Apple Cider Vinegar for Genital Warts

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Mags (Portland, Or) on 10/07/2016:
5 out of 5 stars

Apple Cider Vinegar WORKS!!!! Like many others here I was horrified to discover a cluster wart on my labia. I immediately started using Frankincense Essential Oil on it and since I wasn't seeing results added Tea Tree Oil to my routine. I dabbed the oils on straight, several times a day for 2 weeks with ZERO results.

I then came here and decided to forego the oils and start using a q-tip dipped in Organic Apple Cider Vinegar. I dipped the tip into the ACV and then held it to the wart for several minutes a few times a day. Within a day change was visible. After 3 days the wart is much smaller and the ACV now stings with application so I cannot hold it to the location for more than a few seconds. I continue just dabbing it on for as long as I can tolerate.

I am happy to report that in just a few days of working on it with ACV - it is almost gone. A considerable difference in effect from the essential oils that can typically remove warts but had no impact on GWs. Apple Cider Vinegar works to get rid of GWs. YES!!!!
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Sumyungguy (Melbourne) on 10/04/2016:
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Sumyungguy (Melbourne) on 10/02/2016:
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I've had success killing a wart which was on the side of one of my big toes, & now on my foreskin. I kept raw Apple cider vinegar in a shot glass with a cotton wool bud / q-tip soaking for the few days I've used it. Only dabbed on morning & night, & kept moist for 10-15 minutes at night before sleeping. Day 3 & as you can see in the photo, the little black dots are the dead roots of the wart. I'll continue for as long as it's still apparently there. I've also been drinking one to two glasses of Apple cider vinegar in water, eating fermented sour krout, & having 150ml of Kombucha daily.I've tried aldara ointment in the past, & cryotherapy to no avail.

Apple cider vinegar KILLS warts. Just be persistent, & don't stop too early. Only very little stinging pain too. Don't waste your time going to the doctors, just head to the supermarket & get some ACV!

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Valerie (Iowa) on 09/20/2016:
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Omg, what a miracle. A few weeks ago I found a white growth on my upper vulva area. It didn't look like a traditional wart, but after extensive research I came to the conclusion that was really all it could be. Then a smaller one appeared above it. I started using the ACV two days ago. Left it on about an hour the first night - on a cotton ball to the affected area. Yesterday I alternated the ACV with a mixture of olive oil and tea tree oil to disinfect and soothe the area, letting it air out in between. The AVC didn't burn at first but as the growths shrunk it stung quite a bit at first. I did trim off the top of the growths with tiny scissors, they stuck out far enough to do that. However, that was probably not smart to do. I just couldn't stand them any more. Less than two days later the bigger growth is completely gone and smaller one almost gone. I have been using aquaphor at night to help the irritated skin heal. So grateful for this site and everyone sharing their experiences! I plan to follow up with a full pap smear at the doctor in a few weeks, but was just too humiliated to go in and have the growths looked at. Thanks to Earth Clinic!
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Moh123 (Charlotte ) on 09/10/2016:
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Hello everyone! I keep reading statements about how Apple Cider Vinegar worked perfectly with everyone and the burning sensation was association with the application of acv. My case is that I have small warts on the base of penile shaft and I bought the Apple Cider Vinegar and dapped a qtip in the bottle and then on my shaft and felt absolutely nothing! Can someone please tell me what I did wrong? Hopefully someone will answer and help me out here.

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Mary2 (Usa) on 09/05/2016:
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I was recently diagnosed with HPV and found a small bump near my vaginal opening/perineum. Knowing it could be genital warts given my recent diagnosis, I immediately went to the GYN, but they told me there was nothing they could do at the onset. Rather, they wanted me to wait and see if any more appeared over the next month and if so, I should call them and schedule an appointment. I was devastated and annoyed to hear that I needed to wait and see. I waited and eventually a couple of more very small bumps appeared and yet again, I was told to wait. Thankfully, I caught a PA in the hallway who would advised of all the negatives of Aldara and the other treatments. She suggested that I look into holistic methods. I found this website and given all the success stories, I decided I had nothing to lose.

The first night (Day 1) I partially soaked a cotton ball in apple cider vinegar and slept with it tucked around the small bumps. I'm so very grateful that I did because the next morning I woke up with the skin white like everyone else described....but more importantly, I found many more small bumps that were clearly under the skin waiting to break the surface. I cleaned the area with some soap and water, changed the cotton ball and allowed it to sit all day.

That night (Day 2) I did the same procedure but this time, lots of the skin from the top of the bumps came off and it exposed pink skin underneath and you could even see the inside of some of the warts (if you've ever had a cold sore, it looked like the inside of one of those). Needless to say, this was the first time it actually burned, but even then, if you go into it expecting the burning sensation, it actually won't be that bad. I just braced myself and laid down until the burning subsided and left the cotton ball there for the rest of the night. The next morning because the skin was so pink, I took off the cotton ball and allowed it to dry out.

Followed the same procedure for Day 3.

Today is Day 4 and almost all of the warts are gone with the exception of two of the bumps that were under the skin on my labia which are now white and look as if they are healing after finally breaking the surface. All the others are gone.

I personally suggest Apple Cider Vinegar with the mother (found mine on Amazon but most supermarkets sell it as well). For soap, I used liquefied Black African Soap with Tea Tree Oil because both ingredients are heralded for healing skin problems as well (can be found at most Whole Foods and Trader Joes). I never experienced the skin blackening (possibly because I have brown skin - I'm mixed), however my skin did get very pink which I think the Black African Soap helped to soothe. Although the burning wasn't too bad for me, I think if your skin is sensitive or the burning sensation is too much, you should definitely do 1/2 water and 1/2 apple cider vinegar or only leave the cotton ball on for 20 minutes or so. Thanks to everyone for sharing their experiences and helping naturally and quickly defeat this!

