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Gettingthru (Il) on 06/05/2018: 
Paul (Texas) on 06/05/2018: 
I never write reviews but I really want to because the ACV trick will turn things around.
I'm not going to lie, going straight to the doctor and having my worst fears confirmed, I felt sick. It is very hard to take and accept...all sorts of things run through your head. After shaving completely down there and in good light, I was mortified to see at 13 of these disgusting looking things in my pubic region, mainly on the right side of the shaft. I started using the cream prescribed and after 1 week of nothingness, I was stressing. Mainly because I was about to go on a big vacation over the new year period.
I started the intense ACV treatment late November and these are the Do's and Dont's
First of all, the ACV has to be "with the mother" I tried the other stuff and it didn't work, thank god I gave the other stuff a go before giving up.
I found the most effective method for me was simply just using q tips as opposed to cotton balls and band aids. the problem with the latter is that you cant maintain pressure on the wart and when it comes time to remove the band aid...it hurts so much..f that
Dab the q tip in Apple Cider Vinegar and press down on the wart so that no Apple Cider Vinegar runs off anywhere else. I found 10 minutes is enough time needed, going longer made no difference. The wart will be white upon removal, then slowly return to skin color. If it doesn't turn white, it's not a wart.
I would do this once in the morning and again at night before sleep, I experimented with multiple times a day to see if I could speed up the whole process but it made no difference for me.
I noticed on the second night the wart would start to go greyish and by the 3rd night be almost black.
Once it goes black, it no longer responds to the ACV. As in, it won't go white after another 10 minute session...its dead. Leave it. it should get a little smaller on day 4 then on day 5 or 6...its gone!
What not to do: after it goes black after 3 or 4 days, don't try and speed things up by making it fall off by touching it or running too much hot water over it in the shower. If it comes off too early before the new skin grows under it properly, good chance it'll get infected. Happened a few times...because I was in a rush to get rid of them. I had to go on antibiotics to fix that. So for me, from the moment I spot one, I know in 6 days its completely gone and unnoticeable.
This "don't" was scary.
Don't leave the Apple Cider Vinegar on the skin of your penis for too long! .. when I first started the treatment, I had cotton balls of Apple Cider Vinegar everywhere trying to kill the 13 of them, 1 of them was on the penis itself. I can't remember how long I left it..maybe 30 to 40 mins...took it off to see the skin on my dick like a prawn...acv will burn..that skin is a lot more sensitive than other areas. that took about 3 weeks to completely heal.
Once I worked out what works best for me, I could get rid of a new one in 5 days. I noticed after getting rid of all 13,1 would come back every week..but as time passed, they are appearing less and less. 6 months later (today) the longest I've gone is 7 weeks without one coming back. Id love to hear from someone whos been doing this for longer.
I will update again in 6 months
Cp (Wv) on 06/03/2018:
The next morning I showered, and dabbed the vinegar mix on again. This time it HURT...but I was determined to give it a good try. Cleaned with peroxide, applied my oil, and went to work. Everytime I went to toilet I cleaned myself with peroxide and reapplied the oil as needed. That night took a shower, and looked. The warts were white, but some looked like little craters, like the little wart had fallen out and just the surrounding skin was left. Excited to see progress, I dabbed my Apple Cider Vinegar cotton ball again. Not kidding...this time made me cry...Very painful. Applied my oil and went to bed.
The next morning I showered and took a look. The warts were white, I had several tiny craters, and some tiny spots bleeding. I did my little routine again. And went to work with my little bottles of oil and peroxide. That evening I showered and took a look. Everything was red and irritated except for little white warts and craters and some small little bloody pinpoints. I decided to take a break and just cleaned with peroxide and applied my oil then went to bed.
The next day everything looks waterlogged, swollen, and angry, so I decide to give it a rest and let things heal up a bit. Over the next couple of days the warts continued to come off, and the ITCHING...whoa...the itching was awful.
I plan to let things heal a couple more days, then repeat the process until all are gone. Currently everything seems to be drying up..the little warts that are left are very hard now but a white, grey color. It's been a total of 7 days since I started.
Jb (San Diego) on 05/22/2018:
Bottom line is that it works. Follow the directions outlined in the other posts and you'll have great affect on your warts. That being said, the ACV doesn't kill the virus itself, so new warts may appear as you are treating. I've been using the ACV method for close to a month now, and have believe I have killed the majority of my warts, though several are still lingering. I was diagnosed initially in Feb 2018, received 3 cryo treatments from my derm about 3 weeks apart from each other, but decided to take matters into my own hands after new warts appeared on the shaft of my penis after the third cryo treatment. I treated those, but during ACV treatment more appeared. It's been a bit of a wack-a-mole experience, but at least I know how to kill them. Nights 7 and 8 of treatment were the most painful, but that means it's working. Like everyone else said, it's highly gratifying when you wipe the head off a wart with a cotton ball and hydrogen peroxide after a shower. I'm praying that one day soon they will all disappear for good and I can start to return to a normal life.. Good luck to all!
