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| 4 | warts | Have trouble spotting warts in hard to see areas? I recently found an amazing solution that has helped me manage my warts...a USB hand held microscope attached to a Laptop! This has had a profound affect on my condition- i spot them sooner with self exams, they spread less. I feel i have greater control now. | I researched and found this one: Dino-Lite Digital Microscope. It magnifies from 20 to 200 percent. I consider it the perfect tool for personal wart detection. Just wanted to share this with all of you. | M | 10 months | 8/3/2008 | 2 | genital warts (rectal) | Stinging and burning for about 90 seconds. Slight to moderate discomfort for the duration of treatment. | I had about 20-30 warts total of various sizes about 6 of them were pretty large and seemed to be main ones which the smaller ones were growing around. I went through 1.5 small bottles of Condylox paying about $130 USD for each bottle. I used it for 4 days on then I would take a week off. After the first treatment many of the smaller warts were gone and the larger ones became smaller. After many weeks of treatment all but 1 large wart were gone. This 1 very large wart would swell up during the treatment then shrink down to the size it was before the treatment week. Getting frustrated that I could not get rid of this last one I searched for alternative treatments. I read that Apple Cider Vinegar can get rid of all warts. I tried this which I would pour some on a cotton ball or balled up tissue and dab it all over the infected area. There was only a little bit of stinging for about 20 seconds and no discomfort after the application. I did this about 3-4 times a day morning after noon evening and before I went to bed. In about 2 weeks the final wart was gone. It has been about a year now and the warts have not returned. My suggestion is to anyone w/any wart infection to try this if you don’t have any allergies to Apple Cider Vinegar. Its far less painful and very inexpensive and a natural treatment as opposed to an unnatural chemical one. | M | 33 | 6 months | 3/30/2009 | 3 | GW | a little redness, didnt feel any burning that everyone else seems to have felt | i went through 2 of these bottles and the warts pretty much went away however i had more and more reappear after i stopped apply...i would start my cycles again and they would disappear, again i stopped and more would appear, guess it didnt work for me | M | 24 | 3 months .5 2X day | 5/9/2011 | 5 | Genital Warts | Burning, Peeling, Ulceration, Slight Bleeding | I was recently diagnosed with HPV/GW- I have on the base of penis and top of shaft. i was immediately given Condy and burned the 2 at the base. I will say the i have done 2 separate treatment weeks. the first upon initial diagnosis, and the second about a month later upon return. The sooner you use the gel on emerging bumps, the quicker it works and the less side effects you have. Also, it seems to limit the spread when applied early. I seem to be fortunate that this has been my only treatment option as it works. Also, i find that using neosporin (pain relief) works well, but also for the bumps on the shaft. . .using "nuskin". it is antibacterial and it forms a layer of skin over the wound durring the day. .yeah it stings but it works | M | 31 | 2 months | 5/22/2008 | 5 | Genital Warts | Some burning | This is 1,000,000,000,000 times better than ALDARA. This gel is excellent...it cleared about 85% of my warts in the first application week. Thank god for Condylox Gel because Aldara is a horrible, horrible medicine for genital warts! Take this instead! I promise that you will not have to go through the hell I did when I was on Aldara. Try Condylox Gel!!!! | F | 22 | 2 months | 2/13/2005 | 4 | Genital warts | Some mild pain -- perhaps better described as an itch rather than pain. I really have to wonder if the raters describing excruciating pain were using it properly. You apply the gel only to the warts, and should be careful to avoid getting it on normal skin. It will burn normal skin. | In the past I had warts treated with electrocautery, but that was an extremely unpleasant experience. The warts came back in a few weeks, and I wanted to try something different. This is much better than the surgery, in my opinion. I did one "treatment week," and managed to remove all but the largest of my warts. That one then grew to be even larger than it was before, so I've done another week of the stuff. I'm going to follow up with another week just to make sure that it's gone. Overall I would absolutely recommend this. | M | 27 | 2 months | 5/2/2007 | 5 | Genital Warts | Stinging and Burning | My Doc froze my warts several times, but they never totally went away. So she gave me Condylox, told me to put it on my warts 3 consecutive days a week twice a day. okay. well, the first go round was not pretty. She didn't really stres how careful you should be to NOT GET THIS ON YOUR NORMAL SKIN. I had a bunch in the area between my vagina and my rectum, and I got some on skin down there, I was in pain for a week. You can't sit, walk, do ANYTHING. But, they did go away after the first week. They came back a couple weeks later and a few are in some tricky spots. But this time it isn't half as bad. I take my time and make sure to get it directly on the wart and make SURE it dries first as well. That would be my main advice, take your time, be accurate and make sure they dry and you'll have no problems. This gel is awesome at curing warts if you do it right. | F | 21 | 1 months | 11/9/2009 | 2 | Genital Wart | Burning, discoloration, and burning flesh smell. | Due to the region of my warts, having them surgically removed is not an