help !!
i am 20 years old and i have never been tested. i've been with my boyfriend for a year now and he never has either. i'm experiencing a lump on the outside of my vagina that at first was about the diameter of a dime but has since grown to about the size of a quarter. it's very painful, there is no head to it, i've tried hot compresses and even sticking a pin soaked in rubbing alcohol in it to try and drain it. it is NOT an ingrown hair, at least not my knowledge and i highly doubt it. this is the second time that i've had something like this and in the exact same spot. i'm hoping for a professional opinion, but any answers are helpful. i plan on making an appointment at planned parenthood however because i am over 18 and don't have health insurance, i would appreciate any kind of at-home-ideas.
i am 20 years old and i have never been tested. i've been with my boyfriend for a year now and he never has either. i'm experiencing a lump on the outside of my vagina that at first was about the diameter of a dime but has since grown to about the size of a quarter. it's very painful, there is no head to it, i've tried hot compresses and even sticking a pin soaked in rubbing alcohol in it to try and drain it. it is NOT an ingrown hair, at least not my knowledge and i highly doubt it. this is the second time that i've had something like this and in the exact same spot. i'm hoping for a professional opinion, but any answers are helpful. i plan on making an appointment at planned parenthood however because i am over 18 and don't have health insurance, i would appreciate any kind of at-home-ideas.