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HPV VACCINATION FOR MEN THAT HAVE BEEN INFECTED ALREADY?

Ive read online that the vaccine may help prevent future occurences of HPV if already infected..... has anyone had success with this? Are their any men who had a warts outbreak, had the vaccine, and have gotten fewer if not no outbreaks afterwards? I read a post by a woman in another forum stating she did nothing but got the vaccine after she was infected, and the warts slowly began to stop appearing....I dont see why the vaccine cant help you build antibodies, even after initial infection......but i am not a doctor and dont know exactly how vaccines work. I am going to get the vaccine regardless, because i dont want to contract another strain of HPV which is possibly worse than the one i have, and give that to another woman.. (Obviously once i treat all my warts i am not gonna refrain from sex), plus, even if you use a condom which I usually did, i still got my worst one right on my scrotum where there is no condom. Go figure eh?

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thanks danno. I know what the doctors are saying, but their is actually a study now that has suggested that the vaccine has helped  prevent recurrence in a few women......just wanted to know if any men have gotten it and if it has helped them at all.
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You shouls read  the posts in the Doctor forums under STD. The two Doctors answering are considered experts on the subject of HPV. The are previous posts asking the same question as yours,they said the vaccine does nothing for current infections but it would protect you from some of the other types of HPV as long as you have never been infected with them.most people get infected and never show symptoms so they never know. If you are treating them at home let me sugest going on Ebay and buying Medical grade TCA. I got surgery done and used Aldara only to have them come back. Got TCA and did home treatments ,after much research mind you. This stuff is nothing to play around with. I use a q tip with the cotton cut off to apply it just to the warts. It has cleared them all,even some larger ones. I got tired of the expense and hassle of going to the Doctor.
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Id like to add i acquired genital warts 2 years ago, and i have had success at treating them with Apple cider vinegar. I get maybe one wart every 3-4 months...... i actually only got 2 in the last year which is good, but i have one very troublesome wart on my scrotum. I used ACV on this one and it just wouldnt turn black and fall off. I dont understand why...thats the only one! every other one i can get rid of in 3 days....ive had it frozen twice, and it keeps coming back! wtf!.....ive changed my diet, eat healthy now.....coincidentally my last wart came because i was depressed and i started eating lots of fat and sugar.... sometimes when i see this stupid wart it makes me depressed that i cant get rid of it, and i start eating junk to make me feel better...... ive been trying everything i can, ordered warts no more from forces of nature and didnt do a damn thing.......im trying to not use aldara because i have heard horror stories about it, but i may be at that point to just use it..... i have wart and mole vanish on the way in the mail, so i hope this works on this stubborn one...i just want this thing gone.....its making me sick looking at it.....
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