Genital Warts Treatment

Imiquimod (Aldara)

Imiquimod is a cream that you put on your genital warts. Its brand name is Aldara.

Results have shown that ifmiquimod helps to get rid of warts in about half the people who use it for four months. But one study found it didn’t help people who had HIV.

Imiquimod can also help to reduce the chance of the warts coming back two to four months after you stop using it. It doesn’t seem to matter whether you use imiquimod once, twice or three times a day. It’s just as likely to work however often you use it.

Imiquimod cream can make your skin red, swollen and itchy. Using it twice a day causes more side effects than using it less often.

You shouldn’t use imiquimod if you’re pregnant.

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