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Vaginal lesions
I am 36 years old and have had the same partner (faithfully) for 11 years. About 10 years about I started having these sores develop in my vaginal region. They almost looked like little blisters. I will just call them Vaginal lesions. When they are about to show up the area will start to itch and burn slightly. Then the vaginal lesion arrives there is considerable pain. It will last for about a week then go away. When they first appeared I would get one or two at a time then they would go away, but a couple of weeks later a would get another. I was miserable. Through the years
they have lessened. Last year I only had one and now, about a year later, I have another. OB/gyn
they have lessened. Last year I only had one and now, about a year later, I have another. OB/gyn
Hey was wondeing how that turned out for you? Was it Herpes or Syphilis? Im going through the same thing and mine sound like yours. Would like to hear how you made out?
For the last seven years, I've been struggling with labial leisions, much like those described by others in this thread. My first "flare-up" happened when I was 12 years old. I was then-- and remain-- a virgin, so doctors were puzzled as to a cause or trigger. The tissue of my labia began to go necrotic from the leisions. I was in the hospital for about a week while the doctors tried treatements and brought in specialists.
The most effective medical regimen my doctors have found is a perscription of Prednisone, Clindomyacin, and Cipro.I had a labiaplasty at 17 with the hopes to reduce flare-ups, however, that did not stop them from happening. There's been no cure, nor has their been an actual diagnosis. My case was particularly boggling since both my sister and I suffer from similar symptoms, which began at the onslaught of puberty for each of us and has not quit to this day.
The prevailing theory at present is that something happens to my pH levels when I am menstruating, however, I think other factors are at play. I've noticed, particularly now that I'm 20 and my flow is regular, that these flare-ups happen not only around that time of month, but also when my immune system is otherwise weak-- when I'm already suffering from a cold, the flu, or even high levels of stress. I'm currently having a flare up that coincides with both a sinus infection and the start of Spring Semester. Another thing to bear in mind is family history of PCOS. Even if you've never had a cyst, check with your mothers, aunts, and/or grandmothers. PCOS is rampant in my family and my doctors think there might be a link.
While I, like many of you, am looking for answers, I found something in this thread I had not found previously: a group of people experiencing the same things I've been struggling with for years. Since I was in middle school, I've thought that there must be something wrong with me-- and my sister, too-- and that we were alone in our situations. Because my father is in the military, I've been treated only by military doctors; prior to our cases, none of them had seen anything like this. However, I'm getting a sense that this is a more common problem than I've ever believed. Tomorrow, I'm calling my civilian doctor to schedule an appointment and/or get a referral to a civilian gynocologist for the first time. Thank you for giving me that courage.
I wish all of you luck in your quests to get better!
The most effective medical regimen my doctors have found is a perscription of Prednisone, Clindomyacin, and Cipro.I had a labiaplasty at 17 with the hopes to reduce flare-ups, however, that did not stop them from happening. There's been no cure, nor has their been an actual diagnosis. My case was particularly boggling since both my sister and I suffer from similar symptoms, which began at the onslaught of puberty for each of us and has not quit to this day.
The prevailing theory at present is that something happens to my pH levels when I am menstruating, however, I think other factors are at play. I've noticed, particularly now that I'm 20 and my flow is regular, that these flare-ups happen not only around that time of month, but also when my immune system is otherwise weak-- when I'm already suffering from a cold, the flu, or even high levels of stress. I'm currently having a flare up that coincides with both a sinus infection and the start of Spring Semester. Another thing to bear in mind is family history of PCOS. Even if you've never had a cyst, check with your mothers, aunts, and/or grandmothers. PCOS is rampant in my family and my doctors think there might be a link.
While I, like many of you, am looking for answers, I found something in this thread I had not found previously: a group of people experiencing the same things I've been struggling with for years. Since I was in middle school, I've thought that there must be something wrong with me-- and my sister, too-- and that we were alone in our situations. Because my father is in the military, I've been treated only by military doctors; prior to our cases, none of them had seen anything like this. However, I'm getting a sense that this is a more common problem than I've ever believed. Tomorrow, I'm calling my civilian doctor to schedule an appointment and/or get a referral to a civilian gynocologist for the first time. Thank you for giving me that courage.
I wish all of you luck in your quests to get better!
I have had these lesions as well. Mine started with getting herpes from a creepy predator. Thats a whole different story. I also am in menopause. If anyone is needing to know if you have herpes. It starts out with wiping after peeing. You feel , well, it might be possible i have a bladder infection. So i waited hoping it would go away cuz sometimes it did...when it was a pee thing. Kept having difficulty untill a week after sex i took a shower and the soap was burning me like crazy. So i just flushed it with water and it was better. I looked at it in a mirror and the two spots i did feel itchy and dry and burning the most.. had tiny red bumps with white heads like pimples. You can have herpes all over and still only have a couple spots on you. People (mostly guys ) can be carriers and never no it. Hope that helps !
Amazing to learn I am not alone . . . I am in my 70's, a monogamous marriage, no history of STDs or reason to expect what looks and feels like an initial outbreak of genital herpes, but how could that be? Extremely painful. I'm waiting for test results. Meanwhile taking acyclovir and using lidocaine ointment . . . very painful to apply! . . . but less painful than before I started the pills. I also have fibromyalgia, and hadn't considered a possible connection. I was single for 18 years between my two marriages and was involved with someone, but that was almost 20 years ago! Can herpes be dormant that long? What else looks and feels like herpes? I remember when we thought AIDS was a prostitutes disease, and then we thought it was a gay disease, until we finally learned that it can be transmitted by anyone to anyone without sexual contact at all, just something like a shared needle, or a soiled handkerchief . . . there's still so much we don't know. I'm interested in all information from those who have found their answers. For starters, I think switching to 7th Generation toilet tissue makes a lot of sense, and I will do that.
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