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painful sore on inside of labia majora- not herpes!

I am  19 and have been with the same guy for 3 and a half- almost 4 years. He has never done anything sexual before me and it's the same for me. A few days ago I noticed a pea sized sore that resembled a canker sore on the inside of my labia majora. It is red and crater-like with a white center. It is itchy and sore and I was wondering what I could do to get rid of it and what it could be. I am fighting a sinus infection as well, i'm not sure if there is any relevance. I hurts a lot and is annoying when I am trying to sleep. Please help!
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The exact same thing is happening to me! I've been with this guy six months, but the last time we had sex, the very next day it was sore and itchy down there, and the day after these sores opened up, three at first, but now a week later, it's five. They hurt extremely bad all the time, any movement- walking, sitting, anything- all hurt- urinating is unbearable. I also developed two marble-sized swellings under the skin on either side of my groin, and they're painful to the touch. I also just got over a UTI, and for about two weeks I was having unexplainable, severe stomach and chest cramps. I don't have health insurance right now because I can't afford it, the appointment and medicine for the UTI cost me $130, so I didn't go in for the stomach cramps, and I'm hesitant about going in for these sores, but I'm afraid I won't be able to go to work pretty soon, because they're getting worse. If anyone has any idea what this is and how to deal with it, please help!
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Did you ever get tested and have an answer?
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hello,
I have a serious question about what is going on with my body. About 6 days ago I had my period then the day after I got very sick. My tempature was high, I had chills, extreme body aches and fatigue. Then Saturday came and I felt awful until the night when I felt perfect. Sunday came along and I had minor body aches and I felt like I was getting a UTI. Monday came along and I noticed some sores down there. They look like canker sores, and it is extremely painful during urination and even when I'm just laying down or walking. I had sex the day after my period and right before I got sick. Of course I used protection like I always do. The sores are extremely painful and again they look like canker sores. What are they? Please help!!  Also if it was an STD Wouldn't it be in my mouth because of oral sex? Help it's getting worse!!
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i'm 14 weeks pregnant, and had sex with my baby's father (i've only known him for a few monthsand hhe lives 6 hours away from me) about 4 days ago.  3 days ago my vagina started feeling very raw and some pain around the vulva whenever I urinated.  I figured this was due to just sex and being dry from pregnancy.  Then it kept getting worse and the pain began to be completely unbearable when I went to the bathroom.  Today in the shower I noticed I couldn't even use my body wash around my vagina because it hurt so bad. So I decided to get in a mirror and check out what the hell was wrong.  I discovered open crater-like sore/lesions on my labia minora and around the opening of my vagina.  Freaked out called my mom and the on call nurse to my OB.  I was recommended to go to the ER as I;m pregnant and need a quick diagnosis.  The doctor did a pelvic exam, culture, UA, and blood tests.  It came back with positive UTI results and they think the lesions are due to herpes.  I got prescribed medication for the UTI and hopefuly it clears up the lesions, if not then I have herpes.  I am so scared not only for my health reasons but for my unborn childs.  I want to drop this guy if it really is herpes but then my child won't have a father and I just don't know how to process/handle this situation.  Has anyone been here before and give me some real advice?
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oh my god. i'm so happy to read this. i had this same thing when i was 15 - my father disowned me because he thought it meant i was sexually active, even though i had never been touched by another person in my genitals and all the tests came back negative for herpes. it showed up again 14 years later. i had the same cankersore-like sores and the symptoms you describe and used similar techniques. this last time, a nurse prescribed a topical numbing agent that worked like a DREAM and made it easy for me to keep things clean. it cleared up on its own within a week.

just another women's health problem that doctors refuse to investigate even though it's clear that it doesn't fall into any known disease categories. good luck to you and thank you for sharing.
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did u find out what it was....i have same thing
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did u find out what it was....i have same thing
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someone should really show this page to a doctor and maybe we will start getting answers :(
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7 months ago I had a giant canker sore (or should I say chancre) on my right labia majora. It was basically perfectly round and maybe a little smaller than a quarter. There was also I similar one further up in the vagina. Got cultured for herpes & tested negative. Tested for syphilis too, but we were all pretty sure syphilis was already ruled out because the syphilis chancre normally does not hurt, while mine very much did. Still have no idea what happened. Still am super paranoid it was herpes...looked nothing like it though. Had the flu-like symptoms beforehand though. I always have just hoped I may have Lipshutz Disease (as talked about above). Any progress anyone?
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I have had a debilitating sore on my urethra for over 10 years.  I have been to multiple docs including Mayo.  It is a mystery to all docs what the sores are. For the past 2 weeks the sore has gotten twice as big and I am in so much pain I can barely move. I do not know what to do.  I am in so much pain.  Please will someone let me know if they have the same thing and what to do about this.  I cannot go on like this.  It is taking over my well being.  My life.  Please respond with help!!!!!
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I have just recently had a single sore as you have described but I am 52 years old and I'm reading its mostly in younger women.  I'm curious if anyone else my age is experiencing this late in life.  Also, does it come often?  Is it usually around your cycle time and could it stop after menopause?
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I thought I'd shed some light on this matter. A few people have suggested Bechet's but there is another disease which is more likely if there is no evidence of canker sores in the mouth simultaneous to a genital outbreak. I have been diagnosed with Lipschutz Disease, a rare disorder that causes deep ulcerations in the vagina with occasional evidence of pus, bleeding and severe pain when urinating, especially in people with no sexual contact. Unfortunately the only pain relief is topical anaesthetic and corticosteroids which must be prescribed by a doctor.

