Canker Sore in Vagina After being sick

[pleasehelp535]

I had a really bad cold this week with a fever for about 2 days. The past couple of days I have been wearing really tight thongs and did yoga with tight pants with no underwear on. I thought I might have chaffed myself due to these things. I looked down there recently and noticed 2 symmetrical "canker sore" looking things right where my thong would usually get stuck. Has anyone experienced anything like this before? It's freaking me out a bit.

[sunnydays9999]

I am extremely sick now and just noticed "canker sore" looking spots (two) inside my lips and am just super freaked out.  Ive been tester prior and am now married for two years.  Reading this page makes me feel a little better just hope if I choose to wait it out, and not go to the doctor, I am making the right choice.

[Candicedeee]

This happened to me as well in 2007 when I was a 17 year old virgin! The doctors were positive it was an STD and I was tested for everything before they finally believed me. A dermatologist eventually diagnosed me with Apthous Stomatitis (reoccurring canker sores.)  The sores were triggered by dehydration and a very weak Immune system. Since then, I have had tiny canker sores between my fingers as well as canker sores in my mouth EVERY TIME I get sick.

[shewhoshallnotbenamed]

I am experiencing the same thing. Canker sores, not cold sores on my nether regions. They are EXTREMELY painful. I have been in a totally monogamous rrelationship since 2006, so I doubt it is HSV2. I've been all over the internet searching. I figured it had to be HSV1 (my husband was super sick right after we had sex) and 2 days later he got sores in his mouth and I got them on my vagina. But all the material I have read about herpes INSISTS they are COLDSORES wherever they pop up. Everyone says either way stress triggers the outbreaks, but its REALLY hard NOT to stress when you can't confirm exactly whats going on. The doctor prescribed me acyclovir - but only AFTER i told him my condition got worse. I had a blood test and culture taken today so hopefully I will hear soon. I'm curious about this autoimmune thing.

I have half a mind to write a paper on this. Obviously it is a more common issue than we all thought. Thanks for all your bravery and coming forth to ask/talk about this ladies. Its the closest I've come to finding answers.

[Taken93]

Hi I been reading these post and they kind of help my shedding light on other conditions but I personally am still worried. I got tested about 4 weeks ago when two canker type sores showed up near the opening of my vagina. I wasn't worried but my doctor immediately told me it was herpes then took a swab and blood test. The two sores went away and the tests came back negative but he told me to come back in 3 weeks to get another test just to be safe. Since my last visit I've had 3 more pop up one in which is really big and another is more like a painful knot on my vagina lip. I'm only 19 and have only had sex with my boyfriend who I know is clean. On top of it all I'm about a month late for my period and I've been having pregnancy symptoms as well as a stuffy nose and wet cough. Any ideas or advice?

[Barbie702]

I have had this 3 times. All 3 times it started just before my period and this last time I had an upper respiratory infection and it was the worst one. Who ever is saying it's an STD and this can't happen, you are wrong. I have been with one man my whole life, I don't have STD's. I've had blood work and cultures, all negative.  This is obviously something caused by illness or infections. It's very painful and I had to request Lidocaine topical for the pain. I HIGHLY suggest it. I couldn't even walk or go to the bathroom without it! I am allergic to Penicillins too. I'm not sure how to treat it but I'm going back to the doctor because it's been a week and They are still there.

[mchristine740]

Last week I had a minor cold (sore throat that turned into a stuffy nose).  Two days into it, I started to get an itching feeling, like I was going to get a yeast infection.  I bought some OTC medication to treat it.  The next day I checked it out, and noticed 4 large canker sore looking ulcers.  I freaked out!  I was lucky enough to get a gyno appointment the next morning.  She said it looked exactly like herpes, and tested me for herpes, chlamydia, GC, and yeast imbalance; all came back negative.  My doctor has no idea what they are, and is requiring me to get a blood test.  The only far fetched situation that she could come up with, is if I had gotten herpes from the bathroom stall door lock.   She also said that if the ulcers or sores are tested too late, that it could come up as a negative, but I was only two days in, so that is highly unlikely.
As of right now, it's a complete mystery.  I just hope that it doesn't happen again!
She did put me on antiviral medication right away, just in case it had been herpes....which confusingly is helping!  Confusing her and confusing me!
It seems from all of the other posts though, that this seems to be stress/immune system related.  It's comforting to know that I'm not the only one with this bizarre occurrence!