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Please Help. Extremely swollen labia and vaginal pain

Hello.  About a week ago I started experiencing minor uncomfortability in my vagina.  It didn't bother me that much so I kind of brushed it off.  But it has gotten much worse in the past week.  Everything down there is extremely sensitive so that anything touching (underwear, sheets, blankets, etc.) makes me flinch.  I have to wear loose fitting clothing but it doesn't stop the pain.  The pain is very sharp and makes it hard to walk, sit, or even move.  My inner labia lips are extremely raw, as well as swollen up.  I don't mean minor swelling either.  They are swollen probably about ten times their size and bulbous.  It hurts to go to the bathroom.  Around the opening to my vagina it looks like I have a rash.  There's several large red blisters which, if I even touch them, start leaking pus and bright red blood.  There's a slight odor but it's not too bad.  There's no itching, just straight up pain.

I had sex about two weeks ago, so I'm a little worried that I might have caught something.  But I was at home a week ago and I tried to shave down there.  At first I thought maybe I cut myself with the razor but I don't know why that would cause swelling.  I've tried to look up what it could be but I can't find something with all of my symptoms, and I'm a little embarrassed on how to go about this.  At the same time, I'm in immense pain and the sooner I fix it the better.
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I would say it was a yeast infection but since you've seen blisters, it could be an STD. It could just be a staph infection from shaving. Bacteria can easily get into a little cut and cause an infection, and boils. I don't want to scare you but blisters could be a sign of Herpes. You should defiantly be safe and go to the doctors. Don't be ashamed, doctors see these things all the time and your health is way more important. Good Luck.
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You should see a doctor. This sounds very weird but it might not be a disease. Ive had that before but what it was actually that i was itchy down and if you rub and itch it too much its bound to get swollen so that might be the problem. Warm water should help even though it might burn a little. Either way you should see a doc just to be safe.
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