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Q: Sexual Health - Men Question

asked by: DoctorQuestion on January 5th, 2006

Im 18 and recently (5 months ago) found out I have hpv. Yes I have warts and am very adiment about getting rid of them and am trying to do everything I can to rid myself of them. I have read (pamphlets) and heard from my doctor that many people will "clear" or build up immunities to the virus in one to two years. With analysis, the girl I got it from and I dated for about 7 months. Ive had four months of treatment and the treated areas are doing fine. I am wondering if their is anything I can take to boost my immune system on top of diet and excersice. Ive been reading online about some herbs and "pills" that claim to boost your immune system. Certain ones such as Manitake and Glutathione or Interfuron (sp.) seem to be what im looking for, but im not sure. Is their anything Im missing? And is their any harm in taking them? Are there other herbs, minerals, pills that I should be looking into? Are their any other things I can do in conjunction with my treatment (cryotherapy) to speed and/or strengthen the treatment?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on January 11th, 2006

Sexual Health - Men Answer A107

Unfortunately, there is no medical cure that will eliminate HPV completely. The current treatment for HPV is the use of pharmaceuticals and procedures for local treatment of the warts and other mucosa/skin changes. The immune system alone destroys and limits an HPV outbreak. Pharmaceuticals used for local treatment are: Imiquimod cream, 20 % podophyllin antimitotic solution, 0.5 % podofilox solution, 5 % 5-fluorouracil cream, andTrichloroacetic acid (TCA). Procedures used for local treatment are: freezing (cryosurgery), burning (electrocautery) and laser treatment. If the warts are large, surgery removal is indicated as a possible treatment. Alpha-interferon is also used for local treatment but is very expensive. Warts can disappear with no treatment or show up again after the treatment. It depends on your own system's immunity. All the substances you mentioned for immunity improvement (Manitake, Glutathione, Interfuron) are not currently scientifically proven to boost your immune system.

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