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Christopher (Manila) on 07/28/2016:
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Hi, I'm 29 years old and got HPV around 12 months ago. I've seen some posts here and there and for the fella's out there you are not alone. There are few things that I use which works (and optionals if you want to speed the healing up).

ACV - People say use the mother.. I say use whatever is available to do! They all work.

Hydrogen Peroxide - This will help disinfect and kill the virus on the surface and stop it from spreading

Cotton balls/Medical Tape - for application

Male Hygiene Wash (Tea-tree oil and Silver as the active ingredients - helps kill the virus at the surface, also speeds healing/recovery).

So I'll summarise the issue - there were 3 warts that appeared (I thought they were moles), though after a few weeks since noticing them, they got bigger and started spreading smaller ones around it. I freaked as is the norm, and went straight to the doctors. They checked and diagnosed it as GW and that I had HPV (though the tests I had done came back negative... weird huh?) - Apply some common sense here I say, don't go waste your money if you don't need to.

I applied aldara also known as amiquimid - don't waste your money. Its rubbish and does nothing. Its suppose to activate your immunse system within the area and irritating the wart - it stalled the growth, but at the price, it was not worth it (comes in tiny little sachets which if you aren't use to using it, you generally apply too much or not enough)

After a while I found this site - and for the lads, at this point, you definitely don't wanna see any of the ladies with your junk looking the way it does. Mine were on the shaft just behind the head. So it was definitely not a good thing. I even found one right inside the urethra which was freaking me out.

So first things first, apply ACV to cotton wool, and apply it to the ones you can see, and within about 10 minutes, you'll see them turn white. Now here things change.

You can follow the suggestions below and tape it on and so forth, but unless your willing to burn your junk, I don't recommend it. Let your body fight it with you. So apply the ACV, make sure its turned white, and hold it on for another 10 minutes or so. Once done, go wash your junk with water, wash with the hydrogen peroxide (dilute it with water if your must), then follow through with the male hygience wash (they moisturize the skin as well). Make sure its dry.

Repeat this step every morning and night - gives your healthy skin enough time to recover, and enough ACV to penetrate into the GW, activate your immune system, burn the virus in the skin. You'll soon notice it will turn black, your golden. Its dead. Just let it dry, it will go grey, dry up/scab and fall off.

The big ones are easiest get rid of, the smaller ones that you cnanot see are the issue, so I grabbed some toilet paper, made a 2-3 layers, and wrapped it around my shaft, then poured ACV.. If it gets the tip, its gonna burn thats normal. All the smaller ones show up, swell a tad, then once they've got enough, you'll notice that some will actually 'pop/deflate' after you've let it dry.

Because they are so small, they won't be 'thick' enough to need anymore. Mine have just deflated, dried up, and healed up and are gone. You'll need to do this maybe once every month. That ensures any small ones are 'killed' off before they present a visible problem.

Now the one in the urethra was the hardest, and this probably wasn't the smartest, but I gritted my teeth and did the following. Grabbed a small bag, poured ACV in it (with a little water), and wrapped my junk. Made sure plenty got into the urethra (you'll know because it burns like HELL at first, but after the initial, its not so bad). I did this for about 2 minutes only each morning and it worked!

The issue with it being in your urethra is it will want to scab and so forth. Know your urethra is soooo sensitive that its likely to get infected (you can't really clean inside it). I did try a bit of betadine with water to try clear it but it was a bit late. It got infected :(

Go straight to your docs, get amoxycycline or some broad spectrium anti-biotic and it will clear it up quick smart. (2 tablets a day, for 14 days). Just keep going with your anti-biotics, its generally only a very weak anti-biotic so you should be fine. Make sure to keep taking your pro-biotics while you do.

Once that cleared, I noted that the GW inside my urethra was gone. Totally cleared up. Now all I'm doing is just doing maintenance, which is to apply TP with ACV, leaving it on for about 5 minutes, and then thats it.

Note: Always use the peroxide on your hands when handling your junk. You don't wanna touch other area's and risk further spreads. So thats it - Fella's, it will all be fine. Note I did try the wrap it on at night, but it just did too much damage to the surrounding area's. If you have an active lifestyle, try a slow and steady method.

If you wanna get it off FAST, you can still get results following the above, maybe 3 times, but don't leave it on your junk overnight. The results aren't worth it if your junk fells like a live grenade that goes off everytime you move.

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Seamus (Twin Cities, Mn) on 07/10/2016:
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I used apple cider vinegar, 30 minutes at a time for three times a day on some anal warts and within 36 hours they had swelled up, new ones appeared, and they all disappeared. I was doubtful ACV would actually work, but I'm very pleased!
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Christabel (West Africa - Ghana.) on 07/09/2016:
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Hmm when I first saw the growing of this small embarrassing things started crying and I thought I was HIV positive wo I did a test and was negative. Now I asked why this. I Googled and I had a little idea about my worry HPV what is that too!!?. I was scared started seeking for help online again and I saw a lot of medications. Decided to get myself one but purchasing it was hell. I couldn't get them. Now came back online and fortunately!! For me I saw this page. I did want to waste time all I needed is for a day break so I try. At first I was a bit worried cos I thought am a black person and so it doesn't work on us. I bought me ACP and Castor oil only and came home. I didn't eat or relax cos I was in a hurry. Quickly I washed my vagina with soap anf clean water and dried with a clean towel. I dabed my tissue paper in the ACV and used it as a pad cos my warts was in my entire opening and and my majora. hmmmmm it burned like crazy!!!!!!!! Quickly all turned white wow. Later I applied my castor oil to soothen my skin not knowing it was also going to remove them. Oops applying vinegar and after the burning a castor oil application I tell u the warts were just sooo soft and falling off after each wipe when I urinate or bathing. Its been 3 days only and and wholeeeeeee wow no more warts hurraayyyyyyy!!!! We say something in our language " biribi woho ampa" meaning "indeed something is in the world" Thanks sooooo much for this page. God bless you.
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Reikic (Detroit, Michigan ) on 05/31/2016:
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Hi I need advice or feedback please!

