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I was prescribed aldara about 4 weeks ago but was not able to use it continuously because I also get the doctor to put podophilin on the warts when they are visible and that sometimes cause the irritation of the area, hence, I had to stop aldara for a few times already when that happened. I had my Pap Smear done 2 weeks ago and the test result was negative. I also had Gardasil vaccination last week.
My questions are:
1. My gyno confirms that I don't have any warts inside my vagina.
ll stop with the cortopin cream then, I thought this is might be best to take to sooth the redness and stop the tingling as this is the cream the doctor gave me when I visited the gum clinic following my first outbreak and they didn't know what it was.
The aqueos cream I am using is a dry skin moisturizer that is preservative free.
Any ideas how I can stop the constant tingling / burning? The veins in my genitals look purple and stand out so I'm sure its something to do with that?
Stress is a factor, but honestly, everybody experiences stress. Individual immune systems will respond differently, and there is no way to predict when your's will clear the virus. Do what you can to stay healthy, and I am sure it will work out. If you have had success with Aldra in the past, it might be a good idea to use it again.
I have recently been using Aldara cream to try and eliminate my genital warts (HPV). Although the warts minimised in size after three months my doctor told me to stop using aldara because of the ineffectiveness and incredible sores and lesions that i endured whilst treatment. He reccomended me to a dermatologist for the treatment of the HPV.
1. My dermatologist told me to apply the aldara liberally to make sure that even the tiniest warts in the area are treated. I have read elsewhere to only apply to the warts, but i have also read that aldara seems to respect healthy skin and only attacks unhealthy skin. Which is true and should i continue applying the aldara liberally to the entire areas.
2. The areas that have crusted and flaked are red and raw. Do i continue putting the aldara on those regions or should i stop?
I'm a male in my early thirties. I've recently started to use Aldara on some HPV warts that I've developed over the last few months (what a pain). My dermatologist at the time gave me a sample and a prescription, and at first, I didn't feel anything. I wasn't sure if I was using too little, but I don't think so. I'm on my 6th treatment, and a few days ago when I masturbated, I found small tinges of blood in my semen.
Oh you shouldn't be using it on healthy skin, so if the wart is gone, you can stop the aldara. Give your doctor a call though to double check, or post in the HPV forum.
she confirms that it is severe burns from the Aldara on my labia and I also coincidentally have a yeast infection occurring at the same time. She gave me Difuclan for the yeast infection and Percocet to take to manage pain. My question: how long can I expect the extreme swelling/burning to last? The medication is helping with pain management, but I can't go to work this week like this, as I can barely move let alone use a public bathroom without being in physical agony.
anyways despite best efforts the cream has gotten on other parts of my skin near the warts and has almost bleached it white... I have decided to stop using it for this reason even though the warts are not completely gone (i hate aldara now).
Just wondering if there was any chance of these white blotchy spots getting any color back or if there was anything i could do about it (reasonably speaking)? Im really hoping its not serious hypopigmentation scarring.
you need to be seen and get a proper exam. we'd totally be guessing as to what is going on.
could this be something non-hpv related? indeed it could be which is why you should've sought out exam first and not self treated. At this point I'd stop the aldara and wait a full month before being seen so that any irritation and skin changes from the aldara have dissipated. You don't want to get a wrong diagnosis due to the changes that occur with its use.
After a whole week of having this constant itch and burn and continuing to use the Aldara I went back to my Dr. He scared me so bad because he sai "these aren't the bumps you had before, how old is your boyfriend and do you only have sex with him?" I answered yes and that I knew. He did a culture and a blood test and told me to call him in a week because it looks like I have herpes. I started crying on the spot. He prescribed me Herpes meds a cream and pills.
Please tell me if you think I have herpes or if it’s related to the Aldara. I’ve read that one can get herpes-like symptoms from Aldara. Is it normal to experience this a week after I’ve stopped using it? Is it normal for it to last this long? Is it possible? I’m very petrified, too petrified to go back to my gyno. Please help.
I was told to apply it 3 times a week, and Ive been doing it so, until a week ago when I researched all about Aldara and it says to do it twice a week. I am currently in week 8. So The warts are gone.. they were gone on week 4, but now the issue is this. As part of the down part of using Aldara is that it makes your skin go red where you apply it. But what happened now is that it burned off a piece of my skin. Now my question is, should I continue the cream even if the warts are all gone?
Hello Doctor,
I hope this message finds you well. I had a previous question here:
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/STDs/Wart-on-near-follicle/show/1827930
The information in the link should explain some of my history. After writing my last message I had a visual examination and the dermatologist did not see any other warts, nor did he see evidence of MCV. As a result of my picking at the lesion I had seen, he could not confirm whether it was one or not.
t want to fool around with aldara, which can take up to 16 weeks to work, when going and getting them frozen might take care of them with a few treatments. The freezing might hurt, but at least it will be over faster.
If your doc doesn't do that, then call Planned Parenthood or your local std clinic. They can do it there.
There's no reason to feel gross. 80% of people will have HPV in their lifetime. You certainly aren't alone.
Hey Doc, I was diagnosed with Low Risk HPV(Genital Warts back in April, I had them treated with 4 treatments of Trichloric Acid, and just last week my gyno decided to stop the acid treatments and gave me a prescription for Aldara(I still have a couple area's that are not cleared up).
During the time that I was getting the Acid Treatments my gyno told me not to have sex. She repeated this before I left at my last visit when she gave me the prescription...
and after 2 weeks use i have had good results so far so if i were you i would go see your dermatologist if he recomends surgery set the date for about 1 1/2 months away and get them to prescribe you aldara in the meantime. use aldara and within 4 weeks if the warts have not reduced in size or started to clear then just go in for surgery.
time to stop the cream then and resort to having them cut off. if they didn't go away by now, they won't.
accutane isn't the issue here.
aldara is very irritating to skin sometimes. if your skin is red and irritated, you shouldn't be applying the aldara to it. stop it and start applying a diaper rash type cream like zinc oxide to the skin until its healed.
it can take up to 3 months until aldara makes warts disappear but odds are if you haven't had any results by now, you won't. See your dermatologist to have them removed instead.
Hi,
You should definitely notify your doctor who prescribed the Aldara, and tell her that you are having a bad, painful reaction to it, and that you might have a chemical burn on your labia due to the last application... I would stop applying Vagisil to the affected area because it doesn't sound helpful at this point. Ask your doctor what she suggests to help treat the tissue that has been affected by this burn.
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