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.

[jay826]

i am so happy to have found this active conversation, less a hour ago i was masturating and after finishing i noticed that my labia minora had swelled and gotten extremly hard i ran to the bath room to wash up and put cold water down there hoping it would help it didnt do anything. Around this time The swelling has started to go down and it's getting softer..i almost cried until reading everyones comments who seem to share the EXACT same symtoms as me. i think im going to take ashley 6561's adivice and stay out of the victoria secret's underwear section ( i recently tried wearing them for the first time earlier this week and i had a pair on today), other than that i cant think of anything else that may have caused this problem.. im still terrified that something may be wrong wih me. please continue this conversation, it's nice knowing that everyone with these symtoms havent experienced any extreme health problems..

[chubbycheeksls]

hiya girls, i get exactly the same thing more or less everytime i have sex with my boyfriend of 4 years. Its happend for the past 2 years, even when im very wet. Sometimes when i get it,
after the swelling goes down it turns into thrush, itchy etc...its ruining what i have of a sex life due to me panicking about it and sex hurting because of it, i really dont know what to do anymore

[heygirlhey101]

im having the same problem-- i had sex with my ex boyfriend last night and my right labia lip is swollen and red.  I cant walk and todays valentines day so im going to visit my current boyfriend at college. i cant go there wobbling...and i cant have it swollen he will know! HELP PLEASE!!!! i need this gone PRONTOOOOOO...ugh=[=[

[mesk8ergurl]

I'm relieved and astonished to find out that i'm not the only one with these symptoms. like most of you I've tried everything to help myself get on with a normal sex life.
Most doctors dont know about this condition because there is not alot of information on it.

[xlauraxsx]

What the annoying thing is the person who started this thread in 2006 has never replied back to anyone with a cure or any details of how to prevent it, whereas when they started this there was loads of people willing to help them.  I have been to the doctor and done numerous urine samples, i've now got an appointment to go to the hospital to have my uretha stretched.. doesnt sound good but maybe this will help, who knows..

[racket12]

the same thing happened to me last night, sex hurt but i didn't stop and when i finally did my labia looked like a ball and it was hard and extremely painful, i was so scared i looked online right away and came across thing, i iced it like some of you said and the swelling went down overnight, but has anyone figured out how to prevent it from happening again during / after sex?