I've been treating either a little wart or molluscum on shaft of penis. It showed up after a few months of having one below my belly button.

A week ago I started with Apple Cider Vinegar 24/7. It started off getting white and puffy per usual. After a few days it turned black. Then it started to get loose and peel. I simply "helped in just a bit and it came off leaving a crater. This is where I get confused!

The skin in the crater was white. I kept doing ACV on it only at night, and during the day running coconut oil and tree oil on it.. The crater was the size of a pencil eraser. This morning when I removed the bandage I have the size of a dime all covered in White!!! Now I'm scared! I thought this was working. Why did the diameter get so much bigger? Should I continue the ACV? Or is this a common reaction to an open wound from the ACV?

I just don't understand after a week why the diameter just got so much bigger in solid white!

Please as much feedback from all you will help me!

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Chronic Warts (Michigan) on 05/21/2016:
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Ok so I found out I had GW after my divorce. I was shocked. My on said that I had most likely had them years. And they were probably stress related. Well first time I treated them traditionally. With several trips to the doctor, hundreds of dollars and they never got any better, as a matter of fact they increased in numbers. My original warts were inside of my vagina, then after months of treatment I noticed they had spread to the bottom part of my vagina and close to my anus.

I went back to the doctors and he suggested that I start treating them at home with acid that he prescribed. 3 weeks later, more warts appeared!

So I started doing some research and found this site. That was a week ago. I started treatment and despite the burning I continued to treat (Being it actually was less painful than the acid). I keep a close eye on my warts to make sure they were not spreading.

Well much to my surprise today when I went back to the ob this morning the Doctor had the nerve to say "Well I see the acid if finally starting to work, all the warts close to your anus are gone and most of the others have reduced in size. I told you that it could take weeks to see results."

So I told him flat out what I was using and he told me that it was not the traditional way but as long as it was working to keep treating.

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Robert (Phnom Penh) on 04/04/2016:
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Just an update. Since starting daily application of ACV, it took about 3 weeks for mine to completely clear up. It was stubborn in the beginning and about 10 days in, I decided to break the skin of the warts with a sterile needle--you only need to break the surface--prior to each application. That helped speed things up because the ACV was able to penetrate the skin better. The stages were pretty similar to what this guy experienced here https://www.toddcaldecott.com/moles-apple-cider-vinegar/

I've been clear for about two weeks now, but I'm now noticing as the skin is healing up that there might be some warts returning--small light brown growths barely noticeable in well lit conditions. Once the warts turned into scabs, I stopped applying ACV to let them dry out, so I'm wondering if that had anything to do with it. Maybe I should have kept up the application until well after they completely disappeared.

I've also been taking immune supplements to support my immune system, but I'm not really sure how to tell if there are any noticeable differences. I've been taking Host Defense Comprehensive Immune Support because I heard that Agarikon extract has strong antiviral properties specifically against HPV. For now, I think I'm going to start re-applying ACV to see if these new growths disappear.

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Robert (Phnom Penh, Cambodia) on 03/15/2016:
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(30 y.o. male) Hi there, I've just gone through this and have seen the disappearance of the warts after using ACV for about 10 days. I'm just wondering if you or anyone has had any experience with the virus once the warts are gone. Can the virus still be present in your body even after the warts are gone? If so, how long? Any signs or ways to verify? Also I'm curious with everyone's experience with sex and being with your partner again. How soon after the warts are gone? Ways to reassure your partner it's safe? Thanks!

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Paul (Seoul, Korea) on 01/03/2016:
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There aren't many male testimonials so here goes. I had a small cluster of small bumps appear on the head of my glans. I didn't think much about it so I rubbed it with towels and toilet paper, thinking it was just some form of smegma (which I really rarely get since I shower regularly). However, they began to become more and more prominent and different clusters started to appear around the base of my glans, encircling it. I was concerned so I saw a urologist who took a urine sample and said that it was probably an infection due to sexual contact. He prescribed an acyclovir ointment and 500mg acyclovir pills.

After 5 days and no effect he prescribe desowen and travocort ointments which seemed to not work either. So I decided to take on this matter personally and found out about this site and decided to try Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV).

I first just poured a few drops to the affected area and the warts whitened instantly. The burn was unlike anything I'd ever experienced in that area but it mitigated over the course of few minutes. I repeated it once more the following day and the initial cluster turned slightly grey but the others remained white. The third day I noticed that my method was affecting the rest of the head since the area that came in contact with the ACV was very raw red.

I applied the desowen and travocort I was prescribed and did nothing else. The fourth day I decided to use a q-tip to only put ACV on the areas that needed it. I did this the next day too. The areas began to shed skin to the point where I could just rub some of it off, exposing the clean raw red skin underneath. I was very relieved. Now I have no visible warts. I still do have some skin that needs shedding and some parts of my head are red but I have no warts.

All in all it took me about 6 days of on and off ACV to clear what I believe to be GW. The urine test came back negative for traces of the virus inside the urethra so I'm not sure what was up. Im just waiting for my skin to recover but I wanted to share my story because all the other testimonials were very helpful. I've tried tea tree oil as well before ACV but it only stung without no visible effect.

Hope this helps!

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Jlove29 (California) on 12/06/2015:
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I am a 29 yr old female, generally healthy, eat well and exercise. I contracted HPV 10 yrs ago and never had issues until recently.

The past 6 months of my life have been very stressful with work, travel, and family. I have not been eating or exercising as well as I normally do, and have not been drinking enough water either. And I have been drinking more alcohol than normal and smoking marijuana.

