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SalicylicAcid40% for genital warts, read on blog that it shouldn't be used on them?
Hello,
I have two small genital warts - one on the perineum and one just on the tip of the vagina. I visited a doctor and she gave me a medicines called Keratolytic Ointment (Kelytic 40%) which is composed of Salicylic acid BP 40% w/w. But I read in a health blog that salicylic acid should not be used on genital warts. My doctor prescribed it and I am using it twice a day. Is this medicine okay to use? If yes, How long will it take for the warts to go away? And how many doses should I use?
Please help. I am very worried.
I have two small genital warts - one on the perineum and one just on the tip of the vagina. I visited a doctor and she gave me a medicines called Keratolytic Ointment (Kelytic 40%) which is composed of Salicylic acid BP 40% w/w. But I read in a health blog that salicylic acid should not be used on genital warts. My doctor prescribed it and I am using it twice a day. Is this medicine okay to use? If yes, How long will it take for the warts to go away? And how many doses should I use?
Please help. I am very worried.
https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a607072.html
Based on the above, you should not be using that. It is meant for plantar warts. Genital warts eventually go away for most people in a few months but the virus remains in your body forever. They can return even if you never have sex again but the odds are very low.
Based on the above, you should not be using that. It is meant for plantar warts. Genital warts eventually go away for most people in a few months but the virus remains in your body forever. They can return even if you never have sex again but the odds are very low.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
