boil on vagina?

[starburst2000]

I am 35 yrs old and have only had sex with my husband for the past 9 years. A couple of days I had severe itching on the left lip of my vagina. Now there is something like a pimple but larger. The left lip is hard and has swelled to twice the size of the right. I have tried hot washcloth and also ice. I have gotten some pus to drain out but is still hard and VERY painful. I can haredly walk. I don't have insurance and just had a minor surgery (May 7) to remove a kidney stone. I had a stent in but it has been removed. The area is also very red.The hardness is not round but goes the length of my lip. Could this be a boil, herpes or what?

[hts]

It is true that herpes can go dormant for a period of time... but 9 years? Unless something has changed. It might be a cause from the minor surgery? It could also be a rubbing thing? Have you done anything different, detergent? etc? If it doesn't change, I'd go see someone about it just in case.

[starburst2000]

I recently switched bath soap, to antibact. dial. I started running a fever today of 100.9 took some tylenol and is now down to 99.8. There is a small spot that looks like a pimple but everything else around is very hard and burns.

[jp813]

I would definitely make an appt with your doc.  Give yourself some piece of mind and let her/him look at it.

[marra]

i think its an infected ingrowing hair ! you need to soften it with warm compress enough to remove the head then squeeze out the blood stained goo the hair will come natually then and swelling will go , you may need anti bs though to stop the infection as you have a temp already . x x x

[jojo24]

I agree with marra.  It sounds like something I had a couple of months ago.  It was so painful that I could barely walk and it turns out that it was folliculitus (folliculitis) (sp?).  Basically an infected hair follicle.  The doctor said it's supposed to pop on its own, but if it doesn't you have to go to the doctor to have it drained.  If it hasn't popped by itself then it's probably not ready (lol) but I tried to get it to come to a head for a few days and it wouldn't no matter what I did- hot washcloths, ice, etc.  I think the best thing to do is leave it alone and it will heal on it's own.  Oh, and if it does pop on its own there will be a big hole, but don't worry because that is what is supposed to happen and it will heal from the inside out.  Hope this helps.  Good luck.

[starburst2000]

Thanks so much for all your advice. I am still having severe pain. I can't even sleep at night. I am not able to get in to see Dr for another week. The swe1ling has gone down some but there is still a hard place above the drainage area. I have soaked in a hot tub, applied hot washclothes and been using a product called Prid. A couple of days ago a lot of yellow pus came out and than some very white and then blood. Does anyone know how much longer this will take to heal. I am no longer running a fever but can not handle the pain. Just my panties touching hurts like heck!I just put petro jelly on and seems to be easing up. Is that safe?

[corplady27]

I too agree with Marra. I get waxed down there, and on occasion I get the same thing. I would get these pimple-like bumps right along the panty line. I switched panties, and it doesn't happen as often. It can be painful, hang in there.

[slowpoke88967]

I currently have exactly the same problem. I get them more often than I care to admit. The stage I am in is just prior to it forming a head for drainage, which cannot come to soon. I cannt sit, walk, stand, no panties.  It is an infected hair follicle which became colonized by the Staph bacteria. The Staph was already there however, it being an opportunistic bacteria, waited until you had a skin break to invade. All woman have an abundance of various bacteria living in and on our genetalia.It would frighten you if you knew which kinds of microorganisms we actually do carry in our vaginas, i.e.,  E. coli.  I am sure you are long healed by now, but be aware of the likelihood of your infection reacurring in the same area. Staph seem to always want to reinfect the same tissue each time and it gets easier in some cases for them to do it. Hot/Wet compress, topical antibiotic creams, lots of thick cotton pads! I cannot stress the latter enough as it reduces pain from pressure or touch by atleast 80 %. If you cannot get a doctor to prescribe antibiotics, the best thing is get the puss to surface and drain it good. Drain it really really good and often. Good luck

[mmplastics]

I have the same thing. Oh my gosh....it hurts so bad. I was able to pop it but I don't feel enough puss came out and it is still just as swollen. If anyone knows anykind of relief besides the hot washcloth..that works but you can't walk around holding a washcloth on your vagina...if I could I would, believe me!!! If there is any way to speed up the healing prosess, please let me know!!! I feel for anyone who has experienced this!! Oh by the way, I have been with my husband and him only for 5 years now. If anyone can help that would be great!!

