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Posted by Optional on 04/05/2017 at 05:15

I'm a virgin and I haven't touched myself pretty much all my life but I decided I wanted to try now and I'm 19 years old so 18 years I haven't masterbated but whenever I try to finger myself I get like a weird hurt/itchy feeling but it stops as soon as I stop and I'm really afraid to tell my mom and I'm just scared of what it could be is something wrong with me down there?

Posted by Optional on 21/04/2017 at 04:04

I have recently been having problems in that area..... I'm dry. It's cracked and soar. I'm also 32 weeks pregnant. Some times I'm very wet and it still is dry at same time. I'm not sure what the problem could be I just want the pain to go away. It itchs from being so dry only time I get relief is when I'm in the tub. Any

Posted by Taryn on 28/02/2017 at 02:32

I have this strange white bump and I'm only 12 I'm worried it might be bad but I'm too embarrassed to tell my mother is it serious I've had it for a while and it won't go away but I'm scared and embarrassed! HELP

Posted by Mavis on 21/02/2017 at 08:44

I had vagina effection for ten months now it has been itching, pains and some smelling coming from my vagina so please i need your help.I bought different types of medicine but still so please help with medicines thank you

Posted by Optional on 12/02/2017 at 04:45

I always use tamppons but i thoughti forgot abot one being stuck up there so i tried to find it but had no luck getting it my period has been irregular now for awile and i missed it for a month and then i goty it last week but at the start it was black brown blood but in the middle of my period the blood kind of turned back to a normal colour, it is now gone but i feel that there is a we lump entering the inside of my vagina and hard to get up like its slanted and now my vagina is red sore and itchy can anyone help?

Posted by Optional on 22/01/2017 at 12:02

I am not a virgin but My boyfriend fingered me when my pussy was dry but it hurts and the next thing I saw when I went to pee was that my inner lip was swollen and strong and hurts, my purse has refused to close very well what do I do?

Posted by Lilie on 19/01/2017 at 05:21

swollen vagina caused by birth control pills

Posted by Optional on 10/01/2017 at 12:39

I have had a very noticeable foul odor coming from my vagina for probably about a year now & nobody can figure out why. I've gone to several doctor's & they say nothing is wrong. I work in a medical lab also so I have done swabs in the lab & had micro plate & culture my swabs & they also say everything is normal. But my vagina did not smell this way before. It's a very strong fishy odor & I secrete a greenish/yellow discharge all day long that will line my panties & cake up. We have specifically looked for Gonn., BV, Trich., etc but nothing found is consistent with them. PLEASE HELP ME SINCE THE 5 DOCTORS IVE GONE TO CAN NOT.

Posted by Optional on 29/12/2016 at 04:59

i have a big inner lips and its black.My boyfriend wants to have sex with me but i am way too embarrassed. i am like what would he think or say when he would first look at my inner lips.

Posted by Sierra on 20/12/2016 at 01:50

Im 13 and when I go to the bathroom, my urine comes out and there is barely any. When I stand up and sit down or do anything, it has this throbbing sensation. After I am done urinating, my vagina has this very suttle burn. I dont know what to do, what it is or how to help it. My mom doesn't know and I dont know how to tell her. PLEASE HELP ME

Posted by Optional on 10/11/2016 at 10:45

For a while I have been getting spots around my vagina but I just thought of them as ingrown hairs, however now I am starting to get quite painful spots on my cliterous and it's starting to worry me

Posted by Era on 01/10/2016 at 01:21

I'm still a virgin ..Even I have the same problem but still different.. It had became like the after effects of Burned area...It has became black because of friction & itching... Now I can't even walk properly as the area pains when I try to walk ...

Posted by Optional on 15/07/2016 at 04:00

I have the same problems about this certain issue. Somtimes its itchy and my pubic hair hurts, I have brown discharge in the first day of my period and Im really worried. Im 15 years old, still a virgin and very sensitive so, I don't want to tell this to anyone. Im scared for my health that maybe I really had a serious problem. I need help.