option. Therefore, the only means of their removal is through Condylox, which I absolutely HATE! I've had to use it so much, that I learned all of the tricks. You have to be really careful that you apply it only to the warts; if you get it on normal skin, it will literally erode your skin. Also, you really have to let the gel dry on the warts, for about 5 minutes, before you move around or put underwear on. If you don't, the gel will transfer onto healthy skin, and cause serious pain. Also, put Vaseline on the area after it has completely dried to avoid irritation. Using Condylox is painful, even if you apply it carefully to the affected area; stay away from thongs! Personally, I feel the worst side affect is the smell from the dying flesh, so gross! | F | 25 | 8 weeks 30 2X day | 3/31/2010 | 5 | Gential warts | this works over any other topical method | I was quite scared using this liquid but thought why not start very slowly first week, applied twice then increased with each week Iam now at 3 days on 4 days off and warts are dissipating When redness and pain erupt, i just stop using it, then resume again Use only a tiny smear across the warts and USE a hair dryer immediately | F | 50 | 5 weeks 2X day | 10/21/2018 | 5 | Anal Warts | Severe burn. Get flushable wipes and make sure to clean thoroughly. Get Neosporin as well for the off days. | Worked great. Left a minimal scar. Don't be worried about the skin around the wart that gets affected. It heals up normally, just very uncomfortable. | M | 32 | 4 weeks 0. 5% 6X W | 7/18/2020 | 5 | GW | Redness/Irritation | I started getting GW when I was 26, probably due to wet shaving around the base of my penis. This was also where the GW were showing. The nurse told me any broken skin or cuts would cause a good environment for warts to develop. I had Cryo which did not work in the long term, only short term and aldara made no difference at all. This product was recommended by the doctor. I first started using it and applied twice a day over 3 days. I noticed a slight sharp raw pain. On day 4 I had incredible irritation and swelling around the whole area. I was concerned, but after reading various comments found this to be common so just made sure I moisturised around the area. The first cycle formed scabs on the warts, which used to happen with cryo, but the sensation was different, almost like the medication was getting deeper into the problem. The second cycle was much better so there was only slight irritation and no redness anywhere but where the warts were. The third cycle completely removed the warts, each time creating a scab on the specific region. Despite initial irritation I prefer this to other treatments as it can be self-administered and is straight forward to use. The redness subsides after extended use. I also have the bottled liquid which seems to go a long way, so it should help me keep check on any returning warts. I hope that I can sustain a long period without any however, and I am aware that the medication also aids suppressing regrowths. My advice is to try and | M | 28 | 4 weeks 2X day | 9/2/2017 | 5 | Genital Warts | Burning, itching, minicule bleeding | I hate to comment on such a thing, but I guess it's best if it helps others. I had a cluster a little bigger than a dime on one side of my penis and a smaller one on the other. I was so afraid to go to the doctor when I first saw small bumps there that I tried to ignore it for around a year and a half. I abstained from sex which was hell, but I didn't want anyone to have to go through it. When I finally broke down and told a doctor he sent me to a urologist where I was burned repeatedly once every six weeks three times with severely strong wart remover before I asked due to the pain if there was anything else. He prescribed condylox and I used it as prescribed. It did burn and there was white flaking, but I was applying it myself so no more embarrassment of laying on a doctors bed while he painted my privates with acid. When I finally went back for the last time he checked with the solution that makes them visible and they were all gone, finally. About a week and a half later I noticed a small growth which I quickly applied the gel to as instructed, and it went away as well. It has been two years since that happened and I have not seen any warts reappear at all. I still have a small amount of the gel left as well in case something does happen. I still don't know if I'll ever be comfortable telling a woman that I have genital warts so I have to always use a condom, but for peace of mind they are gone. I do reccomend trying this because it beats the alternative. | M | 27 | 4 weeks 0.5% 2X day | 3/26/2011 | 4 | Genital Warts | Pain,Swelling, Ordor | This shit burns like crazy but if you want to get better you will suck it up and just deal with it. The 1st day applying the gel it was not that bad. But then the 2nd and 3rd day OMG burning and a nasty smell, its hard to walk, get out of bed, sit, wip anything. So I'm on my first day of rest and I'm sprying Neosporin with pain all over and apply warm rags it makes it feel so much better. But I'm going to the doc Saturday just to get a week check up because the smell is REALLY bad. Make sure you put the gel on the warts only and have a fan to blow on it to help it dry, make sure you let it air out. It is very nasty but its working =) ready for it to be over 1st and last STD | F | 21 | 4 weeks 2X day | 8/18/2011 | 2 | Yes | Burning, skin peeling, scabs, itching. | I wanted to post this information so it may benifit someone, and save them from the pain I went through. I read a couple of the post and I guess the pain level depends on the person and the infected area. I had what I thought and a doctor told me were genital warts around the base of the head of my penis. Turns out after using Condylox, freezing, and aldera............they weren't even warts at all. PPP a condition that has nothing to do with warts or sex. Here is a link to the condition. