I am sooo tired...

[wtf2010]

OK....I am 20 years old and the last year has been hell!!! I was diagnosed with chlymedia but quickly got it cleard up! Since then I have had reoccuring yeast infections. But I think they may be my fault. I also had an abnormal pap smear...which gave the results of ASCUS. Me being the paranoid person that I am, freaked!! But alot of women told me not to worry about it especially due to the fact that I had a yeast infection at the time of of the pap. I still became very afraid that I may have hpv. However, everytime I go to the doctor...the only results I get are yeast. Recently, after shaving, there appeared quite a few small red bumps in my pubic area and one big one which was very painful. I popped the big one and it has since gotten smaller but not quite gone away yet.There are no bumps around my inside my vagina, just in my pubic hair are. Im thinking that these may be just hair bumps but I am also afraid that these are the beginning stages of genital herpes. Now....I had intercourse a few days ago and immediately saw a thin, brownish, odorless vaginal discharge. The discharge does not appear in my underwear but does when I wipe. And it is not very much at all but enough to me. PLEASE HELP MEEEE BEOFRE I LOSE MY MIND!!! Am I really being paranoid or do I have this THING?!?!!?

[auntiejessi]

The discharge could certainly be hormonally caused, but the bumps wouldn't be.

Aj

[wtf2010]

Ive been reading around??? Could this dischare be a result of pregnancy or ovulation??? Because Im also cramping and not expecting my period for about a week

[auntiejessi]

Make sure they are testing you for other infections, not just yeast.

I would bet that the bumps are a mild staph infection that can often be the result of shaving.  Ask your doc about folliculitis.

Aj

[wtf2010]

thanks!!!! Ive been to da doctor a couple of times but they only keep tellin me that I have a yeast infection and thats it!!! Guess Ill jus go again....

[live_long_die_well]

HPV is naturally something no one wants to have but it's not the end of your world, by any means.  You should take things as they come.  Truthfully, alot of people hate the idea of not being able to have unprotected sex when they want to, in fear they will transmit a disease or infection to their partner.  We shouldn't have unprotected sex, diesease or not.  I say that to say this... HPV is one of the lesser-threatening STI's out there; if you're diagnosed with it, sort out whether the HPV is low-risk or high-risk.  Either way, you'll be ok and will live a normal life with little to no complications.  One should use protection all the time despite health status.

You could also be overly paranoid, creating illusions in your head.  Red bumps when you shave could be from shaving.  When I shave, white-heads will arise but that's a normal part of the game.

As far as the discharge, it can be herpes but it can be about 4-5 other std's as well.  Ghonorrea & chlamydia both come with discharges.  Even urinary tract infections come with a discharge.  The brownish color leads me to believe it might be ghonorrea [a friend of mine once had it and explained the discharge to be a brown color.*]  Ghonorrea can be cured with antibiotics so don't sweat too hard.

Regardless of the diagnosis, you need to be diagnosed first before you can make assumptions.  See your doctor.  Sure, sometimes it becomes hard to identify the problem when you feel you have one but you have to roll with the punches, go through exams, and keep positive-minded.

I know you need a good word of encouragement but a proper diagnosis won't come from an online community; you have to be visibly seen by a paid professional in order to get the real deal on your status.  Keep your head up... there's always a light at the end of the tunnel.