Hi there, I started to genital warts maybe 3 months ago. At first it didn't occur to me that it is genital warts as it was a little bump and it didn't hurt. Then there were couple more that started to show up. I got worried and started doing some online research and went into a walk-in clinic and doctor told me it is genital warts. The warts were close to the anal area and started to irritate me. I booked an appointment with the clinic on 655 West 12th Avenue but they couldn't fit me in until Feb 18th but I was very worry and couldn't wait that long. So I did some online research and found a Chinese Herb Clinic that deal with this. The treatments I have been receiving is a burning kind of procedure. The doctor would burn off my genital warts and give me medication to eat and put on the area. The burning process is very very painful and I don't know if I can continue with it. The doctor told me the freezing treatment has much higher chance of the warts breaking out again vs the burning. All the medication has costed me approx $1,100 over the last 1 week. The doctor told me BC MSP doesn't cover these. Is that right? Please help and guide me of what I should do....thank you.

Home / Answered Questions / Hi there, I started to genital warts maybe 3 months ago. At first it didn’t occur to me that it is genital warts as it was a little bump and it didn’t hurt. Then there were couple more that started to show up. I got worried and started doing some online research and went into a walk-in clinic and doctor told me it is genital warts. The warts were close to the anal area and started to irritate me. I booked an appointment with the clinic on 655 West 12th Avenue but they couldn’t fit me in until Feb 18th but I was very worry and couldn’t wait that long. So I did some online research and found a Chinese Herb Clinic that deal with this. The treatments I have been receiving is a burning kind of procedure. The doctor would burn off my genital warts and give me medication to eat and put on the area. The burning process is very very painful and I don’t know if I can continue with it. The doctor told me the freezing treatment has much higher chance of the warts breaking out again vs the burning. All the medication has costed me approx $1,100 over the last 1 week. The doctor told me BC MSP doesn’t cover these. Is that right? Please help and guide me of what I should do….thank you.

Hi there, I started to genital warts maybe 3 months ago. At first it didn’t occur to me that it is genital warts as it was a little bump and it didn’t hurt. Then there were couple more that started to show up. I got worried and started doing some online research and went into a walk-in clinic and doctor told me it is genital warts. The warts were close to the anal area and started to irritate me. I booked an appointment with the clinic on 655 West 12th Avenue but they couldn’t fit me in until Feb 18th but I was very worry and couldn’t wait that long. So I did some online research and found a Chinese Herb Clinic that deal with this. The treatments I have been receiving is a burning kind of procedure. The doctor would burn off my genital warts and give me medication to eat and put on the area. The burning process is very very painful and I don’t know if I can continue with it. The doctor told me the freezing treatment has much higher chance of the warts breaking out again vs the burning. All the medication has costed me approx $1,100 over the last 1 week. The doctor told me BC MSP doesn’t cover these. Is that right? Please help and guide me of what I should do….thank you.

I am not familiar with the treatment that your doctor has been using, but I think it is correct that alternative treatment are not covered by MSP.

Given how painful the treatment is, and your concerns that you might not want to continue with treatment, you could go to another doctor or clinic for a second opinion. If you have MSP, you can go to any doctor or clinic for an exam and treatment.

You can also go to Bute Clinic at 1170 Bute Street in the West End. It is a free STI clinic, open 11 – 6:30 pm Monday to Friday, and is always drop in. The nurses there can examine you and suggest a course of treatment. Genital wart treatment is free and is covered by MSP.

Please leave a comment to let us know if that answers your question or if you need more information.

Health Nurse

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This answer was posted on February 11, 2014.

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