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swollen and purple labia. what should i do?
Answered by
Janice M Epp, PhD - Female sexual issues, Adolescent sexuality, Male sexual issues
Private Practice
Palo Alto - CA
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swollen and purple labia. what should i do?
by funnygrrl666, Oct 05, 2008 01:57PM
The night before last I was with a new guy. We did not have sex but did everything else. After some rough fingering I started to feel a bit bruised and he noticed that the right side was swelling a bit when he went in for round 2. We were nervous to do anymore because of it so we did not. Soon after arriving home and going to bed it started to swell up huge and hard and I could not get comfortable enough to sleep. Over the last 24 hours I have been taking it easy, icing it every once in a while, taking Motrin and or Tylenol for the pain and being as inactive as possible. The swelling is still very prominent but softer which is good, but it is turning the darkest purple. I know it must be bruised but isn't there anything else I can do?? I'm fairly certain that it is not an infection because of how and when it happened. I'm wondering if it wasn't perhaps the dish soap he had used immediately prior to the incident? Does anyone have any suggestions for me??
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Doctor's Answer
by Janice M Epp, PhD, Oct 07, 2008 05:05PM
, Oct 07, 2008 05:05PMTo: funnygrrl666
Hi.
Ouch! Sounds painful! If your leg was swollen, bruised and painful, what would you do? See a physician, right? Yet so often we avoid getting help when it involves something sexual. Realize that gynecologists have seen everything and make no judgments. If you’re old enough to be sexual, you need to take responsibility for your body, and that means getting medical help when you need it.
If you’re sure you’re not injured, then you might try icing the swelling to see if it goes down. If it doesn’t, then please schedule an exam with your gynecologist. If you don’t have one, call your local women’s clinic or Planned Parenthood.
Now is also the time to communicate with your partner about how you like to be touched. “Rough fingering” can be painful as well as dangerous, as you now know. Try showing him how you like to be touched rather than leaving him to try to figure it out on his own—unless, of course, you like being touched in such a rough manner. If so, you need to take precautions so you’re not injured. Dr. J
Ouch! Sounds painful! If your leg was swollen, bruised and painful, what would you do? See a physician, right? Yet so often we avoid getting help when it involves something sexual. Realize that gynecologists have seen everything and make no judgments. If you’re old enough to be sexual, you need to take responsibility for your body, and that means getting medical help when you need it.
If you’re sure you’re not injured, then you might try icing the swelling to see if it goes down. If it doesn’t, then please schedule an exam with your gynecologist. If you don’t have one, call your local women’s clinic or Planned Parenthood.
Now is also the time to communicate with your partner about how you like to be touched. “Rough fingering” can be painful as well as dangerous, as you now know. Try showing him how you like to be touched rather than leaving him to try to figure it out on his own—unless, of course, you like being touched in such a rough manner. If so, you need to take precautions so you’re not injured. Dr. J