[supermom27]

I have the same thing right now.  I have been with my husband for 24 years so I know it's not sexually transmitted and I know it's not a cleanliness issue.  I was recently sick, had to take antibiotics which lead to a yeast infection and now this.  My immune system is down from this whole process and now I must build it back up.  When i get stressed out, overworked, do not sleep enough or simply eat all the wrong foods this can happen. It all comes down to a weakened immune system.  Ladies we have to take care of ourselves. We can't be super mom or super career woman and not expect it to eventually catch up to us. This will run it's course, but it can be avoided in the future. Take Care of you!

[FlirtChick]

I would have too say a few days ago I felt some itching  on my vagina which i get most of the time but this time around last night i could not sleep it was bothering more whn i got the small mirro and look i saw a red bump and it hurt whn I touched it when i pee and have too clean myself thts whn it hurts.  I jst put itching cream on it or K-jelly so it wont bother me so much depending on wht feels right.  Today I was looking at some medicals books and found inf. on boils so I have put tissue of warm water on it see wht will come out of it.  Thn now looking online for any help wht so ever cause if its somthing simple i rather not go too the doctor.  I'm trying too contol myslf from not touching it.  But if it doesnt go away and still there i would go too a doctor its almost time for my pap test which i hate it everytime. I'm 32  and since i'm not sexual active i can rule out std's.  whtever it is it no fun whn u got somthing on ur vagina and can't sleep well.  I had infections in the past.  But I had too change soaps cause the first one was giving me itching problems so now i'm using hypo-allergenic this one isa new organic kind other thn the reguler hypo-allergenic tht i used before but also bought tht too.  and i had problem w/only one of my underware everytime i use it i get a lot of itching and its the only underware tht give me problem and i wonder if tht caused my little red bump/boil/pimple wht ever  u wnt too call it.  anyone have ideas?

[EARLYBIRD333]

IT MAY BE MRSA STAPH INFECTION. COMMONLY BOILS APPEAR ON FACE, ARMPITS, AND EVEN VAGINA. IF THIS IS THE CASE POPPING IT WILL GIVE YOU SOME RELIEF BUT IT NEEDS TO BE TREATED WITH AN ANTIBIOTIC.  MRSA IS RESISTANT TO MOST ANTIBIOTICS SO YOU NEED TO CK WITH YOUR DOCTOR AND GET SOMETHING STONGER. IF IT IS MRSA IT WILL NOT GO AWAY ON ITS OWN

[amy507]

I just went to the doctor about the same problem as the very first post.  It is very painful but I have figured out that I can walk a little better with a thick maxi pad in my panties.  Before that I couldn't even put panties on today.  My doctor gave me the antibiotic Duricef but I am also trying a home remedy I found online tonight so I will try to let everyone knows if it works or not.  Below is the site that I found the remedy on...
http://www.morphemeremedies.com/homeremedies_boil.htm
There is also a webiste called www.earthclinic.com that has a lot of natural cures for everything you can think of...Good Luck to any woman who has to endure this, it is not fun!!

