Several years ago I had these warts show up on my anal region. Honestly I have no idea where I got them from. The boyfriend never had them. I began to notice them and thought there were skin tags. Worried me for a while and I finally went to doctor and he confirmed they were anal warts (HPV). I went through several treatments where he would freeze them off. But each time they would come right back within a few weeks. By the way, they tend to bleed very easily. After several treatments with them only coming back, I asked about the cream that could be used. I think it has about a 45% success rate. The stuff is very potent. You have to use it carefully and just on the warts themselves. Within a week or two they were all gone and have not reappeared at all. (Knock on wood). The cream is supposed to help your immune system take care of them and lucikly it worked.