Apple Cider Vinegar for Genital Warts

YES! ACV WORKS!! I used the ACV on one wart near the anal area, and it turned black and fell off after ONE treatment! The rest of mine were located right inside my vagina, within the first inch or so. I was hesitant, but I decided to do it anyways, so here's what I did (sorry, it's so long but VERY helpful):

I took a cotton ball and saturated it in diluted ACV (about half and half, maybe a little more ACV than water). Then, I stuck it right inside the opening to cover the ones within that 1 inch region. I left it there for about an hour or so, maybe a little longer. I figured that since it's such a sensitive area, I'd better not do it too often. So then I took it out and left it alone for about 2 hours, then I stuck another one (same solution) in and left it for about 20 or so minutes, then took it out. After these treatments my labia was SO SWOLLEN and it was definitely burning a lot and then subsiding after a little while, then it would get bad again. So then, I took some Vitamin E capsules I bought and poked a hole in them and rubbed them all around my labia, then inserted one all the way up in my va-jay-jay, and the other right inside the first 1 inch region so it could break and run down and coat that area.

The next day, my labia was very raw looking, so I decided maybe I shouldn't do the ACV again, so I just repeated the Vitamin E treatment the same way as before. (ladies you may want to put a small panty liner in your panties so that when the vitamin E drips down it doesn't get all sticky/hard in your panties.

The next day, I woke up and looked at it and it looked really gross! Almost like a chunky, white discharge! I hopped in the shower and washed really well down there, got out, and ALL of the warts that were in the first part of my vagina are GONE! It looked all chunky and white because those were the warts sloughing off! I thought the warts inside would turn black and fall off too, but this area is so wet and moist they just turn really white and then turn almost cheesy like (i know, SO gross) and you can wipe them right off! I was astounded.

There are 1 or 2 more deeper inside my vagina, almost to the cervix. So I'm going to repeat the vitamin E until they go away. If they do not, I'm going to try a new treatment I've found.

If the vitamin E doesn't work or you don't want to put the ACV there, try tea tree oil suppositories. We've all heard about the tea tree oil remedy for the outside part, but I had no idea that they had tea tree oil suppositories too! I looked them up a little bit more, and found that many women actually use them to prevent or treat cervical dysplasia and genital warts on the inside. Just take a suppository, and stick it right on up as far as you can. I'm not sure how often to repeat this treatment, but it probably says so on the bottle. They're sold at most stores like Whole Foods, herbal drug stores, places like that.

I really hope I could help you guys out! If anybody has any issues, just shoot me an email because I know how hard it is to be in this situation.. especially when you're a complete health nut like me, are not promiscuous, and never thought anything like this would ever happen to you. Just realize that this is not life-threatening and it's not the end of the world! You're not alone, just look at this forum and you can see how common GW are! Thanks SO MUCH Earth Clinic, I really have no idea what I would have done without you!

Guys, girls, and all you in between my name is Mr. E. and this is my story:

around 5 months ago I have noticed a small bump on my dear friend down there and I did what always do when I see something that bothers me, I ignored it. The time passed by and another one came, and another one. I then realized that I got to do something about it. so I did what any person with ugly pimples growing on his penis will do, I went to see a doctor.

The doctor scared the hell out of me and send me to the pharmacy to by Podofilox. at that point I was already shy $200 - the doctor visit and the medication plus - I was scared to death. after 2 weeks of using this topical solution my GW got smaller but where still there, alive and a kicking and... It hurts. it hurts and I had cuts down my skin. another week passed by and I ran out of podofilox so I started looking online.

I found this web site and I could not believe it. this stuff works like magic. after 2 days of use the GW was almost gone! I applied it twice a day for about 30 minutes or so it killed those ugly looking things I had over there.

My tips are these: make sure you apply it on the affected area only and not on the "healthy" skin. it left some browses on my good skin and know I am waiting till these will heal. make sure you keep the area clean, I took at least 2 showers a day and washed it well with Tea tree soap. and cleaned with hydrogen peroxide to prevent infection.

I would like to thank this web site and all those who contributed. this has been a big head ache for me. and the fact I could not share it with any body did not make it easier.

THINK POSITIVE - THE ACV IS THE CURE FOR GW - I am now drinking this stuff twice a day with water and lemon to clean out my body. make sure you eat a lot of fruits and vegetables, this will build up your immune system. I will never have an unsafe sex again in my life. and will ask to see paper with tests results from each partner - I consider my self lucky that I did not get something worse.

