Swollen, burning, red, inflammed vulva & clitoris/hood -

I'm 22 and two nights ago my husband and I were having intercourse and during sex my husband was putting a lot of stimulation on my clitoris and the next day during my shower I noticed the right side of the clitoris hood was bright red and it is painful when it is touched. We even had sex that night without stimulation to the clitoris and there's no pain during or after sex, just when there is direct stimulation to the area. There's no bad odor or bloody discharge, I'm wondering what this is and will it go away? Is it just bruised/sore? 

Can someone tell me whats wrong, or maybe have an idea of what is. 

hi all, I have had similar problems to the above however I dont think this is un provoked, i was recently diagnosed with a kidney infection (and will be subject to further testing) and was put on a high dosage 1500mg a day of antibiotics for two weeks. it does say in the info leaflet that side effects can be thrush but I was just wondering if anyone else had experienced this after/during antibiotic use? the area seems to have dried out ? although the area around the clitoris is swollen and sore, I have been lucky enough never to have thrush so am not fully aware of the symptoms :(

 

 

I have been suffering with Vulvodynia for several years. My partner and I had a highly active sex life prior to the onset of the condition and it has since deteriorated to the point that intercourse is almost impossible due to the pain. Two possible triggers have been identified as bringing on the condition. The first is several LEEP procedures I had to remove CIN 3 cells in my cervix. The second is the bad bout of thrush I had post surgery due to the antibiotics I was taking. The thrush went undiagnosed for at least 6 months according to my specialist. I did not recognize the symptoms as they were not like 'common' thrush signs such as itching and discharge. Tests also came back negative for a fungal infection. The reason for this was that the thrush was embedded in the skin of my labia. This caused significant pain, swelling and made sex impossible and eventually led to the diagnosis of Vulvodynia. I would recommend anyone suffering from increasing pain during intercourse, sensitivity around the vulva or clitoris, and bouts of redness, or itching of the vaginal area to consult their GP and asked to be referred to a gynaecologist that specializes in vulva disorders. After seeing 5 specialists and being wrongly diagnosed I finally found a specialist that recognized my symptoms immediately. He placed a vinegar type solution on my vulva that showed the extend of the thrush inside my skin - the solution showed the thrush as tiny white specs all over my vulva (much like sprinkled icing sugar). The specialist told me that with patience, a good diet, anti-fungal cream and a 6 month weekly prescription of oral anti-fungal medication that the condition should start to improve within six months.

He was right. After nearly two years I am able to use tampons again, and whilst I can't have intercourse regularly, the condition is improving more and more with time. I do notice that the thrush and Vulvodynia and thrush is aggravated just after my period but as long as I stick to my medication it usually settles down after a few days.

I'm hoping that in another 6 months I will be back to normal which is such an amazing goal to work to. I strongly recommend you keep pushing your GP's to find answers as had I been diagnosed from the beginning my thrush would never have deteriorated into Vulvodynia which is a lot harder to live with.

5 days ago the right side of my wall started to  hurt a little but i didn't think to much about it. the next day it hurted and i thought it might of been cause i tried a scented pad and i probably got irritated. the 3rd day my clit started to hurt really bad to the point i couldn't sit or walk. on the 4th day i was really swollen and in so much pain i couldn't walk. so on the 5th day i went to the doctors. right away the doctor knew what it was as soon as she saw me. the good news was she could make me feel better but the bad news was she had to drain me. luckily my bf was there and he held me down while i was crying, screaming, and kicking. after the doctor had drained me and 1 hour later i felt much better.

Hello.

I have very similar symptoms to all of yours. No discharge, no odor.. just burning. At first I had a UTI. I took antibiotics for it and it was supposed to go away but the burning sensation didn't. I went to my gynecologist and don't have any STD's, yeast infections, bacterial infections...NOTHING. I had my blood tested and it came back NORMAL. Today I went on  ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** web addresses not allowed*** and talked to who I hope was a genuine OBGYN. I posted my entire history of this problem (as it has been over a month) and he responded with "Lichen Sclerosus." After looking it up and reading the symptoms.. I do believe this is my problem. I hope it's yours as well, as it is curable. I'm going to go back to the doctor and make them take a small biopsy of the area to tell me FOR SURE of what I'm suffering from. Being as it is a skin problem and not an infection, it will not show up on any swabs, urine tests or blood tests. One of the indicators of Lichen Sclerosus is white patches on your clitoris or elsewhere. Just yesterday I noticed two teeeeney tiny white patches after thoroughly examining my clitoris (I had to pull up on it and stretch it to really get a good look) I honestly thought it was just toilet paper that got stuck and I picked it off (which was way too tedious a task for it to be just toilet paper). After reading up on Lichen Sclerosus and realizing that little white patches could appear, I checked myself again today and again.. two small white patches where they were yesterday.

