hi...m 26 yr old...i have a problem similar to yours..i have a lump on upper vilva of around 1-1.5 cm diameter..though it is not painful..it hurts a little if i press it...it is there from last 1 week...plz tell me how long did ur lump take to disappear? i havent seen i doctor m feeling quite ashamed to see one...i feel the size has reduced slightly...plz tell what can it be and wot did ur doctor suggest u??...it cant be an std coz m a virgin...plz help
i'd like to update with readers that my lump disappeared. my physician said it could be a swollen gland. thanks for all of your advice. i hope my story could of help to future readers.
monitor it carefully! any touching or picking will make it worse for sure.
Thanks so much for your comments/suggestions. I'll keep monitoring myself and updating what's up!
It sounds to me like you have some kind of abscess, especially with the skin peeling on the surface. It could be an ingrown hair or inflamed gland or something else.
I found a link for you:
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec18/ch211/ch211g.html
you will have to wait a day or two to see what it does. if it goes down, and goes away, then you are fine. if it is std related, it will blister, puss like herpes, or if was warts there would be a bunch of them in a cluster. or if you don't want to wait, see a doctor.
the peeling is strange......not sure what would cause that. there are glands in the vagina that can swell when there is infection present.