Bump/blister/cyst on labia minora?

Btw taking baths did help the cyst come to a head and eventually it popped on its own, the only problem with that was the when I went to the bathroom the urine made it sting. After about a week of being careful down there it's totally gone!

I have a red bump with a tiny yellow pus center on my clitoris. It hurts when touched, if I sit too long or wear tight underwear, and burns when I pee. I was actually misdiagnosed with a urinary tract infection because my urine sample had blood and pus in it, which must have been from the blister/pimple. Did the previous blood and pus mean the pimple has popped and come back again? It's so tender, I can't imagine trying to pop it myself with a needle. I did a couple soaks in warm water with Epsom salt, which didn't seem to help. Should I try witch hazel?

Okay, so I get these things all the time. Usually on my labia majora and usually right around the time I get my period. They tend to be about pea sized and blend in with the skin in the area except for a small dot in the center. Though I have had a few that got REALLY big and red.

I was completely mortified by the first one, but I asked my mom about it. She said that the things are basically big pimples/blisters/boils, that can be brought on by heat/hormones/stress. Hence the itchy soreness. They are totally normal and won't kill you. Tons of women get them, but most are too shy to talk about it, hence all the fear and confusion.

I recently got one on my labia minora, and boy did that hurt!

If you do get one, don't go poking at it, and DON'T pinch or squeeze it. First off, it hurts like the dickens, second, your hands are covered in germs, you don't want to go giving yourself an infection, and making the thing worse. Your body will get rid of it on it's own in a few days. A week tops. Soaking in a warm bath or pressing a hot rag to it for a few minutes a day can help make them shrink or burst on their own.

The best way to keep from getting them in the first place is to wear breathable COTTON undies and keep your area as COOL and DRY as possible.

Reading all your comments has put my mind at ease a little! I was coming to the end of my period and when I wiped myself it was a bit tender but I didn't think anything of it until the day after i felt it more and when I felt it, it was a hard bump I panicked! But I read on a site to apply warm water to it and when I woke up today it had like a yellow head like a spot on it and it must of burst when I went to the bathroom cause as I wiped there was blood coming from it! So fingers crossed it goes now!

Hi, oh my goodness, I know this post is over a year old and this thread is basically dead but I really wanted to say thank you for posting because I'm experiencing nearly the same thing right now! The texture to the bump that you described matches mine perfectly. As weird as this all is, especially since I found my first one of these things in the shower this morning, your post comforted me a lot. I'm 18, and when I spoke to my mother about this she told me this kind of thing usually goes away on its own so I've been trying my best to leave it alone. It acts a lot like a big pimple, though mine is probably a bit smaller than pea sized. It's a little sore to the touch and leaks a yellowish puss when I can't help but squeeze it. Hopefully keeping the area clean and practicing a bit of restraint will do the trick. I'm really not looking forward to having anymore of these things considering this one has really been eating at the back of my mind since I discovered it! I'm not sexually active and have never been to a gynecologist. If this keeps up, I might decide to start going.

Lots of personal, icky details there but it's a personal, icky thread haha. Thank you again.

This is incorrect in so many ways that I don't even know where to start to critique it. I realize you're a nice person who is trying to be helpful but if you think that a virus is an allergic reaction brought on by stress you are completely misinformed.

I literally developed this overnight directly after my sore throat cleared up...I'm due for my period...there's a full super moon and eclipse tonight and just went through this fraud investigation scare which was the scariest thing ever. Soooo....lol

Use a zinc oxide cream. They will be gone.

Thank god I felt so silly worrying about this. I've never had one until about two years ago, I'm 32. Research pointed me towards a Bartholin cyst possibly caused by an allergy to Brewers yeast. I know this because it has the usual itching in the usual places that a yeast infection would, plus I don't normally drink, and encountered cotton mouth so bad I was aware of it and trying to move my mouth around all night in my sleep. A day or two later, I got the cyst along w the itching. The sour taste in my mouth indicates thrush, and I worry that I may have other sugar molecule intolerances. All sorts of things can cause these though, hormonal imbalance, health issues that you may not think are related, etc.