Examine yourselves very carefully ladies! This is something that even my gynecologist missed!!

Good luck to you all.

Can someone please help me or atleast give me some insight on whats going on, I am 18 and my vagina, clit, vulvas, vagina hole, vagina lips are all swollen, rawl, hurt and when I pee, wherever my urine touches it begins to bleed, Its been like this for five days but in the past two days it has started to bleed, I have tried everything I can think of, creams, vasoline, baby powder, putting something cold on it, nothing helps and everything hurts. I don't have any insurance which is why I am so hesitant on going to the emergency room, I have had yeast infections in the past but nothing like this has happened I am not having any kind of discharge.I can barely fit my finger into my vagina hole too thats how swollen it is (sorry for how detailed I am getting its just really worrying me) Can someone please help me.

Ive had this redness on my vagina for 6 months now. Seen 4 different Dr no help. It doesn't itch. Can some one out there help me?  They gave me Premarin Vaginal Cream also Clobetasol Propionate usp,0.05% Im so sick of this.  Will take any help I can get.

 i had a very romantic weekend a few days ago and had intercourse with my boyfriend multiple times. im not sure when it started because i had been too busy spending time with my partner but when it came time he leave by the end of that night it started to become very itchy down there. i dident think much of it, so i showered and went to bed, this morning i awoke to an incredibly painful itch and stinch and slighty swollen area  around my clitoris hood and vulvas, clitoris so on. i became alittle worried so i took another shower and  noticed this strange smell ..i cant quite place it but soap just wont get totally rid of it. throughout the day its just been getting worse and a thick whiteish coating keeps appearing that i noticed from my bathroom trips. now its just extremely red and swollen  and itchy . i havent talked to anyone about it but iv been trying to do some reasurch online and i ended up here. im in an increasingly amount of soarness and pain and  this is the first time this has happened to me. should i make an appointment? or is there something that really works that i can do to stop it

For the past two years I`ve been back and forth to the doctor for itchy clitoris and urethra. The doctors are treating me for a viginal infection and the medicines only gives temporary relief. I've done STD test and I`m clean. Don't understand why it can't be fixed and its so uncomfortable. My clitoris has a little discharge like a coating and i don`t get pain just a slight burn and the itch is unforgiving. I`ve seen a few doctors for this and if they can`t help how am I do deal with this. What`s going on can anyone tell me?

Did you ever find out what was bothering you? I am on FIRE right now!

Hi ladies! I just came across this forum a few moments again when i typed my symptoms into google. I too am having the same symptoms as all of you- super red, itchy, swollen, burning pain. I've had this problem many times before. For me, I've found the best relief lies in one product- neosporin with pain/itch relief. It's the only thing besides taking a warm bath that has worked for me. Just get a tube of neosporin (or the off-brand, either works the same) that also has the itch/pain relief with it. Get just enough to be able to cover your labia areas, clitoral hood, and clit and smother it on. DO NOT wear thongs or tight underwear it will make it worse. After you put on the neosporin, go lay down in the bed or on the couch with your panties off and this will sound gross but trust me- put some ice directly on your labia. The ice cube will give you IMMEDIATE relief while you are waiting for the neosporin to start helping. I've honestly tried everything and this is the only thing that will help me. I hope it hopes you guys!!

-AMM

hello,



I'm having almost the same symptoms and you said that you went to the doctor, what was the end result?



Thank You

I know its a little late Incase anyone looks at this, I have the same exact symptoms and it's because I have a bladder infection. Except my bladder does not hurt when I pee so I didn't know it was a bladder infection at first but my dr said sometimes it will itch down there really badly and then when you scratch it, early bacteria from a bladder infection will f**k up the cuts from scratching. It is the most unpleasant experience. It hurts to walk but I just started up antibiotics today.

I'm having the same problem itching, burning, and its swollen to were its like golf balls. Do out kow what it is? I need help its very uncomfortable.;(