What is the cause of these warts?

[martingo]

About 3 weeks ago I developed some small spots on the inside lips of my vagina.  They were very small to begin with and itchy!  I went to the doctors and she gave me some cream to be putting on which I thought was helping because the spots and irritation did improve for about a week or so.  They continued to grow and have developed into larger spots or maybe warts, im not sure.  They have no liquid or anything inside and they are the same color as the skin or maybe a lil redder.  I am very worried about what it may be. I also have a slight rash/irritation outside of my vagina which is further away from it, it is not warts, just a rash there.  I am a virgin.  However about 16 months ago I did come close to having unprotected sex with a guy.  In saying that, I mean his penis did touch me but he did not enter.
Any advice would be great.

[Sulexbee]

Go and see a medical doctor

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
From your symptoms,it looks like a Bartholin's abscess or cyst. There are glands in the vaginal lips called Bartholin’s glands. These can become painful and swollen, and an abscess can form. This often causes blockage in the main duct from the gland, and a cyst develops. This is felt as a painless, hard swelling.In such cases, antibiotics may be helpful, or surgical treatment might be required.
Other possibilities are sebaceous cysts (accumulations of secretions that can occur anywhere on the skin or mucosal surfaces), lipomas (fatty deposits) ,fibromas (fibrous tissue deposits),contact dermatitis or viral warts(small raised pimples to a mass of large, cauliflower-like growths. The virus that causes them is passed on during sex).
An examination by a gynecologist will be the best as it is only after an examination that it will become clear what the swellings that you have noticed are due to.
Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep us posted if you have any additional queries.