Then a couple of days ago I realize the couple of bumps I have down there are not in-grown hairs or pimples. Absolutely horrifying to me to realize they are general warts. So so gross and embarrassing. It was the first time in my life to ever have them (and I am hoping my last).

First I freaked out, called my BFF, cried. THEN I made an appointment with my doctor, THEN I started researching home remedies and reading about Apple Cider Vinegar on this site. I thought it couldn't hurt to give it a try.

I did not do the Q-tip Band-Aid method however. I was concerned about leaving the vinegar on the wart for that long.

Here is what I did. I just got some Organic ACV with the veil of the mother in it (I don't know what that means but apparently it's good for you). Shake up the vinegar, soak little pieces of paper towel OR a Q-tip in the vinegar, then gently press directly onto the wart. Leave it on for a couple of minutes, then get a fresh Q-tip / paper towel, soak it, press gently on the wart again. Repeat this process until each wart has been treated with ACV for about 10-20 minutes.

It will start to burn and turn white after about 5 minutes, that's how you know for sure it's genital warts. The burning is not so bad you can't stand it, but if it ever gets too much, just take the vinegar off the wart and end the treatment until next time.

I have been doing this twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. After 5 treatments, the warts are so much smaller, I can tell this is seriously working very well. I still have another 5 treatments until my doctor appointment, so I'm hoping they will be cleaned up by then.

However, I will say, it's important to still go see the doc when you get warts in my opinion. You have to make sure they are not inside anywhere, plus there are probably a few warts you can't see but are hidden in your private areas. I think I have one on my butthole and in one other area that's pretty hard to get to by myself with ACV. So, I'm hoping the doctor can just quickly burn those off, and then I can focus on just eating healthy and exercising and getting my body back in balance so I can suppress this horrible disgusting virus.

Final note, After the ACV treatment, I swiped my surrounding healthy, non-wart skin with Aloe because the little bit of ACV that touches it can make it dry and itchy.

So, Yes, ACV works well to reduce the size of the warts after just 2-3 days, and I'm sure if I keep using it it will remove the visible ones all together. But, I advise to go to the doctor too. Not something you want to take risks on with at-home remedies alone.

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Christina (San Francisco ) on 11/14/2015:
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I don't usually post on blogs, but everyone suffering from genital warts should know about this. ACV really works!!! When my doctor told me I had genital warts and tested positive for HPV I literally became depressed. She used the acid solution which did sting a bit but I was willing to endure any pain to get rid of my GWs. The acid solution didn't work. My doctor prescribed Aldara. After reading all the side effects I was so afraid to use it. Especially on a night before work. I had finally took the plunge and used Aldara thinking anything that strong should be effective. Well after 3 weeks I didn't seem to see any improvement! I would leave it on for the maximum amount of time and still didn't even see the warts shrink. I had become very frustrated! I remebered rea about ACV and thought I had nothing to lose At this point and wasted three weeks with no results from Aldara.

I was happy to see that I had all the supplies in my cabinets.

1. ACV

2. Q-tips

3. Bandaids

4. Scissors and tweezers

so I filled the bottle cap with ACV, then I cut the sticky part of the bandaids off. Then I ripped the top of the q-tips off, rolled it into a small ball. Then I used the tweezers to dip the little ball In ACV. Then I placed it right in the center of the sticky part of the bandaid. I placed it directly on the wart.

Within in a couple of hours I took a peek. I have a I was skeptical because even the Aldara didn't work. I was so happy to see thar the warts turned white!!! So I placed the bandaid back on and went about my day. That night I changed the dressing and when I placed the new tiny piece of cotton on it did sting a bit. It stings just as much as the acid solution that the doctor used. I went to bed and was so excited to check the differnce the next morning! They had turned a bit gray and the top layer of the warts wiped away. So I repeated the steps again and went to work. I did the same at night. They never turned black like some people say. By the tired day I decided to give myself a break to allow them to dry out. By that night I had what looked like a scab, even on the skin around the wart. I know ACV is very strong So it's important to protect the skins surrounding the wart. The next day when I showered the scan just wiped right off without any pain. The Wart was gone as well!!!! And as the days went by the same was happening to the rest of them! I am so happy! Especially considering that I thought I was doomed to be suffering with these for the rest of my life! I'm aware that it's possible for me to still have a recurrence of GWs but this is a fast effective way to get relief. My doctor said Aldara can take up to 12 weeks to work. I'm not sure who has time like that to wait! Doctors visits can really add up in cost.

ACV is amazing!!!!! Good luck!!

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Traceface (Monroe, La) on 11/11/2015:
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Thanks so much for sharing your experiences with Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) and genital warts. WHAT A LIFE SAVER!!! About a year ago I discovered a skin tag near my perineum and just assumed it was a mole from rubbing and wearing thongs. 6 months after that I came to a stressful point in my life and began smoking marijuana / weed on a daily basis. About 3 months into my smoking habit, I discovered another skin tag near my perineum and one month later I discovered what I thought were hair bumps on my labia started multiplying. I was in denial at first because they never looked like cauliflower! But the spread of these flat bumps in my vaginal area and the skin tags all made me suspect warts. I went to an obgyn who said they didn't look like warts and directed me to a dermatologist for removal. I tested negative for hpv and never had abnormal paps so I was confident that this was just a coincidence and I was free from HPV and maybe it was just another skin condition. WRONG!! The dermatologist confirmed I had a case of warts that was from a sneaky strain of HPV and I caused it to spread due to shaving and smoking weed!!! The marijuana compromises the immune system and was no longer to suppress this virus that apparently could have been in my system for years!!!

I immediately stopped smoking, drinking, and began exercising and eating healthy, taking vitamins and supplements. After 3 months of going in every 2 weeks for cryotherapy, my warts continued to spread and I would go to get the new tiny ones burned off. I got tired of it never being an explanation of why I couldn't beat this outbreak regardless of being super careful and working on my health. It was starting to effect my relationship.

