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Does partner have pimples or warts?
Dear Doctor,
Thank you for your advice earlier this month when I posted about my own HPV concerns. Thankfully, the biopsy was negative and I do not currently have genital warts.
I do, however, have concerns about one of my partners. I noticed two bumps on her outer labia -- one was red and resembled a pimple, the other was red with a whitehead inside it. These bumps occurred in areas where hair naturally grows; my partner shaves this region.
My question is -- do you think these bumps, as I have described them, are merely ingrown hairs/pimples (as they occur in an area where she shaves)? Or are they suspicious enough to warrant examination by a doctor?
Should I avoid sex with her until a doctor examines her? What is the risk of my catching an STD from her if I do not wait?
I realize it will be difficult for you to answer these questions without examining her yourself.
Thank you for your time and insight.
Thank you for your advice earlier this month when I posted about my own HPV concerns. Thankfully, the biopsy was negative and I do not currently have genital warts.
I do, however, have concerns about one of my partners. I noticed two bumps on her outer labia -- one was red and resembled a pimple, the other was red with a whitehead inside it. These bumps occurred in areas where hair naturally grows; my partner shaves this region.
My question is -- do you think these bumps, as I have described them, are merely ingrown hairs/pimples (as they occur in an area where she shaves)? Or are they suspicious enough to warrant examination by a doctor?
Should I avoid sex with her until a doctor examines her? What is the risk of my catching an STD from her if I do not wait?
I realize it will be difficult for you to answer these questions without examining her yourself.
Thank you for your time and insight.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Noted before responding above; I have no further comment.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome back to the forum.
From your description, your partner's lesions are not warts or any other STD. As you suggest, pimples, folliclultis, etc seem more likely. I see no reason for her to see a doctor and I don't think you should suggest it to her. If she, not you, thinks there is a problem, she'll get it checked out. In the meantime, I see no reason for you to stop sexual contact, especially since you've already been exposed anyway.
Please note MedHelp's rule about number of new questions -- maximum 2 every 6 months on the professionally moderated forums (see Terms and Conditions). This being your second in several days, it will have to be your last before next September. The rule is intended to prevent domination of forums by relatively few users with anxiety driven questions.
Regards-- HHH, MD
From your description, your partner's lesions are not warts or any other STD. As you suggest, pimples, folliclultis, etc seem more likely. I see no reason for her to see a doctor and I don't think you should suggest it to her. If she, not you, thinks there is a problem, she'll get it checked out. In the meantime, I see no reason for you to stop sexual contact, especially since you've already been exposed anyway.
Please note MedHelp's rule about number of new questions -- maximum 2 every 6 months on the professionally moderated forums (see Terms and Conditions). This being your second in several days, it will have to be your last before next September. The rule is intended to prevent domination of forums by relatively few users with anxiety driven questions.
Regards-- HHH, MD
I should add, my partner is not highly sexually active. She has only had two other partners in the past six months and six lifetime partners.
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