Posted by Optional on 15/07/2016 at 02:31

I'm 14 years old and my labia/lips stick out a lot and I'm really not sure if it's normal. it sticks out a lot like 1/2in is touching my very upper thigh.... Help!

Posted by Girl on 14/01/2016 at 03:07

So I'm 13 and I recently noticed that I have like these weird pink things that hang out. I got really concerned because 1 was longer than the other and had more bumps but reading these comments I think they are the labia/lips?? But I'm having SO much anxiety about it and I really don't want to talk to my mom about it. Is this normal?

Posted by Optional on 29/12/2015 at 04:47

I need help. Every time me and my boyfriend have sex it hurts. Like my insides feel like they are being pinched or pulled or something i dont know how to explain it but it hurts and sometimes it causes me to bleed like im having a period then it goes away then it comes back. Whats wrong with me?

Posted by optional on 26/12/2015 at 12:26

hi i am peeing through both my holes i dont know why,i have never had sex, im 14 years old and my vagina is swollen and i dont want to see a doctor im scared help

Posted by concerned Woman on 25/12/2015 at 01:55

I have suffered with a form of dermatitis in the genital area for 23years. I've used diprosone (16yrs) jojba oil and now I'm using coconut oil . The oils only provide temporary relief. This condition makes me depressed at times. I went to a skin specialist who prescribed me diprosone and I used it for 16years. I have brazillions every 4wks hoping it would help. Nothing is working. I would really appreciate if you could help me. Thank you kindly.

Posted by Optional on 18/12/2015 at 10:17

I have a strong odor I don't know why it comes randomly when I feel nerves when it's to hot or just as soon as I get out of the shower I hate it I have tried so Mich stuff and it just doesn't go away I feel nerves to ask my doc and even my husband privet has started to smell like my vagaga help please I have no itching I have no pain I have nothing but the smell HELP

Posted by Optional on 12/12/2015 at 06:32

Am having a painful sore around my vaginal a burning sensation occurs during urination.please what can I use or take to get rid of it fast thankyou

Posted by HELP on 05/12/2015 at 01:40

I don't understand I have my period but when I dont have my period I smell like the blood , my vagina looks so weird it has to flappy bits and it looks weird help !!!

Posted by Optional on 01/12/2015 at 08:45

Hey I have got an red sore on my inner lips of vagina it is so painful .

Posted by Optional on 28/11/2015 at 03:51

So the part of my vagina that hurts is my clitoris area. Like I feel like I have to pee all the time and I don't have to or just a little bit comes out. If I put a little bit of pressure on my clitoris the pain goes away. Also when I pee it doesn't hurt to pee but it hurts in the clitoris area. This has been going on for awhile now. It stopped for a couple days and now has started back up. It almost feels like I'm constantly aroused but I'm not.

Posted by WHO KNOWS on 13/11/2015 at 08:24

having clear smelly discharge? what is this mean?? please and thank you!

Posted by anonymous on 06/11/2015 at 08:44

I have a bright red discharge and it feels like a cyst or lump in my vagina but im not sure what it is . I sometimes have clots in my period blood and it is usually a dark brown or darkish red coulor but suddenly the coulor has drastically changed to a Bright red and Im not sure what has happened or if something is wrong.also , my period is a lot heavier than it usually is and I have lately been having pains on the left side of my body below my waist , and sometimes the middle. Im 13 please reply if you know what it is or can help .

Posted by Optional on 02/11/2015 at 04:32

Im 17 and i lost my virginity a couple months back but we stayed in only in one position.I did not bleed when i lost my virginity and it didn't really hurt either. My current boyfriend and I had sex for the first time yesterday. When he put it in it hurt and he had trouble putting it all the way in. After he put it in it was all good.(we had sex in different positions) When I got home i used the bathroom and it burned a little. The second time i peeped the same night it was normal and it didn't burned. I was sitting n it hurt a little when i sat in some positions. I was curious so i looked down and below the hole it looked cut or torn there was a little blood and this white stuff on the area. It's the next day and theres still white stuff on the "torn" area. I'm very sore. We did not use protection but we are both clean n got checked a week pior to this. Why does my vagina look like this.