I found these posts on earth clinic and the ACV cleared everything up within days!!! I used cotton pads soaked in the Apple Cider Vinegar which initially revealed I had dozens of tiny little warts that were most likely ready to pop up to the surface and reveal themselves in the coming weeks. They only showed after maybe 20 minutes of the ACV. I realized It would be impossible to "spot-treat" my warts. I've come to learn that I have a complicated vaginal area and the typical rules never work for me.

Anyway, I began covering my labia with 4 cotton pads to attack all of the invisible warts because they all started peeking out once the vinegar was applied. I used organic Apple Cider Vinegar with the mother. Anyway I would put on a maxi pad to hold the soaked cotton pads in place and I kept it on for 4 hours each night for 4 nights. After the 4 hour treatments I would get in the shower, wash gently and spray with peroxide to kill any lingering traces of the virus. Then after shower I would slather aquaphor on to soothe my burning skin. Each day the warts would do the white, grey/black, then fall off and reveal pink. Gradually there were less and less until the 4th night when there were no more but I did the treatment one last time just to kill more of the virus. In the following nights I applied aquaphor daily to heal the skin and things were perfectly normal in a matter of weeks. If I would have kept pouring my money into that dermatologist I would have been making her rich. She never did anything to reveal the hidden warts that may have been just below the surface or too small to be visible. I would have been going in to get cryo for months, years even!! And when I went back to her cleared up she asked how I did it. I told her about the ACV and she said to be careful because it's not safe. That's BULL!!! DOCTORS JUST WANT YOUR MONEY AND LOYALTY. THE REMEDIES FOR HEALING ARE GIVEN TO US BY THE EARTH AND NATURE!!

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A. (Milwaukee, Wi) on 10/02/2015:
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I've tried the Apple Cider Vinegar for the embarrassing gential warts I have. I must say that it burns like HELL but it does work. The first day it was fine but the next couple of days was torture, the warts I had were on my labia, and one kinda close to the clit area I used the Apple Cider Vinegar for four days and I noticed a little puffiness while I was applying it but now all except for one of them are gone. I think maybe because it was one of the bigger ones. I will definitely try to remove the final one if I can just get past the burning sensation.
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Chris (Az) on 09/09/2015:
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First of all, THANK YOU EVERYBODY for taking the time to share your experiences with honesty and detail! I will now return the favor for the unfortunate future readers. the short answer, IT WORKS. Now onto the details.... (skip to experience 2 for warts/HPV)

Experience 1: CANDIDA.

I had INCREDIBLE PAIN and a discharge coming from the anal area and said discharge would burn my skin and the swelling would hurt like HELL when going to use the toilet. This discharge would have a yellowish color and gross smell. When you have any type of discharge is best to keep cleaning and drying the area to stop spreading or damage to skin.

The Dr. told me it was candida and gave me some pills ($30) and it was gone in a week. A year after, it came back, I wasn't able to go to a Dr. So I googled as I already knew what it was. I found ACV baths... basically you take a bath with half a bottle of ACV daily, I would also stick a garlic clove down there and let the bath be as long and hot as possible to let the skin absolve everything (it would burn a bit), also used greek yogurt in the area afterwards and drank a lot of it everyday, (the good bacteria would help the immune system evict the fungus demons from the body) I would this very soothing and helpful as it was COLD and refreshing. IT disappeared faster than with medication!

Experience 2: HPV / WARTS!!

This was SCARY. It started with one peanut sized thingy below the anus. It got itchy at first, then it grew and discharge begun... I thought it was candida again, but then other friends started trailing right below towards my BALLS, they where little ones that clustered in a line, then more on the side!! And they all had discharge that didn't smell and was transparent. After research I had no doubt I had HPV. Sad thing is I have been married at this point for 2 years. Anyway, they all grew and got painful and super leaky when sitting, I wanted to die. As if that wasn't enough the little f*rs started popping up near the tip of my penis. But these are just red flat small thingies on the foreskin. I wanted to go to a Dr. but decided to give ACV a go.

At first I naively stuck a piece of toilet paper with ACV down my crack and left it there since I had so many. WRONG. It burnt the S*t out of me and nearly killed me. As many said, don't apply ACV on healthy skin as it will burn it. What this blessing substance does, it kills the virus or bacteria or fungus by destroying the skin it's in layer by layer! The pain was unbearable but after reading this page I had to keep going (persistence will pay off) I went to see and they ALL TURNED WHITE AND DOUBLED IN SIZE. I knew I was doing something right (read somewhere that if they turn white they're warts and if they hurt like that, they are definitely warts, but dunno if that's for sure a reliable diagnosis?) I kept at it for two days like 3x / day and each time they would turn white, then start slowly pealing and then go back to flesh colored but smaller. It doesn't hurt when you apply it, but after 5 mins, so apply it fast then bite a towel! For large ones like mine you must work your way through its layers as it peals of and BE PERSISTENT. Now they are pretty small and nearly dying. They don't hurt anymore and I think I might be out of the woods but who knows. The smaller ones just slowly disappeared. I am just glad the pain is gone and you can tell when your skin is feeling better.

Thank you again and I wish everyone reading the best, this may or not be your fault as HPV is not only sexually transmitted, and it's hard to even detect. But the fact of the matter is you are not alone and are being proactive. USE ACV!!!!! Good luck!!!!!!