[trac777]

I agree it is most likely an ingrown hair. Still, it should be examined by a doctor. Also, if you develop folliculitis, which is what you have described, repeatedly, there is then a reason to be concerned. If no known cause can be found, it would then be possible you have a rather serious autoimmune disease called Behcet's Syndrome. This disease's initial symptoms closely resemble the herpes virus, causing vaginal sores, fissures, and folliculitis. Other symptoms develop years later, so it is very important that you find out just what it is that is causing your symptoms. Don't be too quick to brush it off as nothing, Behcet's disease affects people of every age and every race

[aucklandchick]

I have almost the same thing, a boil on my vagina but it's not sore unless i touch it. I started with one and now I have three. I am only a teenager and have not had sexual intercourse so it's not that. Im too afraid to tell anyone but i don't know what it is.
I hope you can help

[Monkey111]

i get those boils all the time...i am still a virgin and i am a only 17 years old...when i went 2 the doctor about it, the docter just told me it was nothing and not 2 worry about it, but whenever i go 2 the bathroom it hurts....i just don't know wat 2 do

[madlin417]

it could be a chancroid  or an ingrown hair don't put petrol jelly on it tho petrol jelly seals in infection try using a tipple antibiotic on it

[trac777]

Please read my posts about vaginal fissures, cuts, and boils on this board going back the last few months. I have a lot of information about the causes for these problems, from dermatological problems, allergies, parasites, infection, disease, chemicals like birth comtrol pills, and other things that are caused  by or cause immune damage which often presents with genital symptoms. A single ingrown hair is nothing to worry about, but if you have on going symptoms please read my posts to understand immune damage and how you can control it and keep your immune system healthy.

[Jenn12200]

I have the exact same thing going on right now! It started out as a little bump but now is so swollen I can hardly move. I also have some vaginal discharge, is that normal or has anyone else experienced that? No head has apeared and I keep looking up pictures of herpes on the internet but it doesn't look anything like any of the pictures. Please help!!!

[njax]

I am experiencing the same thing--painful bumps that drain sometimes. They are red and very hard. I thought I had an STD but I went to the doctor and I don't. Plus I've only had sex with one person for 4 1/2 years. These bumps look nothing like the pictures of Vaginal Warts or Herpes online. They are becoming more and more frequent and painful. I don't know what to do.

[PainfulRelief]

Thank you everyone for your posts. I had a boil right below my vaginal opening, that rubs with even the slightest movement, that I believe was caused by chaffing from pantyliners (I was wearing them daily for some discharge for a period of almost 2 months - Won't do that EVER again).  I was to the very very painful point where I could not move without excruitating pain and was almost ready to go to the ER for some relief.  I had soaked in epsom salt a few hours ago giving very minimal relief.  I gave the website listed above by amy507 of home remedies a try and found one I was willing to try that seemed logical to me.  

I used the baking soda mixed with a little bit of water (made it like a thick paste). After the 30 minutes the boil was reduced, but by no means gone, but wow what relief. I cleaned the mixture out and went to apply my neosporin and a gush of blood!  I was so excited.  I feel 100% better now and wanted to share this with anyone that is having the same pain as it might help you also.  And I of course reapplied the neosporin after allowing the blood to drain, the absolute last thing I want now is an infection down there!  Good luck!

[Shadowbody]

I have the same thing but it's not an STD (I got tested for everything) and it's not an ingrown hair.  My doctor told me it was an overactive gland and there was not treatment.  If I wanted them to go away forever I would need to have the gland and ducts removed.  They are so incredibly painful I'm considering it, even though I don't have insurance, but if anyone knows of something else I can do, it would be much appreciated.

[brooke902]

I was just taking a shower and while i was washing myself down there, I noticed a huge zit-like thing. Its really hard and hurts when i touch it. I have had a staph infection on my leg before and it looks the same as the staph, but its right between my leg and vagina. I have no idea what it could be from. I keep myself very clean. Any ideas?