Villiangab (Birmingham) on 05/13/2018:
Last month I noticed a couple of skin tag on my penis shaft, and they would not go away. They are really tiny like less than 1mm and almost unnoticeable if penis is not erect. A quick web search and I started using vinegar to test it. A couple turned quite white and I had to accept the fact that I have genital warts.
Psychologically it was very tough, especially the first couple of days where I would search for remedies the whole day and had trouble falling asleep at night. Even if I do fell asleep I would wake up in the middle of the night. So when I eventually come across this site, I decided to give it a try no matter what.
My setup is ACV (Heinz), bandaids, tissue paper, hydrogen peroxide and medical tape.
For the ACV I diluted it into 3 parts ACV:1 part water. Some of you went for 1:1 dilution and I thought that might be too mild. I folded up pieces of tissue paper, soak it up with the diluted ACV, slap it on the warts and use a bandaid to hold it it place.
The piece of tissue paper I used was larger than the absorption pad of the bandaid so I used medical tape to make sure that the ACV tissue is tightly in place. I did this for 3-4 days around the clock, replacing the ACV tissue every 8 hours or so (3 times a day). Like many suggests, I used a bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide to wash my genital area each time.
By the second day the wart turned grayish white, and a whole bunch (around 15-20) of what I assumed is warts under the skin revealed themselves and became dark red.
The third day was the hardest, it would sting but all in all it was tolerable. I had plantar warts on my foot when I was small and they were removed with the freezing method. The ACV pain is nothing compared to that pain.
I stopped applying the ACV tissue when the skin began to scab up. The scabs fell off after 1-2 days.
I can't say the warts have definitely gone because the skin down there is a bit rough after the treatment. I couldn't really distinguish between dried up skin or a wart at this time. Anyway, I can say the ACV method did work and if the warts come back I would not hesitate to do another round of treatment.
Shelly (San Diego, Ca) on 05/09/2018:
Definitely worked! My friend told me about using ACV for her skin cancer so I did a google search and found this. I used bandaids and a cotton ball soaked in ACV. I tried to keep on for as long as possible but most only stayed on for 1-2 days. I would replace it with a clean one. If my skin got too raw I took a break. After about 2 months all 12 warts are gone! Just unbelievable. I had tried tea tree before and it did nothing for me. ACV worked quickly.
Mindy (Canada) on 04/30/2018:
I swear this ACV works miracles for genital warts. I discovered what I thought might be a wart inside my labia about 14 days ago. About a week ago I took another look and there was MULTIPLE! I would have never known if I didn't inspect because there was absolutely no pain/discomfort. Immediately I called for an appointment with my gynaecologist but could only get a rendez vous in 5 days and I didnt feel it was urgent enough to go to the ER and wait hours on end to see someone who doesn't specialize in this.
I did some research about GW and landed on this site, I figured I would be proactive and give the ACV a try before I met with my Dr. I used the apple cider vinegar Bragg with mother (natural & raw). I am not a person who believes in healing with "natural medication" but I figured it wouldnt hurt to try since there was so much positive feedback on this method. I immediately began treatment. I used gauze because thats what I had on hand at home, I soaked it in the ACV and applied it to the affected warts inside the labia; which as we know is very sensitive for us females. I only applied it for approximately 20 minutes the first night.
I then repeated this method for the next 2 nights. It becomes more and more painful because the skin becomes raw(especially on the inside of the labia) there is no need to push yourself for too long if your really in pain. The tissue that wasnt affected by the warts was starting to peel and become very painful so I then changed my approach for application.
I used a Q-tip and held it down directly on the warts that I could visibly see which there was only 3 small ones left. (Just a couple minutes at a time, whatever I could tolerate pain wise)
After doing this method for 2 nights again everything had disappeared! The skin inside my vagina was still very raw and healing but there was no warts left.
It was then time to see my Dr... I still wanted to be consulted incase there was something I couldnt see higher up.
I explained my situation and the measures I took to treat the bumps (which I believed were warts). He examined me and said that he could not see any warts and it was possible that my ACV treated them before he got a chance to diagnose them as warts.
So Ladies and Gents, I highly suggest you try this method before turning to prescribed medication as it is a natural alternative!!!
And I do have the following questions...
1. Anybody try this method before and never see the warts reappear? (Hoping for this outcome)
2. If I am manipulating the warts in order to apply the ACV is there a chance I can transmit the warts to different parts of the vagina that have not been affected?
Thank you
Best of luck to you all!!!!
Yay for ACV
John (Chicago, Il) on 04/04/2018:
I am putting 100% ACV (Bragg's w/mother) onto what I think are genital warts. Day 1 and 2 I put it on with cotton ball and bandaid for about 6 hours. Day 3 (today) I only did about 2 hours since the skin around is getting raw. 1 turned white, stayed white and then turned black. It is currently black, but has not fallen off yet as of day 3. The other smaller warts ( or what I think are warts) turned white all 3 days, but they don't stay white, they turn back to flesh color within a couple hour of me removing the cotton ball. they have clearly also never turned black or fallen off. Is it possible these are not warts then? My other thought is that they could be little bumps/scars from shaving my shaft. All of the warts or potential warts are at the bottom of the shaft on 1 particular side of my penis. for a bit I just thought I was a slopping shaver and was cutting myself in the same spot ( I bleed when I shave my face too). but something made me do the vinegar test and they did turn white. Thanks for any thoughts!