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Martha Taylor (Greenville, Ky) on 09/04/2015:
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I had doubts about the Apple cider vinegar but as the time went by I decided to try it. It was HORRIBLE it burned like h*ll but it was worth it, this actually cured my warts, I started to exercise and eat things like raspberries, pineapples etc, on top of this I also massages my warts with vitamin e oil that had coconut oil and almond oil, honestly I recommended doing everything for about 3 weeks and bare with the pain because it will be worth it!!!
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Lee (Detroit, Mi) on 09/01/2015:
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Yea! I am going to make this short and sweet. Raw, Organic ACV with "the mother", band aids, q-tips, scissors, tweezers and whatever you want to use when they start sloughing off...coconut oil, neosporin, aloe vera... Cut the cotton part off the q-tip and put in the lid of the acv. Pour enough to soak, you don't need much. Cut the sticky part off the bandaid, you do not need the middle part. Pick the soaked cotton bud out with tweezers and place on a couple pieces of toilet paper, or whatever you want to set it on that is clean so that it is not dripping. I cut a a little extra so I can grab the plastic on the q-tip to place it on the bandaid adhesive. Hold in place by the plastic part and tape to the affected area. This is my personal experience.

I leave it on as long as possible, overnight and during the day, and put on a fresh one when I feel it has dried out. The area will turn white, mine raised up, almost like skin that has been in water for too long. Yesterday was the third day and the blackish/grayish coloring started. This morning, they started to slough off, I have 4 in a cluster next to my clitoris, and I showered carefully, and put another application on. I am going to keep up on this, because it is working. Good luck to everybody out there suffering with this horrible std!!! And thank you to earth clinic and all of you for helping me out!!!

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Anonymous (Texas) on 08/24/2015:
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I don't know how I got a big wart. I have only one sex partner in my life, that is my husband. I got it in a Cluster of three. I left it to grow becoz I don't know it's a wart and I am financially strapped at this time to pour thousands of dollars for it. Over a period of time it got big like half of a quater coin. I came to this site and learned about acv, bought organic acv, started applying it to a folded tissue and kept it on that Wart. Secured it with a bandaid first it turned into white, then grey spots then started to fell off in stages like florets of cauliflower. Then I am not able to bear that pain because I damaged good skin around the wart with acv.

I got tea tree oil and vit e gels, applied them to wart and around area. Today I just hold the skin on it, and it came off with no pain, skin under that is pink in color and still raw. I wish it will heal soon and I will get good skin. This happened in like days..

Apple Cider Vinegar stings so bad in such delicate areas. I kept Apple Cider Vinegar 24/7. My husband used to put Apple Cider Vinegar on it tape it clean it. He supported like no one in the world. Try ACV. It worth pain. Surely gives result. Thanks to this site.

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Herbalove (California) on 08/19/2015:
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Hello, everyone! My experience with GW has been fairly minuscule compared to others, but as an affected person I wanted to share my ACV story to join in the community and encourage others who will look at this site in this year and those to come.

The first GW I noticed was in middle school, never having been sexually active. They were on the upper part of my inner labia near my clitoris. Tags and clusters that were small but became larger, mainly the tags. I experienced some tenderness and soreness during their growth and even sores at their bases, but these symptoms faded rather quickly and the growths did not continue. I decided if it appeared "serious" I would get help but otherwise put it out of my mind.

Over the years the GW remained. Depending on my health (compromised immune system, blood pH levels, and any chemicals and toxins from the environment or food sources) I noticed my warts would become inflamed, tender, sore, and even grow, sometimes sprouting new GW.

To curb this I decided to live and eat a healthier lifestyle which has significantly helped over the years even though I did nothing directly to the GW. Over time they became less sensitive, greyed, and even blackened. Some fell off but many still remain but are very, very small.

A while back I noticed a soreness forming one side of my inner labia. It was just one GW and I had been through this before, so I did my best not to irritate it but did no direct treatments. The symptoms ceased and the wart became desensitized enough that I could not notice it.
Once again I decided to do nothing about this condition of mine. That all changed recently.

A felt a soreness near my anus and at the base of my outer labia after having sex with my partner. At first I thought that we had just been a bit rough during sex. The thought of GW lingered in my mind in the following days. I kept watch and sure enough over the next few days the growths formed. The ones on the base of my outer labia are small clusters while the four at my anus are broad flaps. I have also always been skeptical of the tissues at the entrance of my vagina. One at the base of the whole has become rather plump as well. Left untreated I'm sure the GW would form into clusters and tags, and possibly continue growing whereas previously I had been fortunate enough in that regard.

So I'm here to jump on the ACV healing bandwagon for my self diagnosed HPV infection. Whether this is a reoccurring strain or a new one (my partner had been with one other woman and some time later she told him that she had contacted an STD from another partner that she was with). Either way, with how extremely common this is, and with so many people having the GW STD but having nothing to show for it, I could have gotten it from anyone. And not to mention, how did I even get it in the first place? I was a middle schooler! Haha

In the beginning of my research (a few hours) I was going with an organic cold pressed coconut oil, organic tea tree oil, organic lavender oil, organic oregano oil, and organic sulfur compound but after reading everyone's stories here I really wanted to give ACV a go! I bought the organic ACV (organic is my preference and works best with my body) and some hydrogen peroxide. Both for under $10.

I consider myself to be in a precarious situation. I could be celibate for life without issue. However I do currently have a partner and very much enjoy the exchanges we have. I don't want to jeopardize him and I want us to have more fun times together. Additionally, I'd really like to have a youthful looking vagina again. Although my growths were never to the point that any previous partners were perturbed or even gave it a second thought, until the last growth phase. And I really should have exercised more caution with them. Shame on me for that.

Anyways, on to the good stuff!

First, I washed the affected area in the shower with my organic tea tree oil body wash. I think it'll also help and has always been soothing to my body. After that I took a hydrogen peroxide soaked cotton swab to the affected areas. Application did burn a little however. I limited the hydrogen peroxide specifically to the outmost GW and not the ones at the entrance of my vagina, as that area is far too sensitive to deal with atm (actually, I just need to dilute the doses but one step at a time)

Second, I followed up by dabbing ACV on the GW with a Q-Tip. This burned a little too but knowing that this wasn't nearly enough from recommendations from everyone here and also for how ambitious I was feeling I went ahead and doused a cotton ball in ACV, non diluted, and stretched it so that when applied it'd touch all affected areas and nestle nicely without having to tape it in place. This burrrrned! I sucked it up and bore with the pain, taking the swab away when it was too much then putting it back on after the pause until I was able to tolerate it. It also subsided to a tolerable level but was still present. Sitting correctly was a problem for the first few moments as the added pressure was too much, but that too I was able to do in time comfortably.