[angelface1881]

Hey yea I have the same issue Ive had many from on the back of the legs to my chest and now the vagina :( hurts to walk sit anything. Its caused from yeast infections, lacking vitamins, genetics(my dad has had them alll his life so i have him to thank) anyways all my other ones I squeezed them and got as much out as i could. then I put vicks vapor rub on to draw it out, i have used other methods, bacon works but i wouldnt put it on the vagina lol i dont wanna smell like bacon. Soak in a tub of epson salt works wonders. Also Just try to keep it clean and sqeeze often to draw the stuff out its yucky huh. Its is white, then bloody and stuff but its a darker blood. Just hang in there i am trying to but damn :( my kitty hurts lol

[rabbit72]

go to the pharnmacy and ask for drawing salve. put that on there with a bandage and that will help it come to a head. also if you sit in hot water ( as hot as you can stand it) that will make the skin soften up and make it a little easier to pop. rather than squeeze it, pull the skin apart.

[peaches487]

ok, so im about 16 and last summer, i got a small red paaaaainful bump on the inside of my vagina..im sry, idk all the technical terms i.e., labia, cervix, or whatever. but i applied a warm washcloth for a few days, & it was gone! but just about 4 days ago, i noticed that whenever i peed, it burned. i got a mirror & looked down there (awkward haha) & saw i have 2 (ughh) bumps now. ones more actually IN my vagina than the other. but this time, they have white tips, & one seems to be...leaking...sort of. this is very awkward & embarassing for me, & i dnt go 2 a gyno. so please, someone help! haha thnks. :]

[annie290]

i am a 42 year old married woman i have a boil on the lip off my vagina the pain is so bad to sit walk or use the bathroom is soooo painful can anyone help

[KathyFDN8]

I had this same thing and went to the Dr. They did a culture on the actual boil and it came back as "heavy growth Escherichia Coli", aka: E. Coli. They also did a regular genital culture and it came back as "heavy growth Gardnerella Vaginalis". I have had this before and took antibiotics. However, doctors don't require my husband to take the antibiotic and we keep passing it back and forth. I'm so tired of feeling like this so from now on if my husband wants sex, he's going to have to take the meds first. :) It would be wise for you ladies to go to the doctor and have a culture done because these parasites just get worse, not better. There are also naturopathic ways to get rid of them if you don't want to do antibiotics.

My boil was on the inside of my "lip" so there's no hair there. It looked kind of like what a 2nd degree burn looks like.

[missi391]

It's really relieving to read these posts.  I am a 26yo who has only ever been with one guy (and I was his first too) - and have only been sexually active for 2 years.  I noticed a couple of months ago that I had this lump thing on my inner vagina lip and it was hard and round and really hurt when I touched it.  I went to a local GP who told me it was herpes.  I freaked out because I had no idea how I could've contracted it - it just didn't make sense.  Neither my boyfriend nor I have ever shown signs for oral or genital herpes and we're eachother's firsts.
She did a swab test of the lesion, which hurt a bit, and then sent it off for testing.  I went home so upset, checked the internet and realised that the pictures on the internet didn't look at all like my boil!
I then went back to the GP and got my results - the boil proved negative for Herpes type 1 and 2!  It disappeared on its own and I was relieved.
Then a week ago, I noticed another little boil appearing, and getting bigger.  It then got to the same size and I got so worried that the previous diagnosis had been wrong and that it was, in fact, herpes.
Then I found this website and realised that what you are describing is EXACTLY the same as what mine feels like and looks like.  I'm booked in to see the GP again today as I just need to know for sure.  But thank you for sharing all your stories and reassuring me.

[JudyMarie]

Thank you so much ladies for posting your personal stories.  I was taking a shower the other day and felt something painful and hard on my right inner lip on my vagina.  I totally freaked out.  I just went to my GYN three weeks ago and was tested for everything (I've been with the same guy for 4 years now) and everything was negative.  I've been putting warm wash clothes and taking warm baths every night, so hopefully it'll go away soon.  Thanks to all of your comments, I'm not going to bother going back to the doctor unless it's still there after two weeks, but so far it's only been three days, so I'll give it more time.

Hope we all get rid of it soon!

[Oobe]

Thank you so much for your post! I was scared out of my mind!