John Doee (Illinois) on 03/16/2018:
I swear I never do reviews on anything. But because this work so well for me I thought I'd make a post telling people this actually works. I did how most people on here tell you to do and it work . Yes I harm some healthy skin in the process but it was worth it in the end. Yes it will sting and burn sometimes but its so much better than having those things on your penis. Just do as most people on here say and I swear to you it will work.
Joan (Seattle, Wa) on 02/25/2018:
I started with Tea Tree Oil, after reading about a girl on reddit who cleared everything up in a month with no pain, just using tea tree oil. Well, that girl was a liar. Or very lucky. If anything I think they got worse during the month or so I tried TT oil.
So then I'm getting real frantic; my health insurance doesn't kick in until May, plus I've heard there isn't that much Doctors and their Prescriptions can do for this situation, and that the medicine isn't that effective.
But I found this thread a week ago, and I can honestly say my GW have improved at least 75%. This time next week I think it will be like they were never there at all.
My experience with ACV wasn't exactly the same as everyone else's it seems, so I'll detail what I did, so people know tgere are many ways you can make this stuff work for you.
First day I made the mistake of using cheap stuff without the “mother, " but I slept with it on overnight anyway. The first night is the easiest. You'll wake up wondering why everyone said it hurts so bad, only to find out why on your next application of ACV...
Day 2-4 I didn't sleep with it overnight; instead I did a couple of 3-4 hour sessions throughout the day and let my skin breathe and heal overnight, applying a small amount of coconut oil and sticking some tissue between the labia to help keep things dry. (Moisture is the enemy) By day 3 I also had to start diluting the ACV 1:1 because everything was SO sensitive, but it works almost equally as well.
At this stage everything is going to look red and inflamed, except the warts, which will be white, then slightly Grey-ish.
Day 5-6 and everything seems to be clearing up! I didn't experience as much of things turning black and scabbing off, but most of mine were the “flat" warts, so they basically turned white/Grey, and then the skin started to kind of slough off, almost like a peeling sunburn, revealing little dark pink spots of new skin. A tiny bit of bleeding, but nothing too bad.
My only other suggestion, as with most of these other posters, is to get a bottle of hydrogen peroxide and use it to wash your junk frequently. I use it before and after an ACV treatment, and after every trip to the bathroom.
Good luck y'all!
Anonamarth (United States) on 02/16/2018: 
Hello. I was diagnosed with hpv 9 years ago I never had a single symptom, found out during a pap exam when I got pregnant. Since that initial positive test I have gotten tested every year and it had come back clean. Now 3 weeks ago I noticed what myself and my obgyn thought for almost 15 years was a freckle on inside edge of my outer labia get larger to the point where it looks like a skin tag. I freaked our and got to my doctor the next day. She took a look at it and said the thought it was nothing. She did the vinegar test just to make sure. There was no color change at all. She said she thinks this is just a skin tag or something of the like and we'll keep an eye on it. While I was relieved I was still quite self conscious about it. I had read that ACV can remove both skin tags and warts so I figured give it a go. First few days I took a cotton pad and placed it on the skin tag for 10 minutes. No change. Did that once a day for 3 days straight. Nothhing. So I decided maybe just a q-tip dipped in Apple Cider Vinegar and placed directly on the spot in question would work better. Nope. Nothing. And again I tried this for a few day this time 10 minutes twice a day. So I decided to give it one last go. I soaked a few cotton pads and placed them directly on my vagina unfortunately this method affects both left and righr sides of my inner labia. Just finished day 3 of this and it's safe to day I have acid burns on my inner labia. The skin is white and irritated But the freckle/skin tag/wart remains unchanged. I am at a loss. Is there a better method for applying the ACV to this area than I am able to figure out?
V. (London) on 02/13/2018:
I recently had a growth of GW and within a week of ACV the visible cauliflower shaped GW, turned white, then black and just left the skin.
However the spots where the warts were are slightly grey and I am wondering if I need to be continuing the treatment? Its definitely the same skin colour as the rest of my genitals.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks
V
John (Toronto) on 01/08/2018:
I went to the doctor and they told me I had HPV (I was super upset) and had a few warts on the shaft of my penis. They were not big but had surfaced and were scattered.
After hearing I could get them burned off or spend and arm and a leg on cream I thought I'd do some research.. As you know - I found this site.
I simply used store bought Apple Cider Vinegar, Gauze, Hydrogen Peroxide, and Antibiotic Ointment. I soaked the gauze in apple cider vinegar and wrapped the shaft of my penis. I then taped it and went to bed. I will warn you this will HURT like an SOB but man up and truck through it. In the morning take a shower and then apply the Hydrogen Peroxide and antibiotic ointment.
