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Please help!! genital warts or something else??

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indigo0945
indigo0945

I've had genital warts since the beginning of March, I got them checked by a doctor who identified them as that and gave me podophyllotoxin (warticon cream) to use. I used it once and it worked but they came back and so right now i'm doing another course of it.

Obviously because of covid 19 i've not had a face to face appointment since my first one and I'm worried that this large cluster of bumps around the opening of my vagina are big warts? (picture below). I have a small wart (which was the first I found) just before the opening. I've spoken to so many health professionals but they've all said the same thing that they don't know until they check them and obviously right now they can't. I spoke to my doctor and he said I can put the podophyllotoxin (its a liquid solution this time but essentially same thing) on them as you can argue because I can see them their external and from using this its turned them a whiteish colour as if they're dying (you can see from picture) but I don't want to continue to put this strong stuff on it if it isn't genital warts.

I've looked on google and I'm wondering if it could be Vestibular Papillomatosis? They look completley different to my other warts that are smaller and flat but i'm worried as there is so many of these bigger ones.

At this point any info would be great because i'm really stressing about them.

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    Guest indigo0945

    Posted

    Dear indigo,

    The whitish lumps are genital warts; they are too big to be VP.

    Please note that the liquid is 0.5% and the cream is 0.15% podophyllotoxin. In other words, the liquid is three times stronger than the cream you've been using. Check the label on the bottle to confirm. A good thing if you consider its potency but it also means you need to apply with greater care.

    If the treatment is too painful or irritating you should contact your doctor and discuss alternatives, but in the current circumstances home-based treatment/s are the only option.

    Rgds,

    Adhari

    • indigo0945
      indigo0945 Guest

      Posted

      Thank you for just giving me an answer. I'll be extra careful with the liquid and see a doctor when I can 😃

      kind regards,

      Indigo

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