I have been sexually active (28 yrs old) with the same man for 10 years. And after all of this time I develop a boil on the bottom right side of my side of my lips. It looked internal and only felt like a lump if I pushed on it, only looked like a lump if I pulled the skin it would look like a burn without a head. It was Painful to the point I felt like fainting, (I have had migraines since I was 11, so I have an extremely high tolerance for pain).

I had it for about 2-3 days and then it burst open on its own, I drained it put H2O2 on it, and Neosporin. (First Question: should I try draining it again? It’s just a hole at this point.) I had a little bit of blood and puss come from it this morning. The pain is only around when I have to wear underwear and when I pee.

Second question: How long should I wait to have sex?

Third Question: is there really any known way to prevent these? I have only had 2 boils (one on my nipple about 2 years ago) and this one.

One time was more the enough for me.

Thank you,
Oobe

[LJBio]

Thank goodness I'm not alone!  I too developed a pimple/boil looking bump on my inner vagina lip, and completely freaked out about herpes, even though I am pretty low risk for STD's.  In any case I did go to the doctors and she said it didn't look like herpes, but also quickly looked under the microscope and didn't see anything...which is suspicous to me because I would think there would be some sort of bacteria present causing the infection.  In any case, I'm waiting for my culture results and am on antibiotics, and yesterday it popped with some blood and is pretty much gone now.  I'm just relieved that others have experienced this and that it's probably hopefully not an STD.

[gigi2girl]

Please try the so called BIODERM OINTMENT. It is for boil , etc...
I tried it and it is minty feeling, and big relief.It made the bump smaller. But yes you have to wash it with hot Water that you can bear the hotness of it, with some bacterial soap, and it should make it go away.
But I tried it,and it made it smaller,I mean there is progress.Constant hygiene cleaning with what i said, will possibly make it go away.Please go to google and ask about bioderm ointment.

[dimple82]

TRY USING A INDIAN HERB CALL "TURMERIC" YOU CAN GET IN AT ANY GROCERY STORE OR WALMART FOR ABOUT $3. I HAD A LARGE PAINFULL (ABOUT THE SIZE ON A GRAPE) BOIL ON THE LIP OF MY VARGINA LAST WEEK AND WAS TOLD ABOUT IT. IT REALLY WORKS AND IT FAST. YOU ADD ABOUT A TEASPOON OF IT TO A HALF A GLASS OF WARM WATER AND DRINK IT (DOESNT TASTE GREAT ) BUT WILL GET RIDE OF IT. YOU CAN ALSO MAKE A PASTE FROM IT AND PUT IT DIRETLY ON A BOIL. MINE WAS GONE IN ABOUT TWO DAYS. TRY IT!!  (THE FRIEND I HEARD IT FROM DIDNT LIKE THE LIKE SO SHE MADE CAPSULE WHICH CAN ALSO BE PURCHASE A WALMART OR ANY DRUG STORE BUT ARE A LITTLE MORE EXPENCIVE)

[Thanksforhelping]

Thank everyone for sharing! I was in so much pain and freaking out too. The boil was the size of a large grape on the inside of my inner vagina lip. The combo of the baking soda mixture and hot compresses and soaking in the tub finally brought the relief of draining the boil. Once it started to ooze I put a little pressure on it and it completely burst and drained. I couldn't believe how much puss and blood drained out. Truly the most disgusting thing I have experienced in that area. I also took/am taking turmeric and garlic to help fight the infection.  I have been using anti bacterial soap in the shower and neosporin on it as well to make sure it doesn't get re-infected. I hope this post helps anyone else who has this aweful experience.

[shy2009]

Hey I suffer from the same thing. I would always be scared to go to the docotor thinking they were going to tell me something worse. so i started doing research. I looked at all herpes pictures it doesnt look like that, not the same symptoms, and it was definately not an open soar. I looked through tons of pictures before gaining the confidence to go to the doctor. I was researching on the internet and found a OTC MED called BOILX. it suppost to work, I dont know havnt tried it, but mabey yall can look at it.