After one night I couldn't believe how many surfaced that weren't there the day before.. The warts went white in colour (Don't be alarmed) continue this process! (When I had spare time at home I would apply during the day and rock some video games lol). Again, apply and go to bed at night and repeat. You will start to notice that the warts turn black (Don't be alarmed this is good). For safe measure I did this for nearly 2 weeks and my junk looked like a war zone BUT after a few days of antibiotic ointment is takes no time to heal.
I was also reading reviews stating to add some Apple Cider Vinegar to some water and drink daily. I was doing this while working out and building my immunity to kick the virus.
I can confidently say EVERYTHING is cleared and I'm thoroughly impressed by this remedy. I HIGHLY recommend this but I'm warning you it will hurt ALOT.
Good luck to my brothers experiencing similar symptoms. This WILL work.
In the future wrap your tool fellas!
Jane Doe (Millis, Ma) on 01/07/2018:
I am so excited to report that this works! I had a cluster of warts at the opening of my vagina which I initially didn't think much of as they were small and didn't feel like anything. However, after 3 months, they did not go away and after conducting research, I was dismayed to find they were warts! Doc confirmed it a week later and said to wait them out because they were in such a sensitive area. So I waited. And waited. And they did. not. go. away!
Fast forward to last month and I was checking things out with a mirror and found there were six or more of the little fuckers on my anus. I was devastated and immediately set out to do some research to get rid of the fuckers, which is how I found this site. I was scared at first because a lot of people mentioned pain and it really does hurt, I will not lie to you. My warts turned kinda white and then after a few days the black scabs fell off and after about 5 days, all but one small wart have cleared up.
I won't detail the procedure here as most people have described it (cotton balls/makeup pads, vinegar, healing oil -- Soak, clean, oil, repeat). The one thing I did differently that really worked for me was diluting the vinegar to 1:1 water and vinegar. I did straight vinegar and I had to stop after day three. Diluting it is much less painful, burns less healthy skin, and you can stand more frequent applications. It is also important that you wash your skin when any of them fall off to prevent further spreading.
The other thing I will advise is patience! Depending on the number, size, and severity of warts, you may have to do the soaking for longer, so just hang in there and keep it up.
Emma (Montreal) on 01/05/2018:
Here is what I did in hopes that you do the same and get rid of your warts in less then a week!
1) During the night, cover your warts with an ACV cotton ball and secure in place with tape. I used a vinegar which includes « The Mother » that is Biological and unpastherised with 5% acidity. It does burn at first but hang in there, for me I found the pain went away after 15 minutes.
2 ) In the morning, I washed everything and spread around pure vitamine E oil and went to work (28,000 I.U.).
3) During the day, I took the following:
- One glass of water in the morning and one at night with diluted Elderberry Crystals.
- One super strength garlic concentrated garlic softgel odourless pill in the morning and one at night.
- 1000 mg of Vitamine C
- 50 mg of zinc and 800 mcg of Folic Acide
3) Continue this routine until the warts dissapear. After 3 days mine were all gone. The last day I didnt put vitamine E oil to let the area dry out.
I am so releived that they are gone. I will continue applying vitamine E oil for a week just to make sure that they dont reappear.
This method worked like a miracle. I urge you to give it a try. Hopefully it will work magic for you as well.
Alicia (Canada) on 10/28/2017:
Cassie (Houston, Tx) on 10/23/2017:
Vm (Uk) on 09/22/2017:
Now I have a an infected scar which is very noticeably a different colour to the surrounding skin. It looks far worse than the wart did.
I went to the doctor yesterday and I am taking antibiotics and applying Timodine cream to the infected scar. Already I can see the infection clearing up.
Has anyone else had a scar from using ACV? Did it eventually fade away? Any advice would be appreciated.
I seriously wish I had never used ACV.
Walking On Sunshine (Australia) on 09/22/2017:
One bump showed up on my pubic bone maybe two months ago, so a month ago I gave in thinking it was an ingrown hair and silly me picked at it. Three weeks ago two more tiny bumps, two weeks ago maybe six. At this stage I'm thinking this isn't ingrown hairs. Six was still nothing to be dramatically concerned about as I am not sexually active and they were only bumps without the white head.
Then in the last week they have gone into overdrive, they came on with vengeance and started spreading fast, new ones every day.
I read about apple cider vinegar yesterday, so last night I covered two makeup pads and awkwardly tried taping them on with medical tape. It hurt so bad but it has been worth it as this morning I realised that some had turned black.
So, I figure if I'm going to do this, I'm going to hit it hard in this one area and taped more on for work. Tonight, when I removed it there's also little black spots where I had seen nothing noticeable in the skin. This is too good to be true if it clears up.
I'm going to keep leaving them on night and day, using coconut oil between new ACV applications and have a bath with 1-2 cups of ACV / some tea tree oil.
Seriously 24hrs and I'm convinced it's working exactly as everyone has said!
Akshita (Punjab) on 09/20/2017:
I cannot tell how grateful I am to all the reviewers for sharing their experience and letting people like me know that such a simple remedy exists for a problem that scared the **** out of me.
