VERY red, swollen labia minora immediately after intercourse

[edelweiss]

I am so baffled by my condition, which started a couple months ago. Was diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis first. Then a yeast infection which was treated with Diflucan. My nurse practictioner told me to not have intercourse for about 10 days to allow the yeast to clear up. So, I waited the 10 days. Then, after intercourse, I would feel so uncomfortable - itchy, burny, just not right, but the most alarming thing was that my labia minora (especically one side) would turn bright red and swell up like a balloon. Very hard, and swollen and would take several hours for the swelling to subside. This only happens during sex - other than that, I have no symptoms, and no swelling. I went back to a different doctor thinking maybe the yeast infection hadn't cleared up - got another dose of Diflucan, lab results showed NO YEAST, and waited another 2 weeks before trying sex again.

Same thing. Swelled up literally like a balloon - bright red, hard labia, uncomforable feeling at the base of vaginal opening. I have no visible sores, only feel this after/during sex and chlamydia/gonorrhea test are negative. I have not changed partners, have not changed soaps, lubricants, sheets anything different.

Any ideas? I am going for a second opinion with an MD in a couple weeks - but in the meantime, I am freaking out.

[emmo]

well its happened to me just now, and its happened a few times before.. over about 5 years it's maybe happened 4 times. it normally happens if ive had sex just after ive finished my period, and my theory is that it's just a bit more tender down there than normal and that's why it happens. i find the swelling is normally on one side more than another (not actually sure why, that seems a bit strange!)
i just go to to toilet with an ice cube after and sit there for about 15 minutes untill i feel better. if you do ice yourself make sure you dont put ice directly onto your skin, it's got to be covered with tissue or something or you might end up with it sticking to you (eek...haha)
i dont think its anything serious to be honest. but im no doctor
it does always seem to be just after my period's finished and if i'm "dryer" than normal. and the missionary position..
i certainly dont think it should stop anyone enjoying sex cause they're worrying so much about it.. that would probably stop you getting wet and increase the chance of it happening again
just my ideas here

[Breezyx33]

& right now i just like ' played ' with myself to see if it would happen and it did .. idk what to do i feel like crying because im so scared now .

[Breezyx33]

hey , uhm .. i feel really weird writing on this because ive never done this before but anyways. im so scared because this has only happened to me twice . i thought it was my one partner so me & him split up . but the first time it happened with him , my labias got really swollen , red & it hurt a little bit when i walked. it went away a few hours later. But then i just had sex last night with a different boy, and i wasnt getting ' wet ' or anything . and then right after we had sex thats how it got again. im really nervous like a few girls said because i wanna know if i have to live  with this the rest of my life or can this go away forever? & im only 16 , im so young. and im just freaked out. and i cant tell my mom because she will flip ? should i take me & a friend to a hospital or something ?

if somebody can write back to me , id appriciate it.
thanks x33

[DoraDear]

I am getting the exact same thing you are all describing... SWOLLEN LABIA pretty much right after sex, and it usually lasts upto 10 hours, which is all good if i have sex with my partner at night, but if we have sex in the morning or during the day, i am left with a swollen labia for the rest of the day.....

I have had a few sexual partners and the partner i am with now i was having sex with him for over a year before these symptoms just started out of no where.. and now for FOUR months i have had to deal with a swollen labia after sex... and even if i don't get swollen, i am worried i will be during sex... which takes the pleasure out of sex..

The only thing that i have found that helps is lube.... my OBGYN suggested Astroglide, although i have been using something else and have had ok results with not swelling..

My OBGYN who i just saw yesterday didn't really know what it was, she tested me for a yeast infection and i was totally fine, she suggested it could be an allergic reaction to soaps etc that my partner is using... so i am going to try showering before sex..... but then after reading this page... it would be weird to develop a allergic reaction to sperm after a year..... it would have happened from the beginning of our relationship right??

Also, when i have masturbated i have NOT had swelling.... which brings me back to an allergy... rather than a blockage of my gland..... but i think i need to do a few more trials on this first just to make sure... don't want to blame my partner for nothing..

I will update after playing with myself a few more times, as like i said, that would rule out the blockage... and maybe we all have an allergic reaction to our partners soap, laundry detergent or sperm??

[makarma]

I found that with a certain partner I was having the same symptoms everyone else described. This hasn't happened before with past partners and my current partner this doesn't happen with either. The difference with these partners is the one I had the problem with was an avid smoker and meat was the main part of his diet. Past and current partner/s are/were non-smoking vegans or didn't eat much meat. After research I found that the symptoms are similar to SEMEN ALLERGIES. There are different proteins in semen that you can have allergies to giving you these symptoms. Smoking and eating a lot of meat will have different proteins in the semen obviously and that is where my allergy comes from i believe. My current partner doesn't smoke and is vegan and I do not have this problem what so ever anymore. So talk to your partner about his diet if you are having this problem maybe for you it won't be smoking or eating a lot of meat but hopefully that can give some of you an answer.

here's a website with more information:
http://coolnurse.healthology.com/sexual-health/article1664.htm

[healthdummy]

ok im an idiot.... i forgot to paste the web address ....re: above

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/777112-overview