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How to get rid of Molluscum?

Issue
Ok. What started as one bump right near my belly button has turned into about 30 spreading down by my gential region. My girlfriend and I both have been tested and everything comes back fine. I have tried to get them frozen off but now it seems like they are coming back. I first got them when I switched gyms and started showering there (I have for sure stopped that). The doctor said since there is no risk of STDs that unless they really bother me (which they do), I should just wait it out. Is there anything I can buy for this? Is there any other advice anyone can give me. Thank you for your help!

Best Tip

There is no consensus among doctors about the best way to treat molluscum. In general, the two proven treatments are similar to wart removal: freezing the bumps in the office or applying an acid-like medication to the skin at home. The former can be painful or frightening for young children. The latter can cause significant skin irritation, even worse than the molluscum, and requires faithful application to all the lesions. Other medications, such as Tagamet, imiquimod cream, and Retin-A have been used with occasional success, but they are effective only 50-80% of the time.

We generally don't recommend molluscum removal unless they are a severe cosmetic problem or if they are in a high-friction area (such as the armpit.) In those cases, medications such as Verrusol or Cantharone can be applied directly to the bumps. Be aware that, because this is a cosmetic therapy, insurance sometimes does not pay for treatment.

There is evidence that a home remedy is safer and just as effective as any of these: duct tape! Cleaning the lesions, applying duct tape to the lesions at bedtime, then removing the duct tape the next morning has shown to work well for many children.

Others
Molluscum contagiosum is a chronic infection and lesions may persist from a few months to a few years. These lesions ultimately disappear without scarring. (Unless there is excessive scratching, which may leave marks.)

In people with normal immune systems, the disorder usually disappears spontaneously over a period of months to years. The lesions may be extensive in people with AIDS or other conditions that affect the immune system. Individual lesions may be removed surgically, by scraping, de-coring, freezing, or through needle electrosurgery. Surgical removal of individual lesions may result in scarring. Medications, such as those used to remove warts, may be helpful in removal of lesions.
Just sitting tight is the most effective approach, unfortunately. Eventually they get red and inflamed, and that's when you can take revenge by ripping them clear out of your flesh. Put a Band-Aid on the injury site and it will heal quickly.