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Redness and sore to touch area outside labia major.

A week or two ago I found what I though was a cut about 1-1.5 inches in length located outside of my vaginal lips, stopping about an inch before my anus. I thought maybe I had cut myself while shaving or otherwise accidentally cut myself. I kept the area clean, wore looser clothing, and treated the area with Neosporin. I thought the cut had healed because the area had seemed to become less red in color and I wast experienced any soreness. But today when I checked on the area, it was still red/pink in color and sore to touch, and comes generally more irritated the more I touch and prod at the area to examine it. Upon further examination I realized there was no breakage in the skin, just more of a red and very slightly raised line that seemed to run along some vein.  I have no itchiness, or other sores anywhere on my body and have never experienced anything like this before. Is this some sort of fungal infection? What should I do? I have been unable to find information on similar sores/cuts. I have no history of STDs and have been sexually inactive for about 9 months.
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I have the exact same issue but it's more severe..... I have 3 long and very painful paper cut type areas... and the bottom of my vaginal opening also has a small tear, like an episiotomy or tear during childbirth, that wont heal either. My entire vulva looks completely different than it did a year ago, and it's causing my mental health to deteriorate, and my sex life is non existent.... It's been over a year since it started, and it's been a solid 3 months since I began looking for answers, to which I have found NONE. I've been to the doctor, and he cannot tell me what's wrong.... Complete std workup came back negative.... Herpes test was also negative...... I don't understand why no answers can be found... I just want my life back.
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