I've read nearly all of these posts.. even from the very first original question. *Breathes a sigh of relief*. Like almost all of you, I've been tested for STDS, I'm clean. I've been with 1 partner for over 5 years now. My first "pimple" happened when I was 16 almost 17. I remember explicitly because I asked my mother to take me to a gynecologist, being too embarrassed to tell her why. Her first question was of course "Why, have you started being sexually active?" I'll admit to you and tell you that I lied. I told her that I was still a virgin. I wasn't. I had sex twice with my boyfriend who was also a virgin months prior to this embarrassing pea sized uncomfortable pimple on my labia. I dropped the subject and just dealt with it.

Never experienced a single one, even in the most stressful part of my life of moving 1,800 miles away from home and family, alone. To being lied to, cheated on, and mentally abused by a guy who even threatened to commit suicide if I left him. Not once in those 6 years did I experience a lump. This was also the time in my life I was the most over weight.

The reason I'm here? I just popped one of these pimples. Simply Googled "blood pimple"? And this is where I ended up. For about 4 years now... (I'm 30 now btw) I've been randomly getting these blisters, pimples, cysts.. whatever. After my period, during, before, doesn't matter. I even just got off of a "stay-cation" so my stress level is minimum since for the past week my biggest worry was which chick flick I was going to watch next on netflix.

I've seen 2 gynos about them. One, a male who had little sympathy, told me it was because I shaved down there. Made sense. I stopped shaving. Still got the pimples. 2nd, a female, who was excited to hear about how well I was doing in my relationship, told me it had nothing to do with shaving (obviously, thanks Doc, I worked that one out on my own). She said they weren't much to worry about. Warm wash clothes, soaking, Epson salt etc etc were all good ways to relelieve them but still no solid answer.

A lot of posts said not to pop them yourself. Well, I do. I can't stand them! When one gets to the point of discomfort (usually a few days for me), and I can feel the skin is thin, (one gal here explained it as thin skin on a mushy grape, perfect description) I wash my hands, have a clean rag, and a warm damp rag too to clean thoroughly. I squeeze it. Sometimes it's just blood, sometimes there's some puss, but almost always it's a pop sensation and startling. They're the most uncomfortable and stubborn on the labia. I've even had a couple on the edge of my butt crack. One thing for sure, when I pop one and after cleaning the area, it's practically gone and healed by the time I wake up the next day. I'd say I get one every other week to a month but it's extremely random.

Moral of this story: I'm still embarrassed. If I'm wanting to be sexual with my partner then I always make sure I don't have one first. I'd be mortified if he found one while going down on me...

P.S. I'm OCD about being hygienic. So being dirty down there is not the issue. I have sensitive skin. I use hyper allergenic body wash to avoid breakout of psoriasis. I use tampons. I'm not on birth control but they happened when I was on birth control two years ago as well. I've never had children. I sleep sometimes nude, sometimes with underwear, depends on my mood. I wear silky and cotton underwear. I'm still over weight but not as badly. And again -I AM STD FREE- was tested a few months ago.

Sorry for this being so long, you all inspired me to share my story. ♡ Oh! And for the elderly lady (in her 60s) that used this emote: o.O You. Are. Awesome.

I make a paste out of time tumeric powder and coconut oil and apply overnight. This easily draws the puss into a head and can be gently squeezed to drain. All of the info I have read I really think bartholins cysts are linked to hormonal imbalance.