Perhaps some people may want to consider this. There's no known cause but it does get better within weeks. As for pain relief, I suggest going to the toilet in the bath/shower using cold water and to use the cold setting on the hairdryer in order to keep the area dry for faster healing.
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i recently starting dating a new guy. we have had sex twice. the first time i was a little sore after but fine and then the second time, 4 days ago, it was a little on the rougher side and i was very sore after. Now i have several of these crater looking bumps that are very painful when i walk, clothing rubs against or when i urinate. Ive started using vagisil which has helped with the pain but its been a few days and it seems to be getting worse not better. I cant get into my doctor for as few days so im just wondering if anyone has any ideas what this could be or if there is any thing else i can do for the pain.
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Hello Everyone!!

Ok what most of you are describing is something called Behcet's Disease.
Now Behcet's Disease is not an STD, but it does cause painful sores in the Eye, Mouth, Skin, Lungs, Joints, Brain, Gastrointestinal. and ladies the Genitals. Genital sores affect more than half of all people with Behcet's Disease!!! In a Female Behcet's Disease are — painful genital ulcers that develop on the vulva. These sores are very painful and it will sometimes hurt to pee, wear underwear and somethimes walk or sleep. I know this because I have Behcet's Disease! After being tested for every STD out there I began to do some research and I found what I had all along. With my new information I went to my doctor and she confirmed it. I was so happy to have a name to my problem. I always new it was never an std, do to the fact that I had them while I was a virgin. But it never hurts to get tested for std's ladies no matter if your partner says they have never cheated on you. It's good to rule out all possibilities and to make sure You Are Healthy!

So with that being said I wish all of you ladies the best and a Safe and Healthy Sex Life!
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what you have in your groin which you feel is a lump is a lymph nodes. this nodes are normally seen in our body and it cant be palpated but when infection is present you will be able to palpate this nodes......
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Hi, I have the same sounding thing. What did the doctor say if you don't mind me asking?
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The same thing happened to me when I was about 15 years old. I was sick with a bad case of the flu and took a Z-pack. The day after I started taking the drug, I noticed a penny-sized canker sore right inside my vagina. At the time, I wasn't at all sexually active and I had never had fever blisters or canker sores anywhere else in my body (i.e. on my mouth). I hadn't even kissed anyone before.  I was horribly embarrassed (not to mention in pain), and I didn't tell my parents or visit a doctor about it. It did clear up in a couple of weeks and I haven't had an episode like that since. To this day, I still don't know what it was, or what caused it -- my high fever, the Z-pack, or something totally unrelated.
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I have the same problem I've never had sex and nothing has touched down there except tampons haha but I'm really scared I haven't told my mom about it but it does look like a canker sore and it hurt bad to urinate and sit down I wish I knew what it was
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Have any of you researched Chancroids before?  For some of you ,this sounds like it could be just that.
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*canker
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My daughter is 18 & is a virgin. She has a cancer looking sore inside & outside of her labia. She's in excruciating pain. She's been sick a lot lately. One thing after another. What is this? How can she ease the pain?
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Im experiencing chancre sores on the lower lip of my labia, barely close to the anus and I also have swollen inguinal node. I have a monogamous relationship with my boyfriend for more than a month now. I am thinking of syphilis or chancroid. I havent seen the doctor yet.  any experience about this guys?
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I have a swollen left labia majora with little bumps like 4, I don't go to the doctors til the end of the week can someone tell what that sounds like I am scared to death.  I haven't felt sick or nothing my labia majora is just sore when I walk and it rubs on my leg on when I have on tight pants that rub.  It happened before when I shaved like literally every 2 days and I was seeing this boy too and he would go down on me but he had no signs of anything and said he had nothing which really doesn't make it true.
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If I become aroused (wet)  and continue about my day without taking time to "clean up" then I get sores that are painful to the touch. They're flat, and red, and I was just wondering if that's normal?
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yea, sometimes, herpes decides to emerge when someone's hormones change, or right before your period. if looks like a blister/ cold sore/ canker sore, i'm afraid that might be it. it is common to just have one sore as well. if you ever had one again, i hope you got a swab. or you can get a blood test, but they're not very accurate.
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