Posted by Optional on 24/10/2015 at 04:54

Hi, I just realized this today and was desperate for answers to why this is happening. For the last two days I've been experiencing uncomfortable pain in my inner vagina (Where the lips are) I had a look on them today and I was shocked of what I saw, my inner lips of my vagina was blue. The rest was a healthy pink colour, this discomfort pain was worrying me and I am still, all I would like to know is why. Why am I feeling a bit of discomfort pain and why is my inner lips blue. Thank you and I hope some of you might understamd

Posted by Optional on 08/10/2015 at 03:22

Hello, I am 24 and I am virgin. I masturbate with warm water and I havent have sexual intercourse of any sort beyond a kiss. I have the left side of the inner lips closer to the clitoris seemly purple and stiff. This has been there over one more years now. I before thought it was just because of the water and wear. But now it itches after menstruation and its its making me scare that it might grow. I always avoid the gynecologist, and I feel conceen that I might need to visit for a serious problem.

Posted by Clumbsy_n_clueless on 03/10/2015 at 09:20

Hi. I'm on here over a Vaginal-type-problem and I'm still still a vrigin but the bottom right part of my crotch area recently started to itch and burn a little. I got out the 'ole hand mirror and it was a little bit swollen too. It's only the right side. Idk if its where I need to see my doctor or if this is natura. Please help...

Posted by Confused on 28/09/2015 at 08:10

My discharge smells like blood but I'm not on my period should I be worried am I going to get my period?

Posted by Optional on 17/09/2015 at 02:20

I have a brown bump on the outside of my vaginal and it hurts when I poke it. And it kinda looks like a mole

Posted by Optional on 06/08/2015 at 12:18

I'm 12, every time I try to stick a finger in my vagina it hurts I've been looking around and all people have been saying is you should get it check well I can't tell my dad (my mom is dead) that I finger myself!! What should I do??

Posted by Optional on 23/07/2015 at 07:11

I know that when I menstruate and wear a tampon that blood flows out of my clitoris. I am wearing a tampon and a pad. The blood is up by my clitoris but not down by my vagina. This happens when I have a heavy flow and the tampon causes pressure because it is not allowing the flow to escape. I feel the warm blood come out of my clitoris. At first I thought I was mistaken but I have experienced it numerous times with trial and error. I know other women have said it online as well and I see drs etc say no this is impossible. I'm not saying there is a hole there. I'm saying it comes up around the shaft of the clitoris from the pressure of having a tampon in. Why isn't there research on this? Why are so many women being told that they are mistaken when virtually no research is being done on this body part. They only just recently mapped the internal structure and so many women are being told that they are wrong about their body. I know that I have experienced this and maybe in 100 years they will admit it or get around to studying it or something. But I'm a believer.

Posted by Optional on 17/07/2015 at 06:34

I'm 18, and I've had sex numerous times with my partner but the sex is very painful,I mean I understood the first few times because I was virgin and the paimn is quite normal,but now I'm starting to think it has something to do with vaginal problems,maybe I've got some deseases,plz help!, i really wanna enjoy our intimacy.

Posted by D.G.2008 on 07/07/2015 at 02:35

i have been having realy weid periods since April ... april i didnt have one at all... may i spotted off and on and never realy had a period june i bled 2 days raw red blood but i gushed and gushed thru a super tampon and 2 pads then it turned off like a faucet then 2 weeks later i did the same exact thing with old brown blood that smelled like rotten dead road kill pure death smell then 2 days flat it turned off like a faucet and i havent bled since a lil bit of brown old blood in my piss but nothing yet at all except when i get off and have intercourse with my husbad and only during intercourse and it was brownish old blood looking and smells bad bad bad my husbad says alil like death and feces mixed.....; yesterday while cleaning with my feminin wash i felt what felt like my cervex near the entrance of my vagina like not far at all from falling out my husband says he has been feeling it near there im not in the habbit of putting my fingers in it so ......and i also have dryness down there i think maybe from over cleaning because that dead smell sent me in to panick mode and i feel like i cant clean it out enough ive went from douching 2 times a month to at least every 3 days due to im afraid of that smell .... i had my tubes tied and fried 17 years ago so im pretty sure theres no chance of any kind of pregnancy what so ever.... any body know anything about this also theres no itching burning or discharge and the last 2 times ive made love with my husband ... i never felt his sperm run back out like it usualy does ..... any body ever have anything like this??????

