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Cyst??

I'm 17 years old and have never had sex. I've only ever given a blowup and been fingered. I noticed in the past few days that a lump showed up on my right labia majora. I thought that maybe it was a pimple so I was just assuming that it would come to a head in a few days. Then it didn't come to a head, but it did start to shrink. A few days later, I noticed the bumps coming back and there were about 3 of them. They feel like hard peas under my skin. And the 3 are all close to each other so they Are kind of getting combined to form one big cyst. They also hurt a lot when I try to pop them.
Ive been taking hot baths and putting hot q-tips on them to try and get them to go away but nothing happens. The lump seems to be worse today than it was yesterday too.
I'm not sure what to do, or if I should tell my mom soon. Please help...
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These are more than likely to be either blocked sebaceous glands or blocked hair follicles.

With squeezing, you may have caused an infection to spread, hence now having 3.    They will hurt if you try to pop them.  

If you are able to make your own appointment to see your doctor and get to see him on your own, then do so.  Sometimes, these do shrink on their own, but sometimes an antibiotic is prescribed to stop the infection spreading further.  The reason you are not able to pop them is that there is not head formed yet.  Sometimes these cysts do not form a head, but can still fester and an infection can spread inwards.

I am sure your mum has also experienced something like that at some point in her life.  If you need your mum to take you to the doctor, then do tell her.  Try not to squeeze any more, this just spreads the infection.
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Id go see a doctor.
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