My Special Area

[Wee Irish Chick]

i've had thrush practically all my life give or take a few breaks in months, embarassment held me back from the doc having a look down there instead i opted for just the tablets.  Now at 23 i recently had sex for the first time, and my partner was also a virgin at the time.  I knew that it was goin to be sore the first time and so used lubricant. We don't used condoms anymore for protection and strangely some type of sticky liquid which covered his penis was coloured a little with a tinge of blood, a substance from deep in my body.  After a little time having sex i would notice it starts to burn and it gets uncomfortable (not because of lack of lubricant btw) and my partner can sometimes notice the burning.  Now its been a while since we made love and my vaginal area is more itchy than usual-intensely uncomfortable itching where i end up scratching til it hurts, then only something cold on the area will soothe it.  Now i took a mirror to inspect and noticed it looked a little red and swollen, i also noticed, not much discharge, but my underwear was uncommonly wet from when i scratched.after drying the area i held the mirror to look but the skin area started to glisten within minutes (not discharge from any opening) as if coming from the skin.  The area round my clitoris is quite sharply painful and feels tight.  I need to wait until after the bank holidays before seeing the doctor-but before i stress too much.....what does this seem like (and i can't imagine it being a STD....we were both virgins-he comes from a christian family, and i, an old fashioned good girl!)

[monduzza]

ask ur fiance it he never sucked any chick cause if so than maybe he got something from dat or maybe is simply yeast infection or bacterial infection

[jp813]

It could certainly be something as simple as being too dry, or it could be yeast or a bacterial infection.  Do you ever notice a odor...especially after sex? An odor is usually associated with BV, but not always.  I just know that I've had trouble with BV lately and it is extremely itchy and my vagina is often red and swollen. Another possibility...you mentioned lube...I know that when my husband and I use the K-Y lubricant, it feels like its burning. I, personally, don't like the K-Y and am looking for a better one!  Good luck.  I hope you get some relief soon.

[Wee Irish Chick]

aww, thank you for taking the time to read and reply (i know i may have sounded impatient-so for that i apologise, a little confused as to whats up down there)

there is no real discharge, and my word is it hard not to scratch, its so unladylike not to mention the pleasure/pain relief.

my fiance is circumcised and the condoms we were using meant he felt nothing as his penis is already a little de-sensitised, so i am currently on the pill to prevent accidental pregnancy, but as for shielding from STD's, we are each other's first sexual partners.

but again, thank you for your advice, made an appointment with the doctor in order to discuss possible causes and if it is the intercourse, possibly ways of limiting the recurrence. I think i also have the problem of being too dry down there as everytime we've made love i had a burning sensation eventually. :(

[peekawho]

It is likely to be irritation from intercourse, and it could take a week or so to improve.  If it is intensely itchy and you are also noticing a clumpy white discharge, that is probably yeast.
Try not to scratch, though it hard not to.  

If it does not improve shortly, you will need to see a doctor to figure out for sure what it is.

Why, if I may ask, are you not using protection?

Good luck with your situation.  It does take a while sometimes before people notice your question and give some replies.  

[Wee Irish Chick]

:( i guess it'll have to be the doctors that help

[Wee Irish Chick]

(ps. because it needs something cold on the area to soothe it......it burns when i urinate)