I have started the ACV remedy. I started it after finding your site last night. My warts are small, and in my 'taint' area. My outbreak showed up about three weeks ago when I lost my job and health insurance. The ACV seemed to be the most promising home remedy I found online. My ex called me a little over a month ago to let me know his wife had them and that I should get checked. (He and I messed around after I kicked him out, when they got together. Oh the mistakes we make). I had to put a whole piece of gauze over the cotton balls because they wouldn't stay. I slept with it on and it burned a little all night, but not so much that I couldn't sleep. This morning I can't see any difference. I will do it for a few hours today, but i'm going to a party for the football game tonight and don't want to smell like ACV, so i'll re-apply tomorrow. I hope this works! And Thank You all in advance!!

OMG!!! I have not had any sexual contact with anyone in at least 8 years and I just notices these funny bumps on my labia . So I searched online and it's warts. In the next 5 days they got bigger and multiplied ..I now have them all along my vagina opening and I can even see some inside my vagina. and i also have lots of tiny white bumps all along my inner thighs. I've been using the acv for 3 days now and it really hurts ,they turn white ,but after about an hour later they go back to pink. I'm using ambasol to numb the pain and cotten balls with the acv.as i'm trying to get rid of the 2 big ones will they just spread ?

I had a small wart growing on the shaft of my penis, so I tried the apple cider vinegar remedy. It worked, and I am now wart free. The only down side is that I now have a scar that is much larger than the actual size of the former wart. If I were to do it again, I would apply a smaller piece of cotton to the wart to try to minimize the affected area. I was just too eager to get rid of it. Oh well, I'd rather have a small scar than a wart.

ok.....in the last 3 months i've had four little warts show up, 3 on inside of my vaginal walls, and another on the surrounding area, and then about a month ago i got an anal one that has since grown huge and like flappy, and begun sprouting it's own wart that i just noticed today. SO after crying for about an hour and a half straight telling myself "omg I'm so gross that even my genital warts have genital warts." I hit up my the drugstore and am sitting here with alcohol wipes and an xacto knife.......not so smart, I know, but I'm desperate. Anyway i couldn't do it and that's how i ended up here....so now, at 3 30 in the morning, i am posting this and immediately leaving to go pick up some acv......i really hope this works.....I will absolutely be posting my updates :) i was, however, wondering if anyone with multiple sized warts that had sucess with this treatment could tell me if they saw results faster on larger warts or smaller warts?? I can live with little ones, but the big one has got to go...it makes me feel yucky.

Hi I am a couple days into the ACV for genital warts and am scared because my Dr just said on the telephone, "hmmm im worried you will be damaging your mucosa". She is a wonderful woman who is not pushing anything on me as she knows how inhibiting the price of the cream is or the burning off process. Well i have not had anyone even touch me in many years and had sex without protection and contracted them all over my vaginal area and anal area even though i did not have anal sex. It took weeks for them to come to the surface and the Dr thought i just had 2 small ones 4 days ago. The cream she recommended costs over 300 so i looked on line and found you guys. When i put the acv on i couldnt believe how they were everywhere dotted front to back inside and out and side to side. The Dr wanted me to get them burned off but how the heck can you burn off 100+... Swear that's how many i have at least, and they are small but hurt like hell.

So i started homeopathic thuja 30c 4 times a day and it did not help at all. i started the acv (cotton balls dipped and covered with a pad and tape the pad down) and it hurt so bad... after 6 hours yesterday though, i saw alarming white and some grey/black which is scary as hell, but all of you guys say this is the way... so i trust you and thus i have the acv on now again. A couple questions maybe you guys can help me out with:
1. does anyone know if vitamin e capsules rubbed on after the acv work to soothe or do i need aloe?
2. does anyone know about damage to the mucosa? None of you have lost sensitivity in the area have you?
3. A guy today posted that he is all scarred. Does anyone else have scars?
4. Has anyone else seen 100 small warts? I feel like all the other cases have just a few 1-3 seems average.
Thanks i will let you know how it goes.
Any encouragement or help will be greatly appreciated
:)

About a month ago was when i first realized that things werent normal.. i went to the doctor & sure enough genital warts. she put acid on them which was the most traumatizing thing my down below parts have ever felt. she said i might have to come back for more treatments but it was so god awful i decided i HAD to look for a natual remedy. i found this website & finally felt like i had some hope. i tried it out & whether it was from the acid or the ACV things thankfully seem to be clearing up. but it leads me to some questions. i dont know how graphic i can get, but some spots are almost pruney now, you know like when you sit in the tub for too long.. i dont know if its because of all the foreign substances down there or what but it makes me nervous. also what i dont understand is that i got my pap tests back & they said they were normal also my std tests came back normal. i dont understand how thats possible when i clearly had genital warts at the time. how will i ever know if the virus is gone if my tests come back normal like that?? i hope someone can talk me through this. im thankful the only thing thats wrong with me is this but still, its been one of the most emotionaly draining things to deal with not having anyone to talk to about it. im so happy i found this website!

