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sores on labia (like skin rubbed off)
33 yrs. old, vaginal partial hysterectomy, still have the ovaries. new sexual partner for 6 weeks. I have sores on the inner labia near the clitoris that actually look like popped blisters with the skin rubbed off. Since having 3 kids my labia habe gotten "saggy" and the one side hangs low and protrudes out of the outer labia. I thought it was from rough sex, he does the Jack hammer thing once in a while. then thought it was from my undies or clothes rubbing on my skin there. i have hpv, no warts or anything ever. these sores do not look like clumpy red patches like the genital warts i have seen in pics online. when i first noticed it it looked like popped blister. I have been putting neosporin on it today as it hurts. its not itchy. its like a cut that stings . i was on antibiotic for 10 days, ending 5 days ago. had yeast infection from it so I was very dry the last time we had sex. how long does this type of sore need to heal? I hope its not an std. but we do have unprotected sex as I cannot get pregnant. dumb i know. don't tell me so please.
lola1106 is the original poster of this thread. And actually, since it is a herpes related issue, it should be a discussion in the herpes forum. I was only sharing my experience with herpes with her because I had responded to her post several times already.
You should post any questions you have in the herpes community. Please post your own question without adding it to another's. They can answer any questions you have there.
You should post any questions you have in the herpes community. Please post your own question without adding it to another's. They can answer any questions you have there.
i was just reading your experice 2terrifed I'm sorry to hear that you have herpes. I am not sure what i have. I was in a relationship with someone over 7 years ago. I found out later that he has herpes. For years i have not had any problems until this past year. I had a small blister that bothered me, it tingled and burned a little when i urinated it was also very sensative when i touched the area. This lasted about 1 -1 1/2 wks a couple of months ago. Now i am experiencing the same problem. I am very confused because this has only happened to me a total of 3 times since my breakup. Can this be herpes or something else? I looked on line to see pictures of vaginal herpes and i have nothing like that. I only have a small little thing that looks like a blister. Did the doctor tell you if you have to always protect yourself now? Do you know how long the outbreaks last for?
Yes, suppressive therapy can be expensive, but according to a journal Grace posted a while ago, it will be more affordable relatively soon. I am currently using acyclovir instead of valtrex which is considerably cheaper. I just have to take 2 200mg pills twice a day instead. This is because I have had some stressful events lately and that usually triggers outbreaks for me.
Really, it is up to you and your doctor as to what would be the best course of treatment for you. If you seem to have frequent breakouts, then go with suppressive therapy. If you don't have them that often then go with outbreak treatment. The first 2 years, I seemed to get an outbreak at least every other month. Mostly around the time of my period. But as I said, after that, I didn't have any at all. Good luck!
Really, it is up to you and your doctor as to what would be the best course of treatment for you. If you seem to have frequent breakouts, then go with suppressive therapy. If you don't have them that often then go with outbreak treatment. The first 2 years, I seemed to get an outbreak at least every other month. Mostly around the time of my period. But as I said, after that, I didn't have any at all. Good luck!
this is very encouraging.... thank you. I was wondering which treatment to pursue, either suppressive or just when there is an outbreak. I have also started to inquire on the herpes community. this medicine was 10$ with my copay otherwise it would have been over 300$!!
I'm sorry to hear that. You can get great support in the herpes community. I have lived with it for more than 10 years, and rarely get outbreaks. As a matter of fact, before I learned about suppressive therapy, I naturally did not have visible outbreaks for 3 years straight.
you need to go and be seen. get properly tested for yeast and bacterial infections genitally as well as cover the std bases too. It's the weekend so it's hard to get in to be seen with a decent provider instead of a walk in clinic unfortunately.
stop putting neosporin on these too. Odds are it's not a bacterial infection so it's not going to help anyways. also it often causes sensitivities in our genital area and you certainly don't want to make this worse than it already is.
talk to your partner too. ask when he last had std testing. find out if he knows if he's ever been tested for herpes or not. odds are he hasn't - it's not a part of routine std testing in most clinics.
grace
stop putting neosporin on these too. Odds are it's not a bacterial infection so it's not going to help anyways. also it often causes sensitivities in our genital area and you certainly don't want to make this worse than it already is.
talk to your partner too. ask when he last had std testing. find out if he knows if he's ever been tested for herpes or not. odds are he hasn't - it's not a part of routine std testing in most clinics.
grace
That is after they pop and probably one of the worst cases that particular physician saw. Other symptoms are but do not always include, itching, they are painful, swollen lymph nodes, fever (mostly in primary breakouts), increased discharge. The best answers would be given to you in the herpes community. Post your question there and someone can tell you everything you want to know.
what are some other symptoms of herpes then? what are the sores or blisters or clumps like initially? the pics online show ugly black and red scabby clumps of stuff ... not at all like what I am experiencing.
Well, you should see a doctor. Because it seems to me that herpes is a possibility. This does not mean that he cheated or was irresponsible. He may not know he has it. There are people out there who get genital herpes and never have symptoms so they don't know they have it. Please see a doctor so you can be tested and know for sure.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
