Hard Cyst like bumps IN labia minora

Thank you so much! I have the same problem and that's what the doctor told me too. Glad I'm not alone on this.

TL;DR: I went to the doctor yesterday (8/29/16) and she said it is either a blocked sweat gland or lubrication gland. Her advice was for me to keep taking baths and it will continue to heal on it's own. If it gets worse, then I need to go back. I took epsom salt sitz baths. Epsom salts help with constipation, but if you aren't constipated, it could cause diarrhea or the urge to go. You should check with your doctor before using it or just take regular baths without it.

I had the exact same problem that most everyone else has mentioned: Hard bump in my labia. It was irritated at first, but didn't hurt. It got bigger the next day and started to hurt and was itchy. That's what prompted me to find an answer online. I'm so glad I found this site!

I took several sitz baths (a bath in which only the butt and hips are immersed in water) with epsom salts. After the first 2 baths, I didn't really notice any change in the size, but the pain and irritation lessened. After two more baths on the 2nd day, I noticed it was starting to get smaller. By the next morning, it had a white head and I didn't even have to touch it for it to "pop". I know, gross, but whatchu gonna do. Some white pus and blood came out. I made sure to clean it with saline (I happened to have a fresh nasal saline spray around). I patted dry and I only wore skirts or loose shorts for the next few days.

I noticed it on Thursday, it seemed a little worse on Friday so I made a appointment with my doctor for the following Monday. The problem resolved itself on Saturday morning. I kept my doc appointment just in case it could be something else. Now it's gone. Yay!

I'm not a doctor, but I would recommend going to see your doc if you are taking baths and not noticing any change in size or pain or if you have a fever.

The "cartilage" type material was probably the same stuff everyone else squeezes out it is just very dry and thick because it has been there for so long. You should squeeze it out.

I find ur answer logical... I noticed this lump in my left libis minors yesterday morning ... Ive asked every body... But no one could understand me i.. Its .5 cm no head and i feel that i can pop it .. But i tried and i couldnt its really painful ..Ill try to do that bath .. Ithink ill try worm water too.. In my country (kuwait) we use some aranic msdication that can be applied on the surface of the skin and it will help pop these things but um ufraid to do that ..

Thank you all so much for your forthcomingness of this very personal issue. It really helped calm me when i first discovered it a couple weeks ago and had no idea why it was so uncomfortable down there. I decided to just let it be, and thankfully it seems to have gone away on its own. Before I found this post I did take an apple cider vinegar sitz bath just because I had no idea what was going on and figured ACV is always a good idea! So don't know if that had any effect on it, but am very thankful after about 10-12 days it has gone away, or at least faded enough so that I do not notice it anymore. Hang in there girls, I feel for ya!

I had several removed and it was not that painful at all. I took plenty of baths with a little Savlon after the procedure and I was fine in a few days.

Thank you all! I was kind of stessing out. I think I will wait and see if it goes away and do the hot wash cloth teatment..

Try looking up bartholin gland cyst

TBH ifbubhave sevral u should probably see a doctor Abbott them

Just had a pea sized subcutaneous cyst removed from my outer labia. Worst part was the lidocaine shot. Got a couple stitches took a couple ibuprofen when I got home. Its been two days. No problem. Glad its out finally!

Some of you may have a Bartholin Gland Cyst. I am having similar symptoms and am trying to figure it out myself.

Hi im krystal i have the same thing its not a bartholin cyst its inside my lip its so swollen my vagina looks 3x larger on the left side i had a cyst on my inner panty line and it tracted over into my lip how did they remove yours without damaging your lips ??

I have been dealing with this for over 30 years. Mine are on the left labia hard bumps deep within the skin. They appear within 4 days of starting my period and are gone 3 or 4 days after. Extreamly painful. So 10 years ago I went to my doctor she removed the bump to send to the lab. When I went back she told me that it was herpes and gave me some medication and a script for lidocaine to mix with yeast infection medication (helps so much for the pain) and sent me on my way. I took these meds for almost 2 years they never stopped the bumps (I have 3) and the one she removed came back in the same spot. My poor husband (married for 26 yrs) I made him get tested for STD's 4 times all test negative. So I know you can't have unprotected sex 2 or 3 times a week with someone with an STD without catching it. So in my mind it is not Herpes. I can not wait for menopause in hopes that they with finally stop. If anyone has any answers I am so ready to hear them. The bumps came up yesterday and I am out of lidocaine lots of pain today.

My doctor told me it's the consistency of wax and sitting in the tub helps soften it up. Then it's easier for them to drain.

So helpful from a medical background, thank you!!