OMG the ACV really works I found out 7 yrs ago that I have HPV. I have tryed everything and nothing works till I viewed this site. I thought what could it hurt. I went to the store and bought acv for $1.38 and I have cottonballs and papertape (medical). I soaked two cotton balls and taped it to my boy over a big cluster of 20 warts. I only applied before bed time. Well two days later I could nota stand to put it on any more so i left it alone for a day every thing turned black. On day three the scap started to peel and there is nothing there. IT IS AWESOME. I can not thank all you guys enought for posting. You all are great for sharing.

First and foremost, I would like to thank EarthClinic and all of my fellow posters. Ok, Now that that's out of the way, here's my story:

It all begins when I began showing some growths in my vaginal area (all external) right after giving birth. At first I thought they (the growths) were vaginal skin tags which are common in pregnant women and are believed to be caused by hormones and excess weight gain. I began reading and searching online for what I could do about them. Upon my research, and reading about HPV and GW, I determined that I exhibited symptoms of GW-- and since a large percentage of genital skin tags are directly linked with HPV, I deducted that somewhere along the line, I had contracted HPV. Due to The stress of the Pregnancy, along with the compromised immune system that comes along with pregnancy- my HPV came out of its "dormant" state. Mortified at my discovery- I began a quest for knowledge and treatment. After reading on the CDC's website that 90% of HPV infestations disappear within two years of discovery--- I didn't feel all was completely lost. I stumbled upon this site while searching for treatment plans. Since DR's can be EXTEMELY EXPENSIVE,I was hoping to find a treatment that wouldn't empty my pockets. ACV was mentioned in quite a few sites, and after reading the posts by all those before me, I decided... why not give it a try- and put the skepticism aside.

The Course of Treatment:
I went to the local drug store and purchased a tea tree oil blend w/ vit. E and other wonderful oils. Then straight to the grocery for a 2 dollar bottle of ACV. Bag of cotton balls and some maxi thins.

I took a warm shower and cleased the area well.
I then made sure the area was clean with some Hydrogen Peroxide..
I placed an ACV soaked cotton ball directly over the growths (suspected warts) that had claimed my pleasure organ for their home. At first It slightly burned...not too bad...yet....
Put on some clean underware (not thongs, or g strings ladies-- good old cotton undies) stuck a maxi pad in there- and wore the pickeled smelling contraption for about 30 minutes.
I then took it off (growths had turned a whitish color) and put the tea tree oil (VERY SOOTHING) blend over the area- and left it alone.
I repeated the process about 8 hours later...this time the burning a little more severe.
I continued doing this for two days-- now on my third day-- the growths have turned black--and are falling out one by one. I will note that ACV burns more with each treatment--but take it with a grain of salt- and if you simply can't bare it... stop, put some tea tree on and try again a little later. (I've had to bite down on a towel to keep from screaming)
This really does work great... and for a couple of reasons- 1) the acidity of ACV is like a chemical peel- and a disinfectant 2) the price of prescriptions is about 300 times more. 3) The humility of the doc's office is mortifying 4) The results of ACV are quick and effective.

Again, there is minor discomfort--- but who cares if it works-
I am not sure of the long term benefits- but will post back in a few months with an update.

I am a few growths away from being growth free..YAY!

Attempting acv to cure vaginal warts but I have started spotting. Not sure whether to stop treatment or not as i've only been doing this for 2 nights. I'm doing both external treatment and ingesting it. Advice?

I read everything on this site about ACV. I just went to Safeway and bought a bottle. Came home and took a shot, and wrapped my penis. Only problem is that its weighing my penis down so I had to put on some boxer briefs. Now my boxers are soaked and i had to take the dressing off after 10 minutes because i have to go out for a while and don't need a wet spot appearing down there. I will say that the warts that are on my penis that are there and the ones i didn't know were there are a little white so i know this is going to work. I will write more later to let you know how it works out. I do feel a little sick after taking a shot of that stuff.

PLEASE LET THIS WORK!

I used the ACV treat GW over a year ago. I have not had any return since treatment. I used the ACV topically to treat the warts that I could see but I was worried about the warts that I could not see. I started drinking 1oz of ACV, three times a day as I had read that this would eliminate any warts that could not be seen. Sure enough, after 2 days of drinking the ACV, I started noticing little bumps on my labia were flaking off. When I went to see my Gyno she was amazed that I had managed to get rid of my warts using ACV. I kept drinking the ACV for a few months after all the warts had disappeared as I read that this would kill the actual virus that was in the tissue causing the warts. The ACV also has other great health benefits. I am happy to say that I have not had an outbreak since I used the ACV.