[cladorae]

I'm 22 and I have this problem a lot. I talked to my gyno about it once during a yearly check up and she told me they were boils and I was getting them because I'm overweight. She prescribed nystatin and triamcinolone acetonide cream. They usually pop and heal within a couple of days of using it.

Don't be embarrassed to talk to your doctor about something. chances are they know what it is. You won't be the first case they've seen and definitely won't be the last. =)

[tamjer]

Everybody keeps talking about applying all sorts of antibiotic creams, drawing salves, and home remedies. Is it safe to apply any of those to the vaginal opening???

[blink182chix23]

it could be just an ingrown hair if u shave down there that happened to me once i got scared but it wasnt anything serious just and ingrown hair

[babe622]

about 2 months ago i noticed a large white bump between my vagina and anus and it kinda hurt so i popped it with tweezers and alot of white puss came out followed by blood and i thought i was fine.. but now a couple months later i notices a hole in the same spot and im really worried cause now that i touched it.. it stings and feels weird. whats going on??!

[spazzizzle]

I got my 1st boil in that same spot at everyone else.  Right between my lip and thigh.  My conern is... my 17 daughter just had 2 boils, one on her lower stomach and one on the crack of her butt.  Both had to be lanced and packed with gauze.  It did come back positive for mrsa.  So then I get one, I did not go to the dr tho.  Yes it hurts, but so far I can stand it.  It started draining on its own some, and starting tomorrow I am going to try some home remedies on it.  But now that I know what it is... how do I get this mrsa out of the house ?? I never touched her boils... we dont share razors or anything.... and also her b/f got a boil in his nose.  So it is apperntly speading around... Any ideas on how to fully clean this completly?

[audrey_85]

I have recently encountered the same problem ya'll are having, i decided to go to the doctor after two years of the same thing. After i had my daughter yr 2007 i started noticing i was getting hard bumps on my vaginal area and then just recently two months ago yr 2009 i grew a boil on my c section cut and one on my vaginal area. I went to see the doctor and he told me that they were boils and they can be treated, he prescribed me a med called Bactrim DS u take one twice a day for ten days and the boils should be gone and they shouldn't come back. He told me that the cause of it was that i could have gotten a bacteria from the hospital when i was getting my c section and that could of started it all. I hope ya'll go see ur docs and ask him about the med Bactrim DS. I'm still having the same thing but it's shrunk down to a pea size pimple i guess it's working for me

[bearmom]

Hello, I have had a similar issue for a number of years, hard pimple like thing, often appearing around the time of my period...sometimes I could pop them and I would get blood and pus and then they would go away...anyway, I stopped getting them about 5 months ago - around the same time I started taking certain supplements, don't know if it's connected, maybe they just went away on their own, but I thought that I would share in case this can help anyone else.  I take folic acid (400mcg), vitamin e(400IU), vitamin c (500mg time release) and omega 3 (630mg, 400 EPA:200 DHA) daily, haven't had a 'bump' since I started these vitamins.

[curemeatl]

I also have been having the same thing for the past couple of months.  I recently started taking predinisone and my body changed alot. the boils started on my vagins and now i get them on my back back and anus.  I recently went to see my doctor and he prescribed me Sulfamethoxazole DS, i have been taking it now for 5 days.  The boils dont have as much pain but they haven't drained yet either??

[shysweetangel83]

Hi I just read everyones storys and im glad im not the only woman with  this problem right now I have a very large boil on my vagina lip the right lip its hard and long and since I am overweight its very hard to walk with it if I do I walk like I have a load in my pants lol but anyways I have been doing the warm/hot baths once in a while the warm/hot cloth but u can have it there forever rite this is the bigest 1 I have ever gotton before they always were on my thighs arm pits around my bra line my dr said there from sweat so he gave me some cream that don't work I took pix of what it looked like at first and what it looks like now it has a red spot on the top I think it is gonna pop soon when they do its white  puss than gray than a mix of all that and blood n black stuff to so anyone know a good way to make them pop and not hurt so much after I know its gonna leave a huge hole and my underware is gonna stick to it anyone know a good way 2 stop that 2?