Posted by Priyadarshi P on 24/06/2015 at 08:17

The information provided here is very useful and advantagious to the teenagers who can control the situation in a very initial stage after going through this material.

Posted by Help!! on 17/06/2015 at 06:23

Hi! I have 3 weird white spots on the outside of my vagina. They're not pimples and aren't actually a bump. Sometimes, especially in the morning, they're sore and it's very uncomfortable. I'm a virgin and am to embarrassed to ask my mom what's wrong. Please help! I know it's not herpes or vaginal thrush, but I've don't research online and can't find anything that looks like what I have. It's almost like a blister but I've had them for over a year now and they haven't shown any sign of going away. Please help/ anyone else having this problem?

Posted by Optional on 17/06/2015 at 03:45

Hi, my name is optional. I only have a little itching problem around my spot of where my blood comes out 'cause of my period. And was wondering...Is that bad or is it gonna get better? -Scared :( P.S. I feel sorry for the women or girls that have itching problems around or at that (you know what) place.

Posted by Optional on 13/06/2015 at 07:45

Hi you guyss , I really need help ASAP but I'm scared to tell my parents , I'm 18years old and myself and my boyfriend recently had sex , we both were virgins and haven't been with any other . We had intercourse 3 times only , but yesterday after sex I touched myself and noticed there was this 'thing' at the entry of my vagina , it doesn't hurt but feels round and quite big , I instantly got worried because I never had this occur before . Is there anyway I can get rid of it or put it back inside . I search the internet all night for help , this is so scary :(

Posted by Optional on 12/06/2015 at 08:25

I have been treated for a hypertonic vagina with physical therapy and valium suppositories. the tightness is pretty much gone but I constantly have pain around my vulva when I am awake. When I lie down, that pain goes away but my toes go numb. this is driving me crazy..any help, suggestions? please.

Posted by What Is Going On? on 08/06/2015 at 03:52

I have found that the last 4 weeks while me and my boyfriend have been having sex alot more frequently - like everynight or even twice a day. I have found that when he enters me, my vagina walls feel a burning pain and are feeling like they are being stretched so the point of nearly crying. Also, i have found i am really tight - all the time. It burns and hurts until i come or squirt. Whats wrong with my Vagina? I clean it well and am very hygienic. Whats my issue? HELP!

Posted by kasi on 05/06/2015 at 08:07

um hi my name is kasi and i havent had my period for 3 months used to having regular ones and i havent had sex yet plus my vulva area hurts a bit and is red what should i do? .-. its kinda annoying.

Posted by Optional on 30/05/2015 at 03:20

I'm only 12 and my vagina has been hurting and burning a lot but I have had no sexual interactions. What does this mean?

Posted by Optional on 22/05/2015 at 10:52

i have a very loose vagina coz of my past. how can i correct this. i am married eleven yyrs three kids.. i was very promiscuious.please help

Posted by Worried on 07/04/2015 at 12:52

My period stopped on Sunday morning and my vagina started to feel itchy abit and sore and then today (Tuesday) I went to the toilet and found blood I don't know what it is I think it's my period still but I'm not sure and well it started like hour after I came out the shower I don't know if that has anything to do with it though please help I'm embarrassed to go to my mum or ask the doctor, this has never happened before and I thought it was my period even though I finished it nearly 2 days ago :/ help me please Im worried, I'm still a virgin though and I'm 14 years old.