After about an hour or so when I noticed the ACV was not burning as much (no pain no gain right? haha) I decided to change out the swab. Lo and behold those GW suckers were white. I knew it! The bastards! Argh! Haha (Admittedly, they were already a bit white before I started any direct treatment. I believe that's my immune system at work.) Thoroughly happy, I touched up with hydrogen peroxide again then applied a new ACV swab. It was a repeat of the first time, but with a bit more intensity before everything settled. I've had this swab in for about 6-7 hours now and as it is not stinging as greatly I'm minded to change it now so that it's comfortable enough for an overnight duration, as well as to check on my progress! Hee~

Just got back from the latest treatment and can confirm, the stuff is working. The GW are not just white, but have a greyish hue. Additionally, I can see small dots or ghastly white patches where the virus was but I had not been able to see them before. I'm glad I decided to swab a general area instead of just the visible growths to get a better understanding of my situation. The white seems to be at the entrance to my vagina as well, but it's hard to tell because of my normal fluids. I took pictures.

This time was the third application today and since I am going to bed I decided to give a bit of care to my skin. As I washed with my tea tree oil bodywash I noticed that the GW were tender, particularly at the base where they were rooted. I took care not to jostle them too much. Out of all symptoms I've ever had mine have always been relatively minor, only unbearable if significantly aggravated by friction, chemicals, etc. Then, I generously swabbed up with hydrogen peroxide. This had almost no bite at all. I decided to let my skin breathe a bit and the solution to dry before applying the cotton swab.

After forming the swab to my satisfaction I doused it with coconut oil, then ACV, then tea tree oil, and finally lavender oil. I'm not happy at the thought that this may have diluted the ACV too much, but I really want to nourish my skin at least a little in this process. I also believe that the antibacterial and antimicrobial agents in the various additives I added will make up for the loss of ACV. Since sleep is very important I don't want to miss out on that because I'm too uncomfortable, or wake up to a dreadful pain. haha It may happen anyways, but ya can't blame a girl for trying. Ha!

This swab went on with a lot less pain. I thought it wasn't rooted enough so I fiddled with it after which there was a bought of more intense pain, but still not the most painful I have felt thus far. Possibly the least at fresh application. I did a happy dance till the pain became tolerable. It also dulled in a good amount of time. I'm already sitting comfortably on my bum right now about 10-15min after and will be able to sleep with ease.

I'm excited to see what happens in the following days. To anyone browsing this page I hope the recent and older testimonies from so many people will give you as much understanding, joy, peace, hope, and vigor as it has given me. This situation has been daunting to me but now I feel like I can power through it all! My partner doesn't believe that this will work, he'd rather I go to a physician which I do not want nor have the money at the moment to see. Too much money! No real cures, treatments that get to the root of the cause! The mistaken belief that average people are too dumb and able to handle their own ailments with tried and true techniques spanning centuries! I won't buy into that mumbo jumbo. If someone is trying to pressure you out of doing this ACV healing I hope you won't either. Prove it with science or see it for yourself I always say.

Lastly, a few tidbits:

1. Stay positive. GW are caused by a virus, a virus that our bodies were made and equipped to completely eliminate even below the surface. You're -not- alone and you -can- do this. We're all in it with you! <3

2. Stay healthy. Make sure that your blood pH is not acidic. Exercise. Eat organic and as raw as you can, avoiding sugar which acts similar to cocaine in our bodies and feeds bacteria and yeasts while tainting the blood. Find an organic supplement drink/shake. Add some supplements (vitamins-- D, A, E, C, K; and minerals-- zinc, colloidal silver, organic sulfur; and algae-- spirulina, chlorella, astaxanthin) to help a body out. The more the merrier, because the less your body has to work hard to be efficient. There are so many out there and many combinations you can make especially designed for your body. Drink lots of water. Drink lots of herbal teas. Hygiene properly.

3. Never give up the good fight. You're worth it. Your body is worth it. Become it's ally and fight alongside it with conscious decisions like ACV healing. Once you've healed tell your story so that others can be enlightened and we can dispel the deliberate lie that natural treatments don't work/can't exist.

Until next I post, happy ACV everyone! <3

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Margie (Oregon) on 08/11/2015:
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Like many others here I discovered a bump on my region and ignored it. It continued to grow so I eventually assumed it was a genital wart even though my health screen was not positive for HPV. I decided to apply ACV and see what would happen. I dipped q-tips in ACV and spot applied it to what I would consider a large-ish raised bumpy skin tag. I held the q-tip there as long as I could twice a day - on the second day it began to sting and I just thought it seemed like a good thing according to many here. It started to flatten and turn dark red/purple. On the third day I took a small piece of toilet tissue and dipped it in ACV - I folded it up a few times and squeezed out the excess. I put a small band-aid over the bump then tucked the tissue under the padding part with tweezers. I left this in place for a several hours. Next day - woke up and it was completely flat and dark red/purple and dried up - when I picked at it with tweezers it came right off. The skin underneath looks mostly healthy but I think it needs more attention after my skin has a little rest - a tiny bump is there. 1000% improvement - quick, fast and easy.
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Nk (Coldwater, Michigan ) on 07/24/2015:
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I had attempted to use aldera cream as prescribed by my doctor. Aldera worked slowly but it really devastated my skin with scabs and very dry skin. I was nearing the end of my prescription and was reading about apple cider vinegar and thought I would give it a shot. While I was very nervous because it's such a sensitive area it worked great. The small warts I had left were gone in less then 24 hours. I hate when people say it's a miracle cure but this works very very well.