[shysweetangel83]

Ok I woke up today n my boil on my vagina lip had poped n started to drain a little now it is still hard n painful to walk so I put gaze on it and some neosporin anyone know how long its going to take to drain its from the top of the lip half way down and I don't wanna go to the doctor to have them cut it open so any ideas or anything please.....

[LADYBLUE852]

I get those like every few months. I make sure I keep a tube of
"BOIL EASE" and a pkg. of GAUZE PADS on hand.
Make sure you do this at night before you go to sleep:
First step: Wash vagina area.
Second: Take clean cloth and wet with hot water and press and hold
cloth to it. Do this a couple of times to soften Boil.
Third: Squeeze out some of the Boil Ease onto the Gauge pad and put pad on the boil and leave it.(Tape it if you have to with surgical tape or put a Kotex pad over it so it will stay in place while you sleep.
VERY IMPORTANT: Put the Boil Ease DIRECTLY ON THE PAD!
NOT ON THE BOIL ITSELF!
The Boil has to drain INTO the pad.
When you wake up in the morning you will find that the Boil has softened and opened up and drained.
Wash Vagina area .
You might have to do this a few nights until all the pus has drained,
but you will feel more comfortable while you are doing this because the Boil will be healing.
Hope this helps..............

[rgreen]

i'm 20 and got 5/6 boils on my butt when i was in hs.  they were so painful and  i didn't know what to do with them.  i just let them develop on their own and sometimes they would pop by themselves or i would pop them myself.  however, the ones i pop myself left a big hole that didn't fill in and just scarred, so be careful if you decide to touch them!

i have had a small cluster on near the outside of my vagina for 3/4 weeks.  i just noticed that they developed into one large bump.  i squeezed the bump and yellow pus came out, clear liquid, then blood.  there are smaller heads on the side that didn't develop into anything... the bump got a lot bigger after i messed with it.  i put baking soda on it and it decreased by about 50%.  i covered the area with hydrocortisone to hopefully reduce swelling.  

does anyone know if it is normal to have one large boil with 2/3 smaller heads on the side?

[cmdolphin]

I too suffer from these awful boils... over the years they have gotten worse and worse. I have seen a dermatologist, my gynecologist, primary doctor and an Infectious Disease Doctor and a General Surgeon. I get them around my vagina, butt, thighs and now under my breast. They do seem to flare up more around my period. They all say antibiotics are not the answer... they may make them dormant for a month or two and then they will be back. The only other option they gave me is to see a plastic surgeon to have them all removed..... due to the amount I have in my vaginal area, this will require a reconstructive surgery.....as you can imagine, I have out this off..... my husband and I have suffered because of this... I always have a boil..... who would want to have sex dealing with this? Has anyone seen a plastic surgeon??? Thanks for reading.

[chellie67]

i do suffer from the same things all has talked about  have tred alot of things and do know the the core of a cabbage leaf will bring it to a head and will draw it into the leaf if u do it over night it has mine anyways...but now i do have them under my arms and on my vagina area and this is new..i have read it is from being heavy witch i dont belive some people that have them worse then me are skinny...poor eating habbits i do belive....immune system i belive too...i have been researching it for a long time and i belive we need vitamins.. a friend told me to take vitamin C so iam gonna give it a try....her mom takes it and has not had one ever since...hope we all can be boil free soon cause they do hurt...

[iam1butterfly]

According to my doctor, those boils or nodules are benign cysts.
They can appear anywhere on the body... even in the labia of the vagina. And, they're very uncomfortable. Not sure why they form though... it could be hormonal or as chellie67 said, it could be dietary.
It takes a while (sometimes several months), but they do eventually go away.

[sumi1424]

i have a doubt can anybody help me