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Saturday, December 12, 2009 grcamo asks

Q: What could these bumps be?

  Lets start off with the basics, I am not sexually active, I am a teenager, and I am slighty overweight. I have had these red bumps on my vaginal lips. I don't get them on the labia, or inside of my vagina. It is on the skin right by the labia. It's right on the skin by the pink part, like I guess it rubs against the labia/vulva. I have been getting them for about 4 years or so. It never really concerned me because it would be one every once in a while. Now I always have them, ALWAYS. The bumps do not hurt. They don't have a head on them, and it almost feels like a sac of fluid under the skin whenever squeezed. They are only painful if I attempt to pop them. I have read about herpes and looked at pictures...it just doesn't look like what I have/get.  I've read about sabaceous cysts as well. It seems as if that is what I get, but I don't understand why I get them so often. That's why I am not sure if that is what I have. I wasn't wearing underwear for a period of time, and I started again because these bumps have gotten so bad. I figured it might help. I don't know if it could be a hormonal imbalance or me being allergic to something. I shaved my vagina a few days ago, and it was burning after I was done, if that helps. Also I have no irregularities in discharge.

 

Thanks in advance, I hope someone can put my mind at ease.

 

 

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12/13/09 6:41pm

Try reading this article by Merely Me, a writer and community leader for this site, titled, Bumps on the Vagina: How to Know if it is Serious. It may help you decide whether you wish to see a doctor or not. If there is any doubt, please do see your doctor.

 

It can be any of those things you mentioned. Sebaceous cysts usually release a whitish protein called Keratin, made by your body. I'm not a doctor but it sounds more like an allergy, or irritation to something you use or wear, though it could be from shaving or what you are using to shave, or a hormonal problem, as you mentioned, in which case you need to see a doctor.

 

It might be best to see one anyway, rather than taking chances with trial and error. You could try using no substance of any kind there, use a mild soap to wash with, like Ivory or Dove, use a mild laundry detergent and just use cotton panties to see if you get better. Then reintroduce your normal products one at a time until you see a reaction, if any.

 

A dermatologist might be the best place to head for a diagnosis of these.

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12/13/09 10:48pm

thank you very much. i was scared it was herpes, but i have no idea how i could eat herpes. the bumps don't

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12/13/09 10:49pm

thank you very much. i was scared it was herpes, but i have no idea how i could get herpes. the bumps don't look like herpes was described in a couple of articles i have read.

 

thanks!

 

(this is an edit of the last post...i posted it to early! sorry)

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12/13/09 11:45pm

well, I tried following that link I gave you but got a "could not be found" page. I don't know if you were getting that or not, let me try posting it again, although the code was right..., sorry if it didn't work, That article

 

If it didn't work, or doesn't work this time, I apologize. So you're not the only one having trouble. If you haven't been able to get to that page, let me know. And the best of luck to you!

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By grcamo— Last Modified: 11/17/10, First Published: 12/12/09