I have not seen any response that describes what I am experiencing, and I am going crazy trying to research what the hell is going on "down there". For several years I had a very small bump that appeared, flesh-colored, right beside Pearl ( my affectionately named clitoris).I suppose that is considered the labia majora? Anyway, one day I cut it while shaving, making it bleed. I didn't think anything about it other than, "ouch", and " !@*$". It began to feel uncomfortable the last time I had sex and touched myself for pleasure. That was a month ago and I have named this thing PRISCILLA OF THE DESERT because my pleasure house is like wasteland with blowing tumbleweeds since the arrival of this uninvited guest. Now let me describe it: Initially I thought it was just my usual pesky folliculitis and gave it a squeeze, but instead of the usual hard white seed that pops out with nasty, dare I say, oozing pus, it bled non-stop for several hours and when it stopped, it still looked the same. It was now like a pea- sized, oblong skin tag that was bulbous and white with a red, capillary-laden base. Went to my NPR and she gave me an antibiotic and said it just looked like a bad pimple. The following week, after trying every conceivable homeopathic remedy and constant soaks, I went to take a look at it and must have tweaked it trying to get a good view over my belly chub. It started bleeding like mad and it looked like someone had ripped the top of it off! I can only describe it as looking like ripped flesh! After driving my daughter to a friend's house I came home to a blood soaked pad, so I got in the tub to rinse and clean it. That's when I saw a gelatinous red, jiggly blood clot the size of my fingernail just dangling there! Omg. Seriously, I freaked out and pulled it loose, filling the water with blood. At my NPR's urging, I went to a doc-in-the-box where I was told it was a harmless granuloma. They cauterized it with silver nitrate, but it took a while to stop the bleeding. I was turning 50 and having my vulva blow-torched instead of a creme brulee'. Mother F#*K! And with NO "I look so good, you KNOW you want me" sex with my beloved. So for about 4 days Priscilla looked like a large, Barbie-sized, burnt toasted marshmallow, leaving me perplexed as to what would come next, and when I would be able to reclaim my sacred Pearl, and once again resume our treasured sexy time. I am now almost two weeks out. PRISCILLA has not shrunk at all and now resembles a newborn rat's head poking through the overgrown brush. Bulbous, elongated, slimmer at the base, with half of it white, and half of it pink. I have no insurance currently, therefore I cannot afford a visit to the Dermatologist. I have searched the Web until my eyes cross to get a glimpse of anything remotely similar, to no avail. If anyone has a clue or any insight/advice, I will be so very grateful! Soon, I'm hoping!

Who among us hasn’t had a pimple, or ingrown hair, in our pubic hair region? Mostly caused by shaving or waxing (or any hair removal system), these types of blemishes are common. But sometimes we can develop a bump that doesn’t have a head on it. It appears beneath the skin and can be felt as a pea size ball that is a little squishy and moves around beneath your fingers. It can be found anywhere on your vulva (or anywhere on your body, for that matter). But we will focus on those that appear on your vulva.

These lumps are called sebaceous cysts and are often the result of an infected hair follicle. With more and more women choosing French or Brazilian bikini waxes, more pubic hair is removed giving us a higher risk of ingrown hairs and cysts. The most important thing to know is – NEVER squeeze a sebaceous cyst. Since the cyst typically does not have a head, there is no where for the puss or fluids to go, except for the cyst to expand, getting bigger and more infected as it spreads further into your skin.

Instead, you want to apply moist heat to the area which will eventually cause the cyst to burst on its own. A hot compress is a great way to do this. You can use a clean moist rag, but it often loses heat too quickly. If you do not have a hot compress a great method is to pour some hot water into a clean mug and put a clean spoon it for 10 seconds. Remove the spoon,
wipe off the water and test it by applying the back of the spoon to your inner forearm. Make sure it is not scalding or too hot to the skin on your arm. If it is, it will be way too hot for your delicate vulva skin. Wait until you can press the spoon against your inner forearm comfortably. Then place the back of the spoon on the skin over the cyst. Apply slight pressure and leave it there until it the spoon cools. If you keep the mug covered to keep the water warm, you can repeat this procedure over and over again. You may have to heat the water up again at some point, but do not exceed 20 minutes in one sitting. The cyst will either burst while you are doing it or later in the day or night. You can try this a few times a day or a few days in a row. Sometimes the cyst will come to the surface as a head and then you can apply gentle pressure on the sides of the head, pressing downward against the skin, not squeezing. If puss, clear fluid or pinkish blood, come out, keep applying gentle pressure until the blood turns a dark red, then stop . If nothing comes out, stop immediately. Remember do not squeeze.

