October 2006, I got this intense itching in my genitals that persisted and being without health insurance I never went to the doctor. I mean it was everywhere, my butt itched intensely and so did my genitals. At this time, I started riding my bike to work and sweating a lot. Also, I had gained some weight and was stuffing myself into my jeans so I thought it had something to do with tight clothing. It was especially itchy after hot baths and after my period it itched intensely in my hair, near the waist line. I scratched so hard it bleed and my skin dried out.
Then in December 2006, I got what looked like a pimple on the inside of my labia minora. I squeezed it and it popped out blood. It wasn't painful, but it did grow in size. I took lots of hot baths and it would shrink, but not go away entirely. Eventually it went away and I didn't think anything of it.
Then in early January 2007 I had this big bump near the opening of my vagina. I took an extremely hot bath and it shrank away. I think it was a bartholin's cyst, but when I went to the doc it was a smaller bump under the skin and she said it was probably folliciltus and gave me some antibiotics. I also had a pap smear done by my doctor (a nurse practitioner) b/c it had been about a year.
A week or so later January 2007, I worked on a film set wearing a costume that was pretty stuffy and I sweated all day in it. The next morning I woke up and my crotch was reallllly red and itchy and swollen. I went to the doctor and she took a swab and said it appeared to be a yeast infection and told me what to get at CVS. She also said women tend to get a yeast infection after a round of antibiotics. I told her about the pimple bump and she told me it was probably nothing and to come in next time I had one she wanted to see it. Also, the pap smear came back abnormal and she said they just repeat it in 3 months.
When my pap came back she said it was
A few weeks later In February I got the intense itching again and got the cvs medicine for the yeast infection and it cleared up fine.
Then in May 2007, I got the same pimple thing back again. I called her and went in for an appointment. The first she said was it looked suspicious. She asked me all about herpes, but I did not have the cluster nor did I notice an outbreak. She took a culture to send off to the lab. She said well if it is we can give you some medicine and walked out the room. I almost broke down right there.
My sexual history is nothing to brag about. I am not sexually active much at all. I have had 5 partners (women) and one man which was sort of a lonely drunk incident and in hindsight a big mistake, but hey we all make mistakes. I was with that guy in February 2006 (about 8/9 months before the itching started). Then before that I was with a women 2 years ago in 2004. I'm gay and have the worst luck meeting people that I can connect with. Also I've only been with these 6 people only 1 time each - not a long-term relationship. I got in touch with him and he said he does not have any STDs.
So in May when she checked out the pimple and did a culture test, the culture came back negative and the pap came back normal (hooray!). We did a blood test for both herpes to make sure and she said both levels were extremely low so I didn't have herpes. She tested me for syphillis and that was negative. Back in May 2006 I was tested for gonnerhea and clamida (spelling?) and those were negative. I get an HIV test every 6 months and that is negative. All the STD tests were negative. She did say I had some weird bumps on the labia majora that are always there (and to my knowledge always have been) she thinks are suspicious.
In August I had some extreme intense itching both during and after my period and two really large nodules under the vulvar skin that swelled up and went away within a week. I think they were cysts. I was wearing some tight jeans and once I stopped and took some baths and the itching isn't that bad anymore (I mean my butt and cervix itched REALLY bad I actually cut myself near my vagina and I can still feel the line from my nail that scrapped the sensitive skin.)
Now I have the same pimple in the same place for the 3rd time again! I popped and squeezed it and it is gone.
Do you think I have an STD? Do you think it is a cyst or cancer or HPV?
Please advice. I can't eat or sleep and can't help crying at random times.
Thank you!
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