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Fissures are NOT STD related. My 10 year old daughter has them on occassion and she does not have ANY diseases. Fissures are a simple skin tear caused by pressure on the skin (i.e. difficulty passing stools), irritation from soaps, detergents, and other possible irritants. The vaginal/anal/perineum is a sensitive, tender skin area and thus the reason some people get fissures. (Similiar to anal fissure found internally in the anus caused by hardened stools or difficulty passing stools).
Here are my suggestions for your fissures:
-change your laundry detergent that you use to wash your underwear or pants, (Tide is bad!)
-use an organic laundry detergent,
- stop using clothes softener like Bounce,
-use a hypoallergenic soap when showering,
- don't let shampoo reside reach your vaginal area when rinsing hair,
- rinse vaginal area last when showering to remove all soap residue,
- stop wearing underwear or PJ bottoms at night to allow air flow to heal/prevent fissures,
- use an over-the-counter antibiotic ointment such as Ozonol or Polysporin to heal fissures.
If you are an adult: Be gentle during intercourse, use an organic lubricant such as Grape Seed Oil (no perfumes etc.) and shower after intercourse.
Your fissures could be allergy related so avoid all perfumes etc. in the area.
Fissures are tears ONLY. All other symptoms such as redness, puss, sores, itching etc. is most likely something else such as an STD, yeast infections etc., and you need to see your Doctor.
Changing some of your habits noted above will also help with yeast infections or other allergy related symptoms (most soaps are an irritant to the vaginal area for those who have an allergy sensitivity).
Please note: this is what has worked for me, always check with your Doctor for other possible causes.
Hope this helps!
I have not completely eliminated the possibility that hormones are/are not related. My 10 year old daughter is pre-adolescent and showing signs of puberty, the fissures only appeared (for the first time) in the last year. She also has many allergies. It is possible that the two are both contributing factors in her fissures. Nonetheless, my suggestions in my first posting have worked for her.
P.S. I haven't heard of Grape Seed Oil, but I'm interested in finding out more about it! :)
If it's pimple like, my first thoughts are hormones, especially if they are along your jaw or chin which often indicates hormones or an imbalance of hormones.
It is quite possible that fissures are caused by more than one contributing factor, so I wouldn't eliminate celiac disease as a possible cause. In fact, I will keep that in mind for my daughter's fissures as celiac disease is in her Dad's side of the family. Something to think about!
I use Grape Seed Oil to remove my eye make up and moisturize around my eyes at night. It is also good for dry skin or as a personal lubricant. And it is all natural!
Yes keep it in mind it is over looked a lot! They say it IS GENETIC!!!! Also if you are gluten intolerant than most of the time you are lactose also.
No my pimples are on my neck, shoulders and chest. They are red they look just like pimples and go away and come back and hurt, ich and are oily SOMETIMES! I also have PCOS...I am so lost I am working on jsut getting balanced and getting normal periods.