me again...vagina swelling? what is wrong with me? =\ read+reply

If you are swelling up and you have a painful itching or something, you should really go see a doctor. I can tell you that this is not going to go away on its own. Now please realize that it is something you can talk to your doctor about--they see much worse every day and it's easier to get this taken care of sooner rather than later. You don't have to tell your mom why you're going to the doctor though. Does that sound like something you can do? Keep us posted.

Hi there, it looks like it's been a few days since you've last posted. Has the swelling gone down or have you been able to see a doctor? I'd like to know because it sounds like you were very distraught. Please keep me posted, okay?

Considering that you haven't had sex it is doubtful that you would have some sort of STD. But it definitely sounds like you have some sort of vulvovaginitis (probably something bacterial). It's hard to tell what kind of infection you have without going to the Dr and having a culture done. It is possible for bacteria to be introduced to the vagina by fingering especially if he scratched you or anything like that. It's also possible that you could have something as simple as a yeast infection which you can buy medicine for at any drug store.

I am not sure where you live but you could always go to a clinic like planned parenthood. You don't have to have insurance there and they do not release any information to your parents.

If I were you I would try buying some vagisil or monistat over the counter and applying that. If that doesn't help at least go to a free clinic to have it looked at.

I know it can be embarassing but Dr's see much worse than this all the time and infections/irritation like this are very common. But you don't want to mess around with your reproductive organs so I would get it checked out.

Good luck!