u/No-Discount4302

okay so i had a few warts in different places. not too much to where it was covering my whole vagina. i didn’t have to do cryo or anything.

First cycle- I started on Monday night. It sort of started working immediately. they started to turn yellow-ish. 2 days later, the pain started to kick in. it was a sign that the medication was working, but damn i couldn’t even wear underwear. they were sore to the touch. few days later, it started to look like raw skin, red, and puffy. It still hurt

second cycle- okay warts in different areas started to look different. some stayed yellow, the ones on my lips looked like raw skin, and the biggest wart (looked like a tiny skin tag) was already starting to scab black. medication started to sting a little when i put it on. i still put it on the wart that was scabbing black. after the 3 days were up, i was still in discomfort but they were still healing without treatment

third cycle- i only put it on for 2 days because the warts weren’t visible anymore. they all began to scab but it still looked inflamed/raw skin on my lips. i was no longer in pain, but still didn’t wear underwear because the scared would get caught on it.

present day- 4/5 of my scabs came off. it’s still pink ish on my lips, but it’s definitely going down as the days pass. i’m not sure if it left scarring.

very satisfied with my results. obviously i know i still have the virus and theres a chance of them coming back. but yeah, the medication was very helpful :)

Hi all. So I was SA in January. I had no physical pain or rashes or pain with urination. i went to get tested for everything, even herpes. I got my blood test result back positive for hsv 1 and negative for hsv 2. I felt so defeated. I have no idea where it is in my body. i believe when i got tested in june, i was negative for it then

Ive had no cold sores and no pain. i have no idea when I contracted this. How do I go about disclosing? I know to disclose before i have sex (don’t plan on doing that for a while) but should I disclose before kissing someone?

the test also didn’t show the numbers (how high it is). all i know is that i have the antibodies for it. is anyone else on the same boat?

LADIES! We woman go though a lot. Please if you are sexually active, read my advice.

Ill start off by saying that I was diagnosed with genital warts (HPV) from SA. I had a herpes scare and did so much research on STD's while waiting for my results.

Please get tested after every partner! Even if you don't have physical lesions. Before getting with a new partner, please make sure you both go to the clinic together to get tested. HSV is not on the standardized STD panel. It is possible that your partner can have it and lie/not tell you about it. My friend got HSV-2 from their partner when they were asymptomatic and they went through a horrible outbreak. Make sure your partner gets blood tested for HSV along with the other STD's.

This is the tricky part. Men don't get tested for HPV. They can have asymptomatic warts and still transfer it to you. It can be transferred with just skin to skin contact.

Please just get tested together before having sex. A few hours isn't worth catching something. And make sure you know and trust the person. Before my diagnosis, I had no idea about any of this information. I never hooked up but I also wasn't as cautious as I should've been. What happened to me was traumatizing and terrible, but it taught me a valuable lesson. Thankfully I didn't contract HSV or any other STD. (I don't follow the stigmatism of HIV or HSV. I would still date someone who has those diagnosis)

Hi all. I'm 22(F) and i'm going though the worst time of my life right now. I was r*ped on new years. I was drunk and he put it in me without a condom. I wish I just ordered an uber instead of asking him to pick me up. Also wished I had the strength to fight him off.

I started to notice small lesions on my privates. I had one raised wart and a few small ones underneath. At the time, I didn't come to terms with the fact that I was assaulted. I really just wanted to forget about it because I knew if I came to terms with it, It would effect my mental.

I had no insurance and was scared to tell my mom. I went to planned parent hood and the doctor prescribed me with imiquimod cream. She didn't tell me it was HPV and that it was a virus. So I thought I was in the clear. The cream didn't work by the way.

Around early April, I started to notice they were spreading. I knew I had to get checked. I haven't had any sex after my assault. I went to patient first, and was told I needed to go to the emergency room because what I had contracted was from assault. I didn't tell anyone. I went in alone. I was there all day. They swabbed me and took my blood test. The nurse told me the bumps on top of my vagina looked like herpes. It scared me so bad, but I had a feeling that it wasn't because they were new and painless. They prescribed me with valacyclovir. It did nothing.