If the lump is hard, does not move and does not go away within a two weeks, consult with your doctor. Some sebaceous cysts require lancing by a professional, where they make a tiny slit and remove the contents of the cyst. NEVER EVER attempt to lance your own cyst, stick a pin in it, or squeeze it.

Who among us hasn’t had a pimple, or ingrown hair, in our pubic hair region? Mostly caused by shaving or waxing (or any hair removal system), these types of blemishes are common. But sometimes we can develop a bump that doesn’t have a head on it. It appears beneath the skin and can be felt as a pea size ball that is a little squishy and moves around beneath your fingers. It can be found anywhere on your vulva (or anywhere on your body, for that matter). But we will focus on those that appear on your vulva.

These lumps are called sebaceous cysts and are often the result of an infected hair follicle. With more and more women choosing French or Brazilian bikini waxes, more pubic hair is removed giving us a higher risk of ingrown hairs and cysts. The most important thing to know is – NEVER squeeze a sebaceous cyst. Since the cyst typically does not have a head, there is no where for the puss or fluids to go, except for the cyst to expand, getting bigger and more infected as it spreads further into your skin.

Instead, you want to apply moist heat to the area which will eventually cause the cyst to burst on its own. A hot compress is a great way to do this. You can use a clean moist rag, but it often loses heat too quickly. If you do not have a hot compress a great method is to pour some hot water into a clean mug and put a clean spoon it for 10 seconds. Remove the spoon,
wipe off the water and test it by applying the back of the spoon to your inner forearm. Make sure it is not scalding or too hot to the skin on your arm. If it is, it will be way too hot for your delicate vulva skin. Wait until you can press the spoon against your inner forearm comfortably. Then place the back of the spoon on the skin over the cyst. Apply slight pressure and leave it there until it the spoon cools. If you keep the mug covered to keep the water warm, you can repeat this procedure over and over again. You may have to heat the water up again at some point, but do not exceed 20 minutes in one sitting. The cyst will either burst while you are doing it or later in the day or night. You can try this a few times a day or a few days in a row. Sometimes the cyst will come to the surface as a head and then you can apply gentle pressure on the sides of the head, pressing downward against the skin, not squeezing. If puss, clear fluid or pinkish blood, come out, keep applying gentle pressure until the blood turns a dark red, then stop . If nothing comes out, stop immediately. Remember do not squeeze.

If the lump is hard, does not move and does not go away within a two weeks, consult with your doctor. Some sebaceous cysts require lancing by a professional, where they make a tiny slit and remove the contents of the cyst. NEVER EVER attempt to lance your own cyst, stick a pin in it, or squeeze it.

Hi everyone. This thread seems to have not been in use for a while but just in case anyone does still read it, I just want to say thank god I'm not alone. So many people on here have described what I've been experiencing so accurately to what I'm experiencing that it felt like I was reading my own situation!! I've had a few bumps down there over the years, I'm 20 now and my mother who is a senior midwife has always reassured me and said down below is a quite a sweaty place and with wearing uncomfortable underwear, shaving, etc there's no wonder we get lumps and bumps down there. I've been with the same person for 4 years and as far as I know we've only ever been with each other so I didn't think it could be an STD and the common theme I've seen in this article is that it can happen when stressed and I'm a VERY anxious person and now that I reflect on it, each time I've had one of these I've been run down or stressed about something. Also much like the other commenters, mine too always appear on their own and don't look anything at all like the images I've googled of herpes and HPV etc. They look just like a pimple you would get on your face just down below and obviously they're more sensitive down there.

Anyway to summarise I'm so pleased I'm not alone and wish things like this were talked about more in life cause then maybe all of us wouldn't panic so much in these situations!!!