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Human papillomavirus is a diverse group of DNA-based viruses that infect the skin and mucous membranes of humans. More than 100 different human papillomavirus (HPV) types have been characterized. Some HPV types cause benign skin warts, or papillomas, for which the virus family is named. HPVs associated with the development of such "common warts" are transmitted...
I was recently diagnosed with GW 2 months ago. Since then I was prescribed medication, which got rid of the initial 4 which caused me to go be seen in the first place.
After that a couple have popped up and I've used the medication to get rid of them.
Just last week I noticed a TON of itching. It's really difficult to see that far back but I tried the best I could. I decided to be seen again for confirmation as I wasn't sure that I was making myself crazy.
Sure enough, I was right, with more outbreaks than even I thought. I had a meltdown in the doctors office and had them frozen off, this was yesterday.
Today, it's itching again, same spot, and seems to be spreading. The itching is CRAZY. It won't stop, and it seems that these keep spreading all over. When one is taken care of, 1-3 more show up.
My diagnosis was given only a few months into a relationship, and since then, we pretty much have not been intimate. He's been really great, understanding, supportive, everything. But i am MISERABLE. We can't do anything while I have an outbreak, and even when I have maybe a week where nothing is there, I feel awful. He's been nothing but great about it, but it is putting me in a dark place.
The itching, is becoming unbearable. The outbreaks are becoming out of control. I've been trying to alter my lifestyle to boost my immune system, but this just seems to be getting worse and worse with no sign of hope or relief.
I'm going to try ACV and vitamin e oil, but at this point, I've pretty much given up hope. I haven't seen him in 2 days because I'm just holing up at home and miserable. Sex isn't the only part of a relationship but we're only about 6 months in and we're at a point that it's not even part of it, and it's important to me.
I don't know what to do anymore. I'm 30 years old and have had a clean slate up until this point and it's ruining me.
After that a couple have popped up and I've used the medication to get rid of them.
Just last week I noticed a TON of itching. It's really difficult to see that far back but I tried the best I could. I decided to be seen again for confirmation as I wasn't sure that I was making myself crazy.
Sure enough, I was right, with more outbreaks than even I thought. I had a meltdown in the doctors office and had them frozen off, this was yesterday.
Today, it's itching again, same spot, and seems to be spreading. The itching is CRAZY. It won't stop, and it seems that these keep spreading all over. When one is taken care of, 1-3 more show up.
My diagnosis was given only a few months into a relationship, and since then, we pretty much have not been intimate. He's been really great, understanding, supportive, everything. But i am MISERABLE. We can't do anything while I have an outbreak, and even when I have maybe a week where nothing is there, I feel awful. He's been nothing but great about it, but it is putting me in a dark place.
The itching, is becoming unbearable. The outbreaks are becoming out of control. I've been trying to alter my lifestyle to boost my immune system, but this just seems to be getting worse and worse with no sign of hope or relief.
I'm going to try ACV and vitamin e oil, but at this point, I've pretty much given up hope. I haven't seen him in 2 days because I'm just holing up at home and miserable. Sex isn't the only part of a relationship but we're only about 6 months in and we're at a point that it's not even part of it, and it's important to me.
I don't know what to do anymore. I'm 30 years old and have had a clean slate up until this point and it's ruining me.
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Are you seeing a family practice dr? Or an OB/gyn? ...I saw a FP at first and had them frozen. It did not help. Then I was given some med that was similar to freezing, but did it myself at home. It helped a bit, but not enough. When I was diagnosed, my bottom around my vaginal opening looked like one big cauliflower patch. It was gross and the itching was unbearable at times. I finally went to my gynecologist and she did two treatments of an "acid wash" on me. I can't remember the actual name of the stuff, but she said it's acid. I'm not going to lie. It hurt like a bitch. She kept applying it with a swab and she told me to tell her when I couldn't take anymore. I purposely held on well past when I SHOULD have told her to stop b/c I wanted those suckers gone!! (Once I left the dr office, the stinging subsided fairly quickly... I'd say within 20 min or so. And I put Vit E on it every night between treatments.) After two treatments two weeks apart, I have NOT had a breakout since March!! I have started to get itchy a couple times, but I avoid ANY kind of scratching at ALL costs, because I know that immediately will help facilitate a breakout because "they" like friction! ... I have been using 100% African Shea Butter daily and I truly believe that has been helping to keep itching, and breakouts at bay because shea butter has natural anti-bacterial properties. ... Please consider going to a gynecologist. They deal with that area far more than a FP. Good luck! They can be conquered!!
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