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HPV/Warts
Back in 2004 I had a positive pap smear for HPV, which was believed to be from my x-husband. In April of 2010 I had sex with my new partner and contracted warts. The Dr. found them at the opening of my vagina and used acid to make sure before she treated them by freezing them off. She had to do this two times. One treatment was done in January and the other in February of this year. It feels like it is back again in the same spot. My question is, is it normal to have them come back? And will they ever go away? I finally met someone who is a great person and I have been holding back on telling him about it until I know all the facts and I have been avoiding sex. I really want to wait to have sex until it gets more serious, so I just want to know if it will ever be safe to have sex again?
Sure, my ins. co is great with the costs of things so far. The pharmacy filled the rx with the generic cream for $10 but I am going to find out how much the reg is with my ins before I pick it up. I plan to start Sunday night. You put it on at night then wash it off in the morning. You basically leave it on 8 hours. The acid you had to wash off within 4 hours.
Well if freezing wasn't any better than acid has been then I don't think that will be something I will try until I give the rx the 4 months that the doc said.
The vinegar the doc used for the biopsy caused me to have bacterial vaginosis. I figured this out and a swab test confirmed it. I had a reaction to the oral med, severe headache so then used a vaginal cream and that took care of it. I have been having discharge and the docs can't ever tell me it is associated to HPV but I found info online that said that when you have warts this can happen because your body is trying to get rid of the virus.
Don't feel like a (blank). After I learned all about HPV I wasn't that surprised I have it. Basically if we have more than one partner then we have a high risk of exposure. My parents were virgins and as far as I know never cheated and my mom had high risk HPV, cell changes and a procedure done, in never came back after 20+ years, my grand mother had it, my mother in law had it. So...if they grew up in times when women were much less liberal with sexuality/partners then we are not bad for having the same common virus they did and most adults get.
Even with acid treatment have I little to no pain so just keep in contact with your doc to make sure everything is ok. :)
Well if freezing wasn't any better than acid has been then I don't think that will be something I will try until I give the rx the 4 months that the doc said.
The vinegar the doc used for the biopsy caused me to have bacterial vaginosis. I figured this out and a swab test confirmed it. I had a reaction to the oral med, severe headache so then used a vaginal cream and that took care of it. I have been having discharge and the docs can't ever tell me it is associated to HPV but I found info online that said that when you have warts this can happen because your body is trying to get rid of the virus.
Don't feel like a (blank). After I learned all about HPV I wasn't that surprised I have it. Basically if we have more than one partner then we have a high risk of exposure. My parents were virgins and as far as I know never cheated and my mom had high risk HPV, cell changes and a procedure done, in never came back after 20+ years, my grand mother had it, my mother in law had it. So...if they grew up in times when women were much less liberal with sexuality/partners then we are not bad for having the same common virus they did and most adults get.
Even with acid treatment have I little to no pain so just keep in contact with your doc to make sure everything is ok. :)
Thank you for your response. So far freezing has not been so effective. I never had pain until after they treated my warts, now it feels like I have a yeast infection all the time and a constant pain in the area of treatment. At first they thought I had herpes but my blood results came back negative. She doesn’t know why they keep coming back in the same area, and I really am starting to get frustrated that they will not go away. It makes me feel like a ***** for contracting it to begin with and now they won’t go away. I do plan on telling my partner before we have sex because I believe in an honest relationship and I would never want him to not trust me again. Let me know if the RX works for you, I am willing to do something differently at this point so I am not hurting all the time.
Yes you can have a flare up or as you know you can be exposed to a new strain. If you have had no sexual activity, mutual touching, grinding without clothes then is it likely you are having a return of the low risk you already had warts with.
I have just finished 4 acid treatments and now start an rx. My doc didn't offer freezing so I would like info on that. How well did it work, cost, pain?
Mine are in the opening too and that is prob where exposure occured so maybe that is why they returned to the same spot. I know with my own, where warts touched other skin it spread to that skin.
I know it is hard to figure out how to tell this guy. You have spent the time to get to know him and he has accepted your restrictions on sex. Maybe he has invested enough or he is the type of person who will be open to you not being perfect. Having HPV doesn't make you a bad person, it makes you one of the club. HPV is very common and about 80% of sexually active adults have had it and those who have not prob will. He could have had it or has and didn't have symptoms and didn't know it.
Once your warts are gone you wait 3-6 months is the rule for sexual activity. Only with you the new warts did come back so you start that over, treat and wait. There are things you can do sexually or he can takes his chances. Condoms are not 100%. Eventually your immune system will pass the strain you have causing warts and you will be able to choose if you want to disclose to partners or not.
I have just finished 4 acid treatments and now start an rx. My doc didn't offer freezing so I would like info on that. How well did it work, cost, pain?
Mine are in the opening too and that is prob where exposure occured so maybe that is why they returned to the same spot. I know with my own, where warts touched other skin it spread to that skin.
I know it is hard to figure out how to tell this guy. You have spent the time to get to know him and he has accepted your restrictions on sex. Maybe he has invested enough or he is the type of person who will be open to you not being perfect. Having HPV doesn't make you a bad person, it makes you one of the club. HPV is very common and about 80% of sexually active adults have had it and those who have not prob will. He could have had it or has and didn't have symptoms and didn't know it.
Once your warts are gone you wait 3-6 months is the rule for sexual activity. Only with you the new warts did come back so you start that over, treat and wait. There are things you can do sexually or he can takes his chances. Condoms are not 100%. Eventually your immune system will pass the strain you have causing warts and you will be able to choose if you want to disclose to partners or not.
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