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Q: agitated bump- staph, folliculitis, herpes?

Okay, so I have this bump, kinda between my thigh and vagina, almost where the bikini line would be. It's slightly red, slightly swollen, and very painful. Especially to the touch. I've narrowed it down to three possibilities: folliculitis, staph, and herpes. I doubt it's the latter as my boyfriend of five years has been my first and only partner, and i his. That, and we're abstinent. (i know, i know.) I'm at college, and I don't know any doctors around here that I can run to. This is only day two, so i don't know...what is it, how serious is it? help?

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1/ 9/10 12:28pm

There is no way to know from here but I doubt it's Herpes either since it's only one and in that spot and they are a blister type sore. Sounds like either from an infected ingrown hair, or an infected sebaceous cyst. They will sometimes go away on their own, reach a head and drain, or may require a doctor's intervention if they become too painful or large.

 

Some other information about bumps on or near the vagina can be found in an article written by Merely Me, a writer and community leader for this site, titled, Bumps on the Vagina: How to Know if it is Serious.

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By sabrina— Last Modified: 12/25/10, First Published: 01/09/10