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearly_penile_papules As far as the condylox.........use it carefully. I was in severe pain for days (3 days after the first cycle of treatment). Had to take off work for one day due to the pain. Only use it on the bump. Which was hard for me to do since my bumps were so small. | M | 34 | 4 weeks | 7/11/2008 | 5 | genital warts | intense pain!!!!!! I checked myself into the ER because it was eating through my skin getting infected. Ulcers/swelling were everywhere, I remember feeling like someone sanded all my skin down and initated rubbing hot pepper into the wounds. I could barely walk w/out toughing the raw skin. | seriously please don't get this medication on anything that is not wart tissue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't experiment!!!!! it literally ate through the connection where the head connects to the shaft. I was able to pull the head off almost and see the smooth muscle that is underneath, not fun at all had. presently I am all scarred up. But I rather have a slight color problem than warts everywhere! I had about 10 tiny warts, after 1 treatment all were gone but 2. Waited 2 weeks for the rawness to heal and the second treatment cleared up the the last 2....now it is very smooth (not a lump or bump in sight just scar tissue) | M | 23 | 3 weeks | 3/13/2008 | 4 | HPV/genital warts | severe burning and itching, open sores, bleeding. | This is now my third time using condylox i have another comment on this page from less then a year ago 1/07. this time around its not as bad just sever itching so bad i cant sleep. what i found that helps me at work is neosporin the gel or cream with the pain relief. | F | 23 | 3 weeks | 10/1/2007 | 4 | HPV/AGW | burning swelling smell bleeding itching | I am on my 3rd week of using condylox the first week worked great, I had a bunch of warts around my anal region and all but 2 have gone. I think im doing something wrong though. The doctor told me I could use vaseline to prtect the healthy skin so I used A&D onitment. I have been having a hard time getting rid of the other 2 I wonder if it has anything to do with using the a&d ointment. my recommendation would be to use neosporin or a&d after the 3 day cycle. | M | 23 | 3 weeks | 6/20/2008 | 4 | Genital warts:( | GENITAL WARTS | OMG i am so upset that i caught genital warts. i was usually careful to have protected sex. but just when i don't use a rubber i catch this. i'm only 18!!!!!! I noticed little bumps down there, they were tiny kinda like a rash. i thought it was my eczema so i didn't pay it no mind. but then it started irritating me down there. so i went to the teen clinic because i don't have a family doctor yet. and she tells me i have genital warts. my spirit crashed. I wanted to break down. I have just finished puthing it on for 3 days. today is the fourth day(break day). I don't get any sleep at all. last night i didn't get to sleep until 4:30 but i had to get up for school at 5:30. It is very irritating to have this STD. I hate the person that gave it to me. but most of all i hate myself the most. I pray everyday to god that he will cure my body. I'm a strong person, but right now i've been going through alot of stuff, and for this STD to pop up its too much. I promise if these warts go away i will try my hardest not to have sex until marriage. I just want these warts to go away. they irritate me, its hard to walk sometimes because its painful sometime. i can't sleep at all. i'm so sad and wants to cry sooooo bad. but i don't want to let myself down and cry. I just really hope this medicine works and will cure me. please work. plllllllease work. | F | 18 | 3 weeks .5 2X day | 5/17/2010 | 4 | HPV | Very minor soreness, no pain whatsoever. | I've been struggling with this condition for a few years now. I've had multiple visits to the dermatologist for freezing (which has had limited results), and was prescribed Aldara which did absolutely nothing for me. Condylox has so far been the most successful treatment. I'm on week 3 now and my smaller warts have shrunk in half. I have a cluster about the size of a penny on my waist line (which had previously been misdiagnosed by my doctor), and it's receding each week. I don't feel I'll be completely rid of them by the end of 4 weeks so I may have to switch back to regular cryo/freezing visits to finish them off. I've seen others' experiences stating that they were in a lot of pain but the treatment seemed to work very quickly for them. I have absolutely no pain but my progress seems to be slower. Maybe there's a correlation there. Ultimately this treatment works for me but as I've learned, the preferred treatment varies from person to person, so don't be discouraged if your mileage varies. | M | 33 | 3 weeks 2X day | 10/17/2012 | 3 | GW | Worst pain ever. Most of the warts have gone away I'm in the 3rd week 4 days off period. Expecting this to be my last term. The worst pain of all is the scrotum. If you have warts on or near the scotim expect a lot of pain. Random pains that will stop you in your tracks. Skin will disappear but the healing process is such a relief cuz the end is near. Not a bad product just wish it was more effect and less painful. But it's the price I have to pay. | M | 20 | 3 weeks | 9/30/2016 |
CONDYLOX (PODOFILOX): This medication is used on the skin to treat external genital warts. FDA Approval Date: 1990-12-13 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)