I applied ACV for one hour in the night before sleeping and then one hour in the morning for two days and the results are seen. My heartfelt thanks to this website and all the users. Please do not give up hope, I am sure this will work wonders for anyone suffering from Genital Warts.
Dave (Hartwell, Ga) on 09/05/2017:
After a few days the warts start turning black and after about a week they shrink, scab over, and fall off with minimal scarring. This can be done to larger warts or to the tiniest of warts.
Master Of The Unicorns (Alberta) on 08/28/2017:
My Steps:
- Cleaning with warm water and a ph balancing soap in the shower and drying off completely.
- Saturating cotton ball completely with ACV. Making sure to replace every once in a while to ensure the cotton ball is staying saturated. Using a new one each time for about 45 minutes.
- After that I mixed tea tree oil and organic coconut oil at a ration of 2:1 tea tree oil and again saturated a cotton ball and kept it there for about 30 minutes. I used coconut oil because I have sensitive skin and it's just more comfortable.
- I then wipes gently with a dry paper towel. I used a paper towel because it is a little stronger than a tissue or toilet paper but it is up to you.
- Optionally you can saturate a cotton round too and sleep with it. Though be warned after these steps I was very sensitive and couldn't that night.
I did this twice a day... once in the morning while I was getting ready and once at night before bed. Thank you to this thread and all the help! Litterally saved my confidence!!
Mark (North Kingstown, Rhode Island) on 08/24/2017:
Chavi (London) on 08/22/2017:
Relieved (South Africa) on 08/05/2017:
I used kitchen towel to swab onto the infected area up to 5 times a day and the over spill picked up smaller GW's I had not seen... I may have the scars from freezing but in 7 days I was clean thanks to ACV
A (New York) on 08/04/2017:
My anal warts developed a few months back, and back then, since I was under the impression that they were skin tags, I only began treating them insofar as their presenting a cosmetic issue. I first started with tea tree oil for two weeks, but it barely did anything save sloughing off some of the problematic skin. It also stung quite a bit. Next was some solution with salicylic acid, and it was even worse, hurting like hell and doing nothing; I gave up in 2 days.
Fast forward to a few days ago, I was devastated to find out on a routine sexual health checkup that what I assumed were skin tags were in fact the highly contagious GW. Of course, the stroppy doctors were quick to assure me that they weren't a big deal, being a mere cosmetic issue, and that many people have it. They then suggested I make an appointment with the virology clinic in a nearby hospital, which unfortunately gave me Aug 14th as the nearest slot.
Knowing they were warts, I became more and more upset by the minute. The GW made me feel ashamed and like crap, and it affected my self-worth (even more so as a gay male). I knew I had to take matters into my own hand. And fortunately for me, I found this gem of a website! Reading all the rave reviews made me certain that this would be THE cure.
I immediately went out to get 1) cotton balls 2) aloe vera gel 3) Organic ACV as I didn't wanna delay any longer.
Day 1: Applied ACV onto cotton balls till they were sufficiently soaked (not dripping though), then wedged them between the cheeks for an hour or so. It didn't hurt at all. I couldn't help but wonder if it was doing its job. Nevertheless, an inspection showed that all the GW and a few other specks I've never noticed were this putrid white colour, and they've never looked angrier. I then replaced the cotton balls with new soaked ones and went to sleep. That's when the stinging began! It started out alright but the pain quickly ramped up till it was very much intolerable. Took the cotton balls out in the wee hours of the morning; the pain only subsided after an hour.
Day 2: Was very pleased to find that, as many people have observed, the GW have turned black! Well, the several big ones at least. Good enough. I knew it was time to apply aloe to the surrounding untainted skin. Applied and went about my day. Prior to bedtime, I decided to do the ACV treatment, but I could only manage 30 mins before yelping in pain. Decided to apply aloe to let the skin heal overnight.
Day 3: On inspection, more of the warts have turned black! It was a good sign. Granted, many people have mentioned how everything's already coming off by this day, but I knew that individual differences and GW size were very big factors. Since it was starting to hurt quite a bit, all I did were multiple short sessions of ACV throughout the day.
Day 4: I could feel discomfort while cleaning the area with toilet paper, and I decided to just apply aloe today. Was showering at night and, lo and behold, pieces of necrotic GW fell off with minimal force applied! I'd say at this point that I'm 70% cured. The small GW would not take much longer (I reckon the large ones occluded ACV contact at times), while the large ones have drastically diminished in size and would likely disappear with 1 or 2 (at most) more bout(s) of treatments.
Have to say, I'm insanely pleased with the results. I was never a believer of home remedies hitherto. ACV has definitely changed my mind! I'm also now taking supplements to boost my immune system and ACV pills: hopefully, these are enough to stave off GW regrowth. One thing I'd advise is adequate care of the untainted skin. Once you've seen the GW turn black, you need not excessively worry about future ACW dosage or frequency of application too much. The process of GW dying and coming off exhibits hysteresis, and it's unclear as to whether more ACV on blackened warts even do a thing (aside from damaging good skin). It's really a matter of waiting, so be sure to apply Vitamin E or aloe to allow for recovery meanwhile. For those with bigger GW, don't lose heart if results seem slower than expected, it WILL work.
