itchy vaginal bumps

[mizzvic]

when i was 18 i lost my virginity, and soon after i had a really bad breakout after i used Nair on my vaginal area. i went to the doctor and he told me that it would clear up and it was a anormal reaction. im now 20 and im still having really bad breakouts but not often(like once or twice a year) . it starts out really itchy and then after irritation from scratching it starts to burn and itch, then, soon after, little bumps appear(they're not red) that eventually fester into a large blister! it burns to pee but not from my vagina but because its touching the open blister. i cant cant tell if its dermatitis or herpes because they sound similar, but i never had the fever, flu like symptoms, or pain that herpes bring. does anyone know what this is?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
To me these symptoms sound like herpes blisters. Any side effect of drug won’t persist for so long. Most individuals have no or only minimal signs or symptoms from HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection. When signs do occur, they typically appear as one or more blisters on or around the genitals or rectum. The blisters break, leaving tender ulcers (sores) that may take two to four weeks to heal the first time they occur. Typically, another outbreak can appear weeks or months after the first, but it almost always is less severe and shorter than the first outbreak.

The only way of ruling it out is by getting yourself tested for genital herpes. Laboratory tests include: culture of the virus, direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) studies to detect virus, skin biopsy, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to test for presence of viral DNA. I sincerely advise you to consult a dermatologist and get it ruled out.

Hope it helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional queries. Kind regards.