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i have had the same sexual partner for over 3 years. last month i had a small sore on my inner labia, painful, but not a blister. more like an ulcer. It went away after about 5 days. I have another one now, also on my inner labia. less painful and smaller. I do have increased discharge, but it is not odorous. I have slight itching and discomfort urinating. intercourse is slightly painful. I do not think it is herpes as I have not had unprotected sex with anyone new in over 3 years. What else could it be?

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Sounds as though you have a Bartholin Gland Cyst. The best thing you can do is apply a warm moist compress to the area several times a day, or do a sitz bath. Since you have had it before, I would suggest seeing your doctor, you may need to a course of antibiotics since you have had this prior. This has nothing to do with sex or any disease.

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Reply to Lindie's Post: it is not a cyst type sore. it is not a bump at all. it looks like a mouth ulcer. i only have one of them currently. I have recently been having UTI type symptoms, and have always had large amount s of vaginal discharge and sometimes a small layer of white film on my labia. what else could the sore be? It is only painful when touched and never occurs from a bump, usually the skin is red and sensative in a small area and then turns into an ulcer looking sore when touched too much...

Is the discharge white too?

Reply to Lindie's Post: the discharge is usually white, but is clear too at times. yesterday it was mucussy white, usually it is thicker and white, but not cottage cheesy. it does not have a stong odor.

It does sound as though it is fungal infection. There are several different strands of yeast infection. Which the film you speak of may have caused this sore to develop or the sore caused the change in your pH balance causing the film.

Resistance to infection is low, the fungus can grow. If your immune system is low, this could changed the organism and cause this to occur.

Which the sore may have been from sex, irritation, change in hormones.

I would apply a thin layer of Lamisil in the area and see if this helps, Also do go ahead and eat some yogurt too, which can help with the organism. If there is no change, then I would suggest seeing your doctor, for a swab so the exact strain can be determined for proper antibiotics. Also do refrain from sex until this does clear up and if you do use tampons, I would avoid that for now too.

Hope this helps Hun,

Reply to Lindie's Post: from what i have read on yeast infection, they do not cause ulcer type sores (or any sores at all). I have noticed pain during sex and irritation there after, but why would these sores start all of the sudden? Is there a way it could be an STD even though I have not had any other partners besides my boyfriend? Could I have gotten it years ago and just now be getting symptoms?
Sorry I have so many questions. i am just really stressing out about the problem. My boyfriend says he hasn't had any sexual partners other than me for 3 years, but he did get oral from a girl before he and I were "exclusive" about 1 year and a half to 2 years ago. although, he shows NO signs of any of this. Could I have gotten something from him?

thanks!

As I had stated above, it may have been the sore that caused this or the start of this infection that has caused this sore/ulcer to occur. Which could have occurred due to a change in your pH balance etc.. so when you had sex, this sore/ulcer came about. If you use tampons, this could have started it too. Friction from intercourse could have caused it or even irritation from normal day to day living etc.

At this point I would say NO to STD, the reason being is there is only one. If there were more than just one, then I would be a little concerned. But this doesn't appear to be STD related at all. At this point nothing to stress about either. It can happen for a number of reason which doesn't mean you have bad hygiene or anything. I would still do the above, eating the pain yogurt, apply a thin layer of the cream. Make sure you wear cotton panties, wash with antibacterial soap, pat dry area well. You should see an improvement in a couple of days, but still wait a few days after it's all cleared up to resume sex etc again.

Hope this helps,

Reply to Lindie's Post: ok, last reply! promise!! I have made an appointment with my doctor for saturday. If the sore is gone, how should I explain it so they don't think it is herpes? Should I get tested for herpes and other STD's? Should I tell them I think I have a yeast infection or just say I don't know what I have...
also, does very slight lower back pain mean anything? or am I just being paranoid now?

again, thank you so much for your help. I feel a little less stressed out. ( I was starting to question my boyfriends honesty and faithfulness!~)

Don't worry about the questions, I'm here to help all I can. If it is gone, explain it how you did to me. Explain how it felt etc. If you have not had a pap in the last year, then I would schedule one to be done (just to be on the safe side and for your own piece of mind) Yes, infection can cause lower back pain and/or even lower pelvic pain too. If you use the above cream I mentioned and it's better or gone by Saturday, and let your doctor know too, then he will have a great idea as well. But still something I would follow up on with your doctor.

At this point, unless you have proof via test results from a lab, don't assume.. I know it's easy to do, but from the description here, STD is not on the top of the list. If you were to get more, then perhaps, but for now and with you not seeing anything on him, don't blame him yet. But as I was saying, it is easy to put blame on it... especially when you know you have been faithful.

You are welcome Hun, if you need anything else, I'm here. If not, do leave me feedback after clicking the accept too.

Best of luck, you can also keep me posted via the PM on this site too..

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