Just wondering what this could be

[Sarah426]

Hi
I just have a question. The other day when I was in the shower I noticed a bump on my right inner upper vaginal lip. There is hair there. Although I typically don't shave, I shaved the area after I found it, to see what it looked like. It was just a red hard bump under the skin. Yesterday when I woke up there was tiny whitehead on it and it looked like a pimple. I squeezed the tiny white area and a bunch of yellow pus from underneath the skin came out. Last night I squeezed it again and a little more came out. Then there was a little clear stuff. Now all that remains is a smaller red bump. It itches a little but I obviously irritated it and the hair is growing back in. I didn't see any blister or lesion just the initial red bump and the tiny whitehead(sorry to be graphic) could this be herpes or something else?

[feelingundone]

Herpes lesions are superficial. Meaning on top of the skin. Hard red bumps like you describe are not herpes lesions. It's either an ingrown hair, pimple or folicus. Not herpes.

[Sarah426]

Also not sure if it matters but it was yellow liquid pus and also in the past I am negative for HSV 2 and possibly positive for HSV 1 Igg 1.22 but I've never had a cold sore or sore anywhere. Dr. Said it could be a false positive cause the numbers are low.