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STDs (Expert Forum)
i need help...genital itching
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University of Washington
Seattle - WA
Welcome to the STD Forum, which is intended only for questions and support pertaining to sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV/AIDS, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, human papillomavirus, genital warts, trichomonas, other vaginal infections, nongonoccal urethritis (NGU), cervicitis, molluscum contagiosum, chancroid, and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). All questions will be answered by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D. or Edward W Hook, MD.
i need help...genital itching
by brandy 57, Sep 13, 2007 10:52AM
Doctor,
I noticed last week that I had itching around my genitals. I am female. I was inbetween my labias. I scratched it really bad last night to relieve the itching and then all of a sudden it became tender and swollen! The swelling went down when I woke up this morning but now it is all red and a small white spot. I had 2 HIV tests a while back around the 4 month mark after my exposure and also STD tests such as Hep. and chlamidia and ghonnorhea and they were negative. I got those at 2 months after exposure. This is now a year later and this itching started now this redness! Please help. Can it just have turned this way b/c I scratched it too hard? Please help.
I noticed last week that I had itching around my genitals. I am female. I was inbetween my labias. I scratched it really bad last night to relieve the itching and then all of a sudden it became tender and swollen! The swelling went down when I woke up this morning but now it is all red and a small white spot. I had 2 HIV tests a while back around the 4 month mark after my exposure and also STD tests such as Hep. and chlamidia and ghonnorhea and they were negative. I got those at 2 months after exposure. This is now a year later and this itching started now this redness! Please help. Can it just have turned this way b/c I scratched it too hard? Please help.
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Sep 13, 2007 11:24AM
, Sep 13, 2007 11:24AM
Most genital itching in women is not due to any STD. Everybody's genitals itch from time to time, but prominent itching with redness suggests a yeast infection, which almost every woman gets from time to time. My guess is that the increased tenderness and swelling are simply because aggressive itching broke the skin and might have led to a minor bacterial infection--exactly as you suspect yourself. No STD is likely to be the cause. You should see a health care provider and not try to figure this out on your own or by online forums, this or any other.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
Good luck-- HHH, MD
Also, even if I did have HIV (i tested negative out to 4 months) does this sound like a later symptom caused by it?