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Bee (Washington) on 07/23/2015:
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Hope this helps others since their posts are old. You also need to drink ACV daily to kill the virus from the inside as well as the outside treatment.
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Mike (Edmonton, Canada) on 07/16/2015:
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This advice (El Ahr) worked for me perfectly. The ACV didn't even sting one bit, and it only took off the wart itself, not the surrounding skin, within 2 days! I used a small wadded up piece of paper towel instead of cotton and soaked it, slightly squeezed some out so it's wet but not dripping, and taped it over. Gone in two days, I was looking at it and it seemed completely dead so I took my nail and tried to pull it slightly and it flaked right off. I used peroxyde right away. I am applying some polysporin right away. Thank you Earth Clinic!!!

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Anonymous User (Brooklyn, Ny) on 07/09/2015:
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Like most people have mentioned here, I didn't know that I had HPV or genital warts at first. I do not know when I contracted the virus, since I can't really remember the first time I had a growth or mark in my genital area.

When I first noticed something on my lower stomach towards my genitals, I thought that I had a skin tag or an ingrown hair, because I had recently shaved. As I continued to shave, more appeared, and they were all at the base of my shaft, so I had assumed that I had a bunch of ingrown hairs because I'm relatively hairy, and I was shaving with a basic razor. They were flesh colored and not really raised, and looked just like ingrown hairs to me.

However, several years passed and they were still there. I figured they were no longer ingrown hairs, they were skin tags. But after some time, they began to grow somewhat. So I started researching how to remove skin tags with home remedies. As I searched, I found that they could possibly be warts!

So I did the Apple Cider Vinegar test, and low and behold they turned white, and had somewhat of a cauliflower head. I was devastated, but did my research and realized that it's not something to be afraid of.

I was very skeptical, but this site gave me hope because of all of the positive testimonials. I also found a lot of others on the internet. Long story short, I used the Apple Cider Vinegar for 3 days (I'm on my 4th day now), and just about every wart has dried up, scabbed up, and turned black, and now I'm just waiting to heal.

The very next day they started to loosen up and shed a little, and the very next night one of them scabbed up completely.

There are a few little pesky ones that haven't turned black, but I haven't given them as much treatment as the main ones. I'll be taking care of them as soon as I'm finished typing this.

Here is what you need.

1. Cotton Swabs/Q-Tips

2. Makeup remover cotton swabs. Cotton balls are good, but get the flat cotton rounds because they soak easily and can be cut an manipulated.

3. First aid tape

4. Scissors

4. Apple Cider Vinegar

IMPORTANT! AVOID GETTING ACV ON THE UNAFFECTED SKIN! I made this mistake by putting a whole cotton round on my penis, and burned and scabbed up part of my shaft. Currently healing now.

a. Dip the Q-tip in the ACV and dab all of the affected areas as a prep.

b. Soak the cotton round in apple cider vinegar.

c. Cut off small pieces of the cotton round and cover the affected areas only. Do your best to avoid unaffected skin.

d. Place a piece of first aid tape over the cotton so that the ACV can get to work.

e. Repeat this process every couple of hours, and if you can try to leave it on over night.

f. In between treatments, let your genitals/warts get some air for 30-60 minutes. The air will help them to dry out and scab up.

This treatment totally worked for me and I am so relieved that I can avoid the stress and expenses of going to a doctor to get them removed/treated.

The ACV will burn. It stings like hell! Especially if you get it on the healthy skin. But it is worth it because it works. I'm so happy that this works, and I hope that my penis is wart (and scar) free from now on. I bought some coconut oil to moisturize and help with the tone and texture.

Thank you Earth Clinic members for your feedback and help, and good luck to anyone reading this. I hope it works for you like it worked for me!

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Ryan (Chico, Ca) on 06/18/2015:
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I have had what I believed to be a growing mole in my upper pubic area. I did not make the connection of it being GW because I did not see that as an option considering I am always safe when I have sex. Well, I dated someone for 6 months and I'm not sure if they gave it to me since they were quick to not have me use a condom. My mistake. I'm usually more safe and aware of this stuff. Anyways, I'm not sure when I contracted this. I was obvious to what I had but since I kept assuming it was a mole I was okay with it. Well it never changed color and one I got anxious of feeling it down there and I scratched it off. It scabed and grew back and now it looks like a dark cauliflower.. Again I just let it be until a a couple days ago I decided to check to see if I could find a remedy to stop it from growing. To my surprise I noticed it was very similar to GW. How disgusting. I immediately did research and to my disappointment the Internet is very contradicting.. Many sites say you'll have it for ever and medical interviews state that the body fights it off in a couple years. Other say there is no way to diagnose men. Several don't recommend disclosing this information to future sex partners because there is no way to tell if you still have the virus.

ANYWAYS, I tried the apple cider vinegar and it literally worked in less than 24 hours. I woke up in the morning after applying my second doze of the ACV before I went to bed. It was 90% gone and by the third application I applied before going to work it was already black and flat. I'm assuming the next step is for it to fall off and heal. I'm super bummed I got this virus, and also confused on how it happened. I will now change my diet and go more intensely at the gym and me more active. If my body can fight this on its own I am willing to help it out anyway I can. Would going to the doctor be beneficial? I mean, considering that I already dealt with the issue myself? As a male I did read that there is no way to diagnose is there is no symptoms(warts).. Would anyone confirm otherwise?

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Anonymouse (Uk) on 06/09/2015:
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Guys just wow. Yes you should try ACV. I've been freaking out for last 2 days as I saw these slowly take over the whole of my penis (mostly the head).

One night ( well half a night) with acv taped onto them and the majority are gone already! Leaving me with just a couple I'll hit again in the morning. It definitely works :)

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