Hello, this is T from Chicago, IL. I contracted genital warts from my ex-bf about a year ago. In the shower I felt two small hard growths on my perineum area. My gyn confirmed my own suspicions and fears with a positive diagnosis of hpv (genital warts). I opted to try and treat myself with natural methods vs. over the counter or prescription meds. I found this site called amoils.com. They have a lot of diff essential oils that cure a plethora of ailments; so I bought this product called heal warts. It was to be applied 3x/day only to the top of the wart and in 2 to 6 weeks the warts are guaranteed to flake away and no new wart will grow in the same place again. The product worked just as it was suppose to and w/in about 4 to 6 weeks they were gone. I was wart free for about one year and then I noticed two similar growths on my perineum area again. I started to use the heal warts formula again, confident that it would work the same. I had been using it for about 3 weeks with no improvements and to make matters worse the warts began to multiply and spread. I went from having 2 small warts to having like 10 vaginal warts and 1 anal wart (which I have no clue how I got cause I have never had anal sex). So thus began a new search for a new product that will get rid of these disgusting little bastards. I was ready to give prescription meds a try and then I found this blessing of a site called earthclinic. Many of the people were buzzing about apple cider vinegar (acv) for treating genital warts in as little as 3 days. I was a little scared because many of the comments stated that the acv burns upon contact, but I was willing to try anything. So I went out and bought some store brand of acv, cotton balls, sterile gauze pads and some big Band-Aids. I took a shower and carefully cleaned the area. After I got out I clean the wart area again with some hydrogen peroxide. I then took a cotton ball and soaked it with acv and squeezed out the excess. I put one cotton ball right inside my vagina since nearly half of my warts are right inside and around the vaginal opening. (I suspect I may have warts in my vaginal canal so I will do a full strength acv douche twice a day once I stop my menstrual cycle). I took another acv cotton ball and stretched it out to lengthen it; I then positioned it so that half the cotton was on my perineum warts and the other half was on my anal wart. Next I took the sterile gauze pad and cut it in half (the ones I bought are pretty big) then soaked it and squeezed out the excess acv. I used this pad to cover and keep the cotton balls in place and to cover any tiny warts that I may not see. Then I covered everything with the other dry half of the pad and taped it to the insides of my thighs with the big Band-Aids. I also put a panty liner in my panties as to avoid any leakage. I am not going to lie; the pain for me was an extremely intense burning sensation, almost unbearable. It doesn't burn the good skin, only the warts feel like they are burning. I kept telling myself the pain is the wart dying and being rejected by my body. The pain lessens in about 30 to 45 mins. The first day, I wore the acv treatment around the house for about 5 hours. When I took off the pad off the warts had become swollen and whiter. I took a shower and used the peroxide to clean the area and let it be. On day two I decided to do the treatment before bed. I did the same steps as before and went to bed. In the morning the warts were even whiter, and harder and slightly protruding more as if the wart was literally being pushed out of the skin. Every time I went to the bathroom and wiped I would see little chunks of wart on the toilet paper. Today is day three and the warts are sore and tender and one of them is starting to turn black, and another little wart chunk came off. I will use the treatment again tonight before bed. I have not been super aggressive with this treatment, meaning that I have not been wearing the pad for 24 hrs/day due to the pain intensity. I can only apply once a day for 5 to 10 hrs depending on what I have to do. Many people report that aloe vera gel or neosporin/ A&D ointment work well for soothing the pain and irritation. I will buy some aloe vera gel and give that a try. I can say that I am very confident that with in 1or maybe 2 weeks the warts will be completely gone. Once the warts are completely gone I will try using vitamin e oil to help heal the skin up like new. I will post and update my condition in a week. I really hope this info helps someone, cause hpv is a very scary disease and many can't afford the traditional wart medications. You are not alone in your struggle to rid yourself of these horrid nasty little things and apple cider vinegar is a cheap simple way to quickly get rid of the warts. I must say that even if you have seemingly removed all of the warts with the acv; it is still best for anyone with a positive hpv diagnosis do regularly get check for cervical or penile cancer.

i'm trying the acv for my warts. so far it seems to be working, only on the 2nd day. my shaft looks like it's working rather well. but i'm having trouble getting band aids, gauze, etc to stay close to the skin around the base of my goods. anyone else have this problem? i've tried everything. i'm walking around with duct tape and the gauze pads just aren't staying close to my skin. do i really have to sit and hold the gauze or cottons balls for an hour+?