Few days pass and I got my results. I was negative for the standard STD. I didn't know that hsv wasn't on standard STD test. I had to see an OBGYN and get tested. She didn't swab me, but told me I did have warts. She explained to me what it was, and it was my first time hearing it. I couldn't contain myself. I cried and dissociated my whole visit. I did a blood test (IGG) for hsv. And she prescribed me with podofilox for the warts.

I went to the emergency room on Monday and OBGYN on Friday. That whole week I was in bed for about 90% of the day. I only ate when my stomach started to hurt from starvation, and barely drank water. I wasn't taking care of myself. I was researching about su!cide attemps. I really was planning on taking my life. Not only was I assaulted, but I had the worst anxiety that I could be diagnosed with something incurable. I even developed hemorrhoids for the first time in my life because I was seriously just laying down all day for about 8 days straight.

Blood test came back for from my OBGYN. I was diagnosed with HSV-1. It freaked me out so bad. I did my research and realized it wasn't as serious as I thought. It was positive from my antibodies, so I'm not even sure when I contracted it. I never had cold sores or pain down there. My results for HSV-2 was negative.

I started treatment with the podofilox. The first cycle of it was terrible. I was in so much pain I couldn't even wear underwear or go into work. I started to feel depressed again, even though I was in the clear for everything else. I currently just ended my second cycle with it. It's still ugly down there, but not as painful. What i'm more worried about is my possible hemorrhoids because it's giving me discomfort and shooting pains (sometimes).

I have a dermo appointment in 3 days. Hopefully they can freeze off whatever warts I have. I also have an active case against my abuser.

I'm struggling so much. I don't even recognize myself when I look in the mirror. I look back on my photos from before my assault, before the pain. I just can't believe that version of me is no longer there. My lady parts just look so ugly. I've always been so protective of my body. I only had 3 sex partners in my 22 years of living. I feel like a flower that wilted within days. I hope that in the next week, i'll be feeling better.

22(F) contracted with genital warts from assault. i got it in early january. they were very small and didnt spread for 3 months. i had no insurance or money to go to a proper doctor. went to planned parenthood hood and was prescribed imiquoid. it didn’t help in the slightest. (also wasn’t told it was HPV)

warts started to spread mid April. I finally had insurance so I went to get checked. I was prescribed podofilox and i’m on my second cycle. The healing process is so ugly. The warts don’t slowly shrink. They scab either yellow or black.

It is also spreading. it even spread to my anus. like wtf dude. i’ve been exercising and taking vitamins to help boost my immune system, and it’s getting WORSE?!

i have a derm appointment in 4 days. i heard the side effects r painful and can leave scars. should i proceed with podofilox or just get them frozen off?

HI. So I had contracted genital warts from assault in January. The first 3 months I had 1 small one and a few flat ones. I didn't have insurance, so I didn't get everything checked out. I went to some parent hood and they provided me with immiquoid. The doctor didn't tell me that it was HPV and a virus that will stay in my body.

About last month, I realized that it started to spread rapidly. I was scared, but finally had insurance. I went to an OBGYN and was informed about what I had and she prescribed me podofilox (liquid form) and I started my treatment on 5/4 (its now 5/15). First cycle was hell. They were turning yellow and scabbing. The 4 days of rest, they were still trying to heal. The big one I had has a black scab around it. The ones on my lips were yellow from scabbing and then looked like raw flesh. I was in so much discomfort and pain that I couldn't even wear underwear or go to work.

Second cycle. I had to order another refill because I ran out. I realized that there are 2 on the outside of my anus now and a small one on top of it. The small one on top is really painful. Not sure if its a pimple, wart, or something else. It's been there for the past 2 days now and I was told by my doctor to not put the podofilox on it. The raw flesh scabs are now turning yellow again and the black scab one is still there.

If anyone has shared the same experience, please help me out. My savings is going low from all these appointments. I'm not sure if I want to do cryo (freezing off warts) because people have mentioned that it leaves scars. But I don't want them to spread. I'm very concerned about the painful bump on the top line of my anus.