So I really want to share my experience because I know how scary this can feel. I went through extreme anxiety with genital warts and genuinely thought my life was over at one point.
So it started with what I thought was just a weird boil down there. I googled it and assumed it was because of shaving. But it didn’t go away. Instead it got bigger… and then I noticed 2 more. A month passed and they were still there. They didn’t hurt, just sometimes itched, but they were growing and that’s what scared me.
So I went to a gynecologist (worst decision visiting this gynecologist).
She started asking me personal questions about my relationship and whether I was sexually active. I answered honestly, and instead of just focusing on treatment, she made me feel judged and threw comments like "today'sgeneration just wants to have sec without marriage". I was already anxious and that just made everything worse.
Then she told me there are only 2 options:
surgery
chemical removal
And quoted ₹15,000.
I PANICKED. I went home and cried so much. I genuinely thought my life was over. I even stopped talking to a guy I had just started liking because I was so scared I’d “spread” it to him.
Then I spoke to a friend and she told me to PLEASE get a second opinion and thank god I did.
The second doctor was SO calm. She looked at them and said they’re small and manageable. She told me something that honestly changed everything for me:
- around 90% of sexually active people are exposed to HPV
- even with condoms, it can still spread because it’s skin-to-skin
- most of the time the body clears it on its own
- warts usually appear when immunity is low
She didn’t judge me once.
She gave me a cream (imiquimod-type) to use once a week for 2 weeks and zinc tablets.
Now here’s the tricky part the cream didn’t magically make them go away. And I couldn’t afford any procedure at that time. I’m an intern, I don’t earn enough, and this is not something I could tell my parents.
So I decided I’ll just wait and save money.
And then everything got worse.
The 3 warts became a cluster almost the size of a pea and I got TERRIFIED. And then I made the worst mistake possible — I shaved the area (not the warts, please don't even think about doing this)
PLEASE don’t do this.
After shaving, the warts multiplied like crazy. From 3 it went to almost 15. The new ones were smaller but very visible. I genuinely thought my life is over now.
I went into a complete rabbit hole, especially on Reddit, reading horror stories and scaring myself even more.
But then I just… got exhausted.
I realized I can’t keep panicking like this and I need to at least try to take care of myself.
So I focused on a few things:
- FOOD: I used to skip meals and eat junk or just 1 meal a day. I started eating 2–3 proper home-cooked meals
- SLEEP: my sleep cycle was horrible, so I fixed it (even took melatonin for a few days to reset it)
- MOVEMENT: I don’t really workout, but I started walking daily and doing small stretches
- SUPPLEMENTS: zinc (after proper meals!!), vitamin C, vitamin D
- and most importantly — I STOPPED obsessively checking them
I just told myself I’ll deal with it later when I have money for treatment.
And then something crazy happened.
After about a month of just focusing on my health, I realized I wasn’t constantly “aware” of them anymore.
So I checked.
And I was SHOCKED.
The initial 3 warts had shrunk and become flat. The newer ones became smaller. And slowly… ALL of them disappeared.
I now have ZERO warts.
This whole thing took around 4 months.
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What I learned from this:
- warts can get worse before they get better
- there’s a phase where they suddenly multiply and it feels out of control
- that does NOT mean your body isn’t working
- stress + irritation (especially shaving) makes it worse
- immunity actually plays a huge role
And most importantly:
This is NOT the end of your life
I know how scary this feels. I was crying, blaming myself, and thinking I ruined everything.
But your body is not against you. It’s actually trying to fix things.
If you’re going through this right now — please don’t panic like I did. Take care of your body, stay consistent, and give it time.
It really does get better.