Posted by Optional on 04/04/2015 at 03:52

my period went off and i had sex two days after when we were done it was a little bit of blood on the condom i stuck my finger in me to see was i bleeding a lot and i wasn't i wash up and checked again and it was fine the next day i had brownish spotting is there something wrong with me

Posted by Whatthe on 19/03/2015 at 08:42

I just have no idea could be causing this. I have this strange itch that flares up thru out the day at the uppermost part of my vagina. Specifically to the left and a little up from my clitoral hood. I took a nasty round of antibiotics (when I didn't need them, go figure) about 3 months ago, and since then I have had on and off yeast infections. So I decided once and for all, that I would knock this out with an anti candida diet and natural anti fungals. I'm on day 21 of these changes. I went to the dr for a pap and he ran for stds, results were negative! So I'm clean, he said visual examination seemed perfectly normal, no abnormal yeast or anything. (However I did wash pretty THOROUGHLY know I was going to have someone's face down south) hahah . So I'm wondering I guess, what could cause this? Can vaginitis be caused by candida die off? Or is this bv? Is this an exaggerated yeast issue now that I'm killing this off? My other symptoms I'm experienced have been headaches, nausea, and little eczema patches, during this die off experience........ This part of my vagina that's irritated almost feels like a pinched nerve. Between my labia maj and labia min? Just on one side? No lumps bumps or otherwise. Just minor redness. What the heck? Help!!

Posted by Adama on 17/03/2015 at 10:46

thank you guys so much am just fourteen years old and obviously a virgin and am suffering from clitoris swelling for over 8 months now.....and my clitoris is really big and hanging it makes it difficult for me to work n bend and am having a lot of brownish discharge coming out and it pains a lot..... And i've taken all types of medication it still not working am just hoping and praying to God for a miracle.....

Posted by Optional on 07/03/2015 at 12:08

So this is embarrassing bt as I hav had a kid n devolved thrush during pregnancy I can rule this out bt I hav not had any sexual partners lately bt I was messing around n this white stuff came out on my finger it isn't like gunk or doesn't smell etc jst looks like a white layer of skin wat cud it be plz help

Posted by Nicole on 22/02/2015 at 04:33

I have had these sores on my outer vagina for at least a year. They are painful and produce pus and sometimes they bleed, I am too embarrassed to say anything and it can't be a sexually transmitted disease because I have never been sexually active (honestly I haven't) I am really concerned because they hurt a lot sometimes it's too painful to even walk, I have to adjust my underwear sometimes too if anyone can help me I would greatly appreciate it.

Posted by Optional on 21/02/2015 at 05:19

I have a problem of smell coming from vagina

Posted by Optional on 21/02/2015 at 01:58

Hi! I have been staying awake at night due to an itchy / sore vagina .. and I have pinworms. But I always keep my hands clean. I'm scared to tell my mom because i have hairs around my vagina and she has never seen my body before! Please help me because i'm really scared! And i'm still a virgin x thank you

Posted by Optional on 20/02/2015 at 03:07

I'm young and haven't even had my period yet, two days ago I starting feeling a stinging pain right below my vagina. it hurts worst when I go to the bathroom. HELP

Posted by Optional on 05/02/2015 at 12:56

I need help. So yesterday I stuck the end of my electric razor in my vagina and it felt really good but then I noticed some blood. And I just had my period so it couldn't of been that. And lately I've noticed that when ever I put something in it, blood is always on it. And so it's still bleeding from last night, and I'm having pains on my lower stomach and it hurts really really bad. I don't want to tell (I only live with my dad) and that would be weird! Please help

Posted by Optional on 02/02/2015 at 10:03

Hi! I'm 20 years old. I'm a bit concerned because just a few minutes ago I when to the bathroom as soon as I when to wipe myself I was bleeding out of my vagina so to make sure I wiped myself again and I was still bleeding. I don't start my period until a few weeks I have never had a problem with my period changing up on me. I don't know what it could be?!? I had sex with my boyfriend a few days ago but it's not my first time. So I don't understand why I could be bleeding?

