a year ago, needless to say I did nothing about it until they ...>more


Posted: 9/16/2003
Vaccine R&D Information from WHO Website - (15 ) comments.
Vaccines. HPV belongs to the Papovaviridae family. Of the many types of HPV moleculary identified to ...>more


Posted: 9/15/2003
Oral warts - (2 ) comments.
Hi, I was diagnosed with HPV over a month ago. I noticed some bumps in my genital area. I was devast ...>more


Posted: 9/14/2003
ppp - (1 ) comments.
i am just worried that pearly penile papule may cause dislike in my mates mind will my girlfriend ac ...>more


Posted: 9/13/2003
Misled by diagnose - (4 ) comments.
I was told by my girlfriend three weeks ago that she has been diagnosed with hpv. Started getting sy ...>more


Posted: 9/13/2003
JUST TRYING TO GET BY - (4 ) comments.
IM 19 YEARS OLD AND 18 AND A HALF WEEKS PREGNANT. I JUST FOUND OUT TWO DAYS AGO THAT I HAVE HPV. I W ...>more


Posted: 9/12/2003
Baffeled - (4 ) comments.
I responed to the thread about toliet seats and found that reading other responses made me feel a li ...>more


Posted: 9/12/2003
Technical Aldara question - (2 ) comments.
So if HPV is a virus just like a cold or anything else, why can't the body just wipe it out without ...>more


Posted: 9/12/2003
scared and alone - (3 ) comments.
I just found a wart 2 weeks ago. I just found out that is genital warts for sure yesturday. I have ...>more


Posted: 9/11/2003
Strengthening my immune system - (3 ) comments.
I was first diagnosed with HPV in late April 2003 and had outbreaks in May, June and July. My last ...>more


Posted: 9/11/2003
confused - (4 ) comments.
I have been diagnosed with having hpv for about three months now, and with all the research that I h ...>more

 

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