*Will keep this updated!
Dj (California) on 08/04/2017:
I was diagnosed in Feb 2017. I had no idea I had them, thought they were hemorrhoids at worst. Turns out I had had chlamydia since January and likely that's what caused the warts to get so out of control. They were quite extensive, both inside and outside of my ass and they hurt like hell - stinging, itching, burning. None of the products for hemorrhoids helped; if anything they made them worse. After two rounds of liquid nitrogen, my doctors told me that there was no improvement and surgery was the only option. They would be burned off in one fell swoop and that would be that... nope!
The surgery itself was not a big deal, but the recovery was horrendous. As you can imagine, having your anus burned with a laser causes some serious damage... and then you have to poop. It was so painful I ate only soup and Ensure for two weeks. It hurt to stand or sit, I had to travel everywhere with a donut pillow, everything revolved around when I had to use the bathroom. It wasn't until six weeks after the surgery that I was able to have a bowel movement without pain. It seemed like I had just started feeling like myself again when I discovered they had come back. Needless to say, I was borderline hysterical. It was now July and here I was facing this whole ordeal all over again.
Fortunately, this time around they didn't hurt (probably because I didn't have chlamydia). I immediately went back to my surgeon who wanted to operate again, which of course I didn't want. I then wrote to my primary care's office and asked if there was anything they could do or prescribe that could prevent me from having to have surgery again. Turns out there were options, but because I wasn't in any pain they wouldn't be able to get me in until the end of August - classic American healthcare system. Though neither my doctor nor surgeon offered anything I could do at home, I was certainly not about to sit around and wait for them to get worse.
So, I started researching. All the sites I came across had one thing in common: apple cider vinegar. And I had one reaction: hell no. YOU go shove ACV up your ass. Instead, I tried various combinations of essential oils for 10 days - none helped. Finally, after more searching I came upon this forum. At this point I thought, well, f*** it. What have I got to lose? Sure enough, after two days of treatment, nearly all the warts have come off.
Now I know many people on here are able to describe the colors of the warts at various stages, but you must understand, I am a large man: 5'7" 285 pounds. There is no combination of angle and mirror that will allow me to see up there. I can go only on what I can see when I wipe and what I can feel when I put my finger up there. As of now, after four treatments in two days and lots of little black dots on my wipes, it feels almost clear. I couldn't be happier. Like many of you, I cannot believe none of my healthcare professionals are aware of this. I can't wait to see the reaction of my doctor when I see her at the end of August. Below is what I did as well as my tried-and-true tips for care.
ACV TREATMENT
In a 3oz squirt bottle (you can get one in a travel section of your pharmacy) I combined:
1/8 cup of each Bragg's apple cider vinegar and virgin coconut oil
30 drops each of frankincense, truja, and lemon essential oils
15 drops of tea tree essential oil
Shake thoroughly, then squirt on a cotton round until soaked and just dripping (I used rounds instead of balls for more coverage). I shoved it up into a position that allowed the most contact with the warts and left it. Again, I'm a big guy - glue, bandages, etc, were not necessary to keep it there.
The first night I left it in all night - nearly no pain. However, each subsequent treatment got progressively more painful as the vinegar began to penetrate the warts and the surrounding skin. I ended up doing it a total of four times. First over night, and each after for as long as I could stand it.
After the second time I took the advice of the people on here and used hydrogen peroxide. After removing the pad, I washed myself, then applied a cotton round of hydrogen peroxide. It started fizzing right away. A few minutes later I took it out, wiped, and saw a few warts had already sloughed off. Woot!
The fourth time it was quite irritated, but I was able to leave it in for about 30 minutes and afterwards did the washing/hydrogen peroxide as before. Now I'll be taking a break for a few days to let it heal and once it feels better I will check myself and do it again if necessary. I've been applying vaseline twice a day in the meantime.
GENERAL CARE TIPS
1. DO NOT USE TOILET PAPER. You may instead be tempted to use wet wipes like Cottonelle. NO. Most wet wipes you find in the toilet paper aisle have alcohol in them. Alcohol = burn = NO. Found that one out the hard way. Instead, go down the baby aisle and get Pampers Sensitive wipes. They are less than $2 at target. I swear by them.
2. GET A SITZ BATH! I didn't discover these until about a week before my surgery and was devastated I didn't know about them from day one. If you don't know what a sitz bath is, it's basically a little tub that sits in your toilet. I filled it with warm water and half a scoop of Sitz Bath Powder (available from Amazon, highly recommended) and instantly it stopped all the burning and itching. I used it after every bowel movement (kind of like a bidee) and it helped TREMENDOUSLY. Keeping the area clean and dry is essential. You can also add essential oils like tea tree, lavender, peppermint, and even a little bit of coconut oil to make it extra soothing. Sitz baths, like everything else, are available on Amazon.
3. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. In the months leading up to my diagnosis I had been in a nasty pattern of terrible eating. Fast food at 2am three nights a week, comfort foods all the time, no vegetables, way too much meat, way too many carbs, terrible sleeping patterns, tons of caffeine. Remember, the warts are a virus - if our bodies are not functioning at 100%, they are not going to be able to fight. I'm convinced that if I had been taking better care of myself I would not have had such a horrible outbreak. I'm now eating way better, on a really good dailty multivitamin and taking oregano oil pills twice a day.
4. DONT DESPAIR. I know it's easy to feel shame and get down on yourself about the warts. But this forum proves that this happens all the time to all kinds of people. Don't let it get the better of you. Yes, it sucks, but it WILL go away eventually. Stay vigilant and stay healthy.
Nomore (Philippines) on 07/26/2017:
I found out I have HPV last June. However, I was feeling the lesions already as early as May but didn't think much of it. I slept with my guy one time without protection in March and by April I started feeling itchy inside my vagina. By May the lesions appeared by the opening near the perineum and there were more inside when my OB-Gyne looked in June. These were cauliflower like ones! I was dealing with Bartholin cyst gland issue (another long suffering recurring issue) at the same time so when I scheduled for the operation to remove both gland and cyst, my doctor did the electrocautery to remove the warts as well. That worked well, I don't think I have warts inside me anymore (but I have to ask my doctor to check again. The outside is another matter. During my post-surgery recovery, I started feeling a slight pain-like a paper cut somewhere down there but I couldn't figure out where exactly it was. I didn't mind it but then a week later while washing, I felt a bump at the edge of my vagina by the perineum. It felt like a rice/oat grain and after that some slight discharge from inside. I think the discharge was because of the antibiotics I was taking post-op so I was pretty sure I had a fungal infection.
So I went to the doctor and he said I have GW again but he gave me a vaginal suppository first. He wante to clear that up first to see if the gw will clear up too. Otherwise, he said he would need to put me under and cauterize again. The fungal infection disappeared but I couldn't leave the GW to just sit there and spread. I also don't want to do the cautery as it is not covered by my work medical insurance and no, I don't want to go under with general anesthesia again (last time I was throwing up for a day).
I researched online and read all your testimonials here. For a week I was using castor oil and tea tree oil but that seemed not to work. So I bought ACV with the mother. On a Friday, I did the test and found out other areas that has GW as these turned white. There where 15 all in all but some where not raised skins and mostly small dots. There were around 7 lesions (not cauliflower) and the rest were still under the skin. I focused on the biggest and visible which were the oat grain-sized one and the raised small lesions on my labia majora and pubic hair area.
Soaked a cotton pad with ACV and squeezed it in my perineum and tried to tape up the rest but they didn't stick so I have to resort to soaking a panty liner (not recommended as this also burned healthy tissue). I left it over overnight, did the same the next day and that night. By Sunday my skin was raw but I saw that the smaller lesions were black, but the oat-grain one was grey. I did the same on Sunday night but couldn't stand the pain and rawness as healthy skin was also burned off and those gw near these areas were also getting burned and my labia was so swollen. I had to remove it after an hour. I decided to put castor oil and tea tree oil for the rest of the week instead while I let the swollen areas heal. I also got my period but that didn't stop me.
By Tuesday as I was washing in the shower, I saw an oat grain shape on the floor. I just had to pick it up and it was the biggest gw that fell off! I double checked by feeling down there with my finger and true enough! I was soooo happy. The smaller lesions where also falling off leaving very pink skin. The burned healthy areas were also pink but more swollen. I kept applying castor and tea tree and alternating it with aloe vera. I just slather it everywhere, making sure I used different cotton pads per area. So anyway, by Friday, I felt less swollen so I looked at my perineum and there was white dry uneven skin there. I am not sure if it was GW but I applied Apple Cider Vinegar again overnight to Sunday alternating with tea tree and castor and aloe to make sure I don't get burned again. I also checked other areas that would turn white and the end of both labia near the vagina did. So I applied Apple Cider Vinegar there with qtips for 30m til they burned and slathered it with castor/tea tree or aloe after. After two days the white/grey skin in my perineum started falling off and the normal skin appeared. The inside of my vagina near the perineum is a bit swollen so I made sure I put castor/tea tree or aloe in those areas as well. The ones in my labias are still raw and looks burned white and itchy but not sure if I killed the gw there so I still put a qtip mixed with castor/tea tree/acv so it's not too painful. It's already Wednesday, I'm still slathering tea tree/castor or aloe (for aloe - I dry it up with a blow dryer or I just wear a pair of light shorts no underwear at home cos you don't want it to be too moist down there as gw thrive in moist areas) all over my vagina, perineum and even butt. The deeper part of my perineum and the edge of my labia still itch from time to time so I make sure it is clean so I douse with with hydrogen peroxide castor/tea tree or aloe after. I also mix acv/ castor/tea tree or just castor/tea tree if it is really itchy cos I don't want those little unwanted friends surprising me again.
