Imiquimod herpes
Common Questions and Answers about Imiquimod herpes
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Hello,
I have posted twice in the past and I sincerely appreciate the help with my questions. I'm writing about an exposure I had last night that I feel bad about. I met a girl in a bar and we went back to my place. She is an acquaintance of my friend but I barely know her. She was on top of me for about 20 minutes with only her panties on. I was completely naked and she was rubbing vigorously against my penis.
Upon looking back at my records she discovered that I had been given a herpes test!!! I was pretty upset and made it clear that I never mentioned herpes..even I know there is a huge difference between herpes, a wart and skin tags. I was referred to a gynecologist who suggested trying imiquimod. I decided to try tea tree oil, before trying imiquimod. The tea tree seemed to increase the itch, so I filled the imiquimod.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I got genital molluscum in December last year for which my doctor gave me imiquimod/aldara - Due to applying that, I got severe open blisters sores on scrotum (not painful or itchy at all). On visual diagnosis, the doctor said it is herpes for sure. I told him that last time I was exposed to unprotected oral sex was 8 months back. He ordered a blood test. I got HSV IGG 1&2 combo done which came non reactive. Doctor said test results are wrong and its 100 percent herpes.
On September 30th, the second doctor at a different clinic said this looks more like an inflammed pimple but swabbed it for herpes just to rule it out. Herpes was not isolated, so I am negative. She showed me pictures of genital warts because she seemed very certain that this could not be the aftermath of treating a wart with liqiuid nitrogen.
I'll try to help, but the main thing is to return to your doctor, tell her all you say here then let her work it out. If you're not happy with her understanding or apparent knowledge, find another one. Your local health department STD clinic or a family planning clinic like Planned Parenthood would be good options for expert advice. In any case, you will never get definite answers online, either by looking at information about various infections or asking questions of distant experts.
Dear doctors ,
I have a small genital wart on my foreskin and I started to use imiquimod cream recently . The instruction says that I should use the imiquimod cream during bedtime . However , I have more erections during sleep (than day time ), the imiquimod cream might be wiped off by the underwear when I have an erection. In this case , Can I use imiquimod during the day instead of bedtime ?
Antiviral activity has been demonstrated against a variety of viruses, and clinical efficacy has been demonstrated against genital warts, herpes genitalis and molluscum contagiosum. Imiquimod is administered as a 5% cream (Aldara) and has been licensed for the treatment of anogenital warts in immunocompetent patients. Complete clearance of warts has been observed in up to half of treated patients with only local side effects reported.
Is there any link between Molluscum Contagiosum and Herpes? I'm a male who had been in a monogamous relationship for over 15 years, however recently I have had a sexual relationship with two other women, both unprotected. I have had extremely small white bumps, that look like pimples, show up in my genital area within the last few weeks or so.
Hello,
Herpes and warts are entirely different.Warts are caused by HPV and herpes by herpes virus.I think that the growths that you are having on your buttocks are warts. They are cauliflower-like protuberances and are usually symptomless.They are spread through direct skin-to-skin contact during oral, genital, or anal sex with an infected partner.
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Aldara is a cream used for topical treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer, and is thought to act through stimulation of anti-tumour immunity. The active ingredient, imiquimod, has been shown to stimulate toll-like receptor 7. Aldara also induces psoriasis-like lesions when applied to naive murine skin, and as such is used as a mouse model for psoriasis. Here we find that in naive murine skin, Aldara induces inflammation largely independently of toll-like receptor 7.
cause she said i shouldnt have squeezed it and caused irritation) and then used liquid nitrogen with q-tip on lesion. She dabbed the lesion a couple times and it froze. Imiquimod was then perscribed and have not used it. Over all the doctor sounded very unsure. Said "it possibly could be a t in tiny wart."
September 30th: Second doctor said this is not a wart nor does it resemble the after math of a wart treated with liquid nitrogen. Doctor swabbed opened lesion for herpes.
Can anyone describe their experiences with Imiquimod? I am on the 3.75% cream which my doctor has told me to use every other day for a month. In the first 2 weeks, nothing happened, only just a couple days ago I noticed a very slight indication that the medication might be working, but I'm still not sure. I have about 20-30 very small warts, and notice 2 or 3 of them showing a bit of redness and drying up a bit. Still not sure if this is due to the medication.
A couple of weeks ago i discovered warts on my genital area at the base of my penis and was diagnosed formally by my dr. I was prescribed imiquimod to be applied 3 days a week but heard apple cider vinegar does a great job of clearing warts. Is it a good idea to apply the imiquimod mon,wed, fri night and apple cider vinegar tues, thurs, saturday nights? Anyone tried this or have any results from either one they would share?
So it is available because it is approved for something else? Is it expensive if bought this way? I believe the herpes handbook still mildly recommends it.
I was prescribed Aldara (imiquimod) to get rid of a few perianal HPV warts since cryotherapy was only making it worse. After only about 2 weeks of usage almost all symptoms of the warts were gone however I now have perianal psoriasis in its place. That is one of the side-effects of imiquimod and it mainly strikes people whom are genetically prone to having psoriasis.
For practical purposes, the only STDs that conceivably could cause such a symptom are herpes and the secondary stage of syphilis. But herpes lesions would turn into painful open sores and then heal, always within 2-3 weeks. And syphilis rarely causes small spots only in that location; you would have had a body-wide rash. There are several potential non-STD causes, such as yeast infection or nonspecific balanitis, but this forum doesn't get into non-STD diagnoses.
If you are using imiquimod cream to treat genital and anal warts, you will probably apply it once a day for 3 days a week (e.g., Monday, Wednesday, and Friday or Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday). Imiquimod cream should be left on the skin for 6 to 10 hours. Continue using imiquimod until all of the warts are healed,
i found this on a website.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.
OK so a little about me, i am a 28 year old straight male...i have had genital herpes for about 5 years... i take one 500mg of valacyclovir each day and have not had one single issue since the first day i got diagnosed... next, about 3 months ago i started getting very small warts on the shaft of my penis and i went and saw a Urologist and he burned them off for me and i was good, he was unsure 100% if indeed they were HPV warts or if they were another form...
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