Genital Warts-Just Diagnosed and freaking out!

[naml]

I was just diagnosed with genital warts, probably the worst news i had ever heard only because the amount of partners I had been with was very slim and my fiance is the only person that I did not use a condom with....anyways, i have several questions that keep running through my head and need some answers to hold me over till i talk to my doctors next.

Once my outbreak goes away with the medicine my doctor prescribed me (Aldara) will they keep coming back monthly? Or if my soon to be husband and i decide not to use condoms any more will that mean that since were both infected that we will get it again? or I will since i was the only one that showed symptoms?

Also, does the medicine Wartrol really work? I want to try it but im not sure if it will actually make them go away. This is so stressful and is putting so much stress on our relationship...

Please someone help me!

[gracefromHHP]

just make sure of what you were specifically tested for last week. it may not be "everything". also knowing your status is only half of the picture - your partner also needs the testing done.

no, warts won't affect your sex life or keep you from having kids.

[naml]

We've been together for over a year. The doctor said that the virus can lie dormant for years and if your immune system is weak you have an easier chance of that virus attacking your body.

When I was diagnosed Monday, I was tested for absolutely every disease out there. And it came back negative. So this is the only one I have, I just don't want it to like you said "keep ping ponging back". That's what I'm scared of the most. That we won't be able to have a normal sex life even after were married....does it affect having kids?? Another conern of mine:(

[gracefromHHP]

you won't keep ping ponging hpv back and forth.

how long have the 2 of you been together?

have you both covered your bases with full std testing that included type specific herpes igg blood testing? Usually std testing just includes testing for 2 or 3 std's so you need to specifically ask for them all, especially herpes, to get them all done.

[naml]

I haven't been with anyone else and I don't think he has been either since weve been together. I do know however that he's been with at least 20+ women but he's used a condom with every one. But I've read you can still get them with condoms. My question is, once this virus is gone, like all the symptoms have disappeared, would we still be able to get it again since both of us probably carry the virus now? Or since the aldara kills the virus through the root will theyjust never come again? Or will I have out breaks every so often? That's what I'm afraid of.

[gracefromHHP]

1 out of every 3 of us has hpv - it's very common!

usually once warts have disappeared , if they haven't returned in a few months, they are gone for good for you. Some folks will be unlucky enough to get a few recurrences or the aldara won't work for them but in general they go away within a few months.

odds are you got this from your finance unless you've recently had another partner.  really no worries about transmission if you've been together at least 6 months or more.

don't use otc wart removers in the genital area. they can cause scarring. stick to the aldara or have them surgically removed by a dermatologist if they haven't gone away in 3 months of using the aldara.

grace