Btw, every time I wash my vagina with soap and warm water, I make sure I follow up with hydrogen peroxide. It bubbles and you'll see which are still infected. Right now nothing bubbles up anymore but still itch sometimes.
It has been almost 2 weeks but two weeks of patience and keeping at it works! I am almost done...just need to make sure the itch doesn't turn to gw again as that's how it started for me so I am keeping close eye down there.
I am also eating healthy with vegetables and fruits, drinking multivitamins - A, C, E, B6/12/Folic Acid, D3. Also drink antioxidant tea from berries, green tea capsules during the day. First thing in the morning and before I sleep I drink a glass of water with 2-3tsps of Apple Cider Vinegar too.
I hope the doctor says everything is back to normal- inside and outside on my next visit next week. I'm not sure if I will say it was the Apple Cider Vinegar that did the trick though...hmm maybe I will.
Worried (Philippines) on 07/15/2017:
I have search articles that gW will goes away by thereselves so I didnt mind them.after 2 mos by BF found one on his penis not too big maybe just a size of this "0" im so upset that I have transfered it to him.not so sure coz we both have several partners before mine was 2 he have more than 5 partners before me..
Anyways to make the story short yesterday I started to soak a cotton in ACV and inserted it to the opening of my vagina it stings like hell.it burns like hell!! It does! Its so painful!! I left it for about an hour then I check them they all turned white even those without bumbs all of them there are flat as if normal skin they all turned white and rough!!! Im really so scared on how they turned out the next day right before I took a bath I soak it again for about 20 minutes then romoved it before I take a bath the whole day was very heavy feeling I felt like a have a soar inside.
Last night I did it again(the soaking) this time I felt like im soaking an open wounds in an alcohol!! I have high tolerance in pain but this was really different its like 10x more painfull than the first! I bear it for about 20 mins then I washed it off quickly because it really painful! Right after I felt like its swelling its soaring.. I took a rest for about am hour then I started again..
This time I didnt stand for 5mins I took it off! Its really painfull my legs my whole body was shaking!! I feel so cold! ( From the beggining right after I put on the soak cotton in Apple Cider Vinegar I started to feel the urge of urinating. I'll took it off after I pee ill put it back.) right after I took it off did take a rest then put it back oh!!! I couldn't take more mins so I take it out again..it really hurts more than u think of.i couldn't stand for 10seconds!!!,
but im pretty much sure 100% sure its working..while in the process in my day 2 there are some dotted blood stain in the cotton I can also see some small tiny red dots on my vagina looks like sone of them were already remove.i can say its really do worked! Problem is it soars its rough, and im still shaking.
Then I did think of some allternative I can't just give up im on my way to cure..i can't just wait again for nothing but a bunch of this freaking warts to multiply. Then I thought of baking soda ( avid user) coz I can't stand the pain for the whole night I did put powder on it I mean all entire of it then wear a panty liner it did soar.. But not llke how I feel with ACV tomorrow morning ill try to soak it again with ACV
ill give update tommorow pls pray for me getting well and oh my bf's GW also soak his with an cotton ball with Apple Cider Vinegar over night. He didn't know that im in the acv& baking soda treatment he wanted me to see a doctor again for diagnosis before doing the treatment.. Don't also want him to see my GW it's really embarrassing and horifying..so sad...😢
Fs1524 (Albuquerque, Nm) on 07/07/2017:
I'm a skeptic when it comes to natural remedies- and I'm so glad I tried this anyway. I was first diagnosed with genital warts about 2 months ago, and due to the sheer number of them (TONS), I was put on Imiquimod right off the bat: 3x/week. While it did help many of them, the warts higher up were not budging at all. I think it's because they have more access to oxygen, and those are the ones that have been there longest.
I don't particularly enjoy being on an immunomodulator, and I was desperate. I'd tried creating garlic pastes to apply after reading some of those studies (Heh, you think the ACV smells bad??)- but that didn't do anything to the stubborn ones either.
I tried the method described above with raw unfiltered ACV- and used a combination of small and large bandaids with correlating small/large cotton balls soaked in ACV. Again, I have a lot of warts, so it's basically the whole area. That's why I'm posting here- if this helps me, it can help others too.
My only modification is this, and it requires a high tolerance for skin irritation: When I do the ACV method (3x/week), I apply it in the morning and leave the bandaids on for several hours, or as long as I can stand the smell and the feeling.
Yes, my skin is irritated, but I've only been doing this for 1 week and a half, and it's already working WONDERS. And unlike using powerful meds like Aldara, you don't have to be paranoid about getting this in your blood stream accidentally by putting it too close to certain areas. It will burn, but that's it. Since I have so many warts, it is a slower process than it is for some- but it IS working. At this rate, they will be gone in 2 more weeks tops. I'm just so relieved something is working. I've been very depressed by this whole ordeal, and I was thinking cryotherapy would have to be my next step. No thank you...
Also worth noting: As others have stated, simply using a large cotton ball soaked with ACV along areas where small new warts are starting DOES work. Yes, these solutions itch and burn a bit and are uncomfortable, but so what? It's temporary discomfort, and it works.