Posted by Optional on 28/01/2015 at 02:43

Previously had total hysterectomy and post menopausal now suffering dryness, itching and so sore as if minor cuts are around vulval and inside is so sore also. Have tried some soothing creams and still suffering. What to do next!

Posted by tiffani on 13/01/2015 at 04:43

Hi i have to admit that i have been touching myself. I had stopped for a long time but i just started again tonight:( i can't help it! But anyway i just went to the bathroom and when i stood up it started to hurt under my stomach in my pelvic area. It also hurts when i breath deeply and when i sneeze or cough what should i do?? I don't want to have to tell my mom i have been touching myself again! I am worried and have no idea what to do. Pleaseee helpppp!!!

Posted by Optional on 09/01/2015 at 01:53

Me and my bf had sex the other day and I'm wasn't on my period or about to start but I bled some, and now it's a few days later and my vagina is sore and kinda swollen. He made me bled one time before this but it wasn't bad and he was kinda rough so we didn't think anything of it, I don't have any stds .so is this a problem ?? I'm worried about it.

Posted by Optional on 06/01/2015 at 05:57

I lost my virginity about 3 days ago and it was u protected but it only lasted for about 15 seconds but now the inside of my vagina is itchy sometimes and I feel like I need to pee alot. I'm afraid to tell my mum because she'll make a big deal out of it.. All my friends have lost their virginity to unprotected sex before and I've never heard them talk about anything like this before... Am I okay? Do I have an STD/STI? PLEASE HELP AND TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME

Posted by l.H on 01/01/2015 at 08:13

Please address lax muscles in the vagina and what natural ways they can be helped. Thank you

Posted by Optional on 31/12/2014 at 06:08

Hi I'm thirteen and I've never had sexual intercose or my period. And there is this thing hanging out of my vagine and I'm afraid to tell me mom so I waited. And I just checked and it's a little purple but it looks like it's going away a little but I can't tell please help me I'm really scared!

Posted by Optional on 20/12/2014 at 07:38

My wife has 35 years old. I'm *always* complaining about the lack of sex.. (i think evey men now and then feel the same...), but could it be related with her body? She has 35 but a body of a 14yo girl: she is skinnie, very small breasts, very small vagina and clitoris... I love her very much (we make a good couple), but could it be related?

Posted by Someone on 19/12/2014 at 06:04

I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend. I went to use the bathroom afterwards. When I was going pee, I noticed this slimy white stuff coming out of my vagina. Could that have been his sperm? I don't want to get pregnant.

Posted by Optional on 17/12/2014 at 03:22

hi i really hope that i don't have a problem. :-( but i have itching too. i don't know what the are of the itching is called. I think it is the clitoris and its also around it. i don't know why. i'm a virgin. i haven't have sex or anything like that. i masturbate now and then. anyways it was itching last night. i decided that i would take a shower in the morning but it was itching so badly i decided to take a shower after all. it felt better and didn't itch as much. (like, it didn't itch so much that i wanted to scratch it.) it feels only a little itchy but not a lot, so i don't need to scratch. but i'm still concern. is there something wrong with me???? Reply to this post

Posted by Kayla on 12/12/2014 at 01:49

I used to masterbate a little when i was 13, but now like 5 months after my 14th Birthday im starting to enjoy masterbating like everyday..and like 4 out of 5 times i have an orgasm, is their a problem, or is it just my teenage hormones doing it's work ?

Posted by Vaginal problems on 07/12/2014 at 05:06

So I been having this problem for about 2-3 years now and it is quite embarrassing that I don't want to have sexual intercourse. My problem is that my vagina'queefs' and it is non-stop due to a rupture so what can I do?

Posted by Optional on 05/12/2014 at 11:01

I'm 18 I have been having really bad stomach pains for over 2 years linking with cysts on my ovaries, but I have noticed I have been getting clear/white discharge and little white balls underneath the hood of my clitoras and I have been tested at the doctors for STI's, STD's and I'm all clear, I keep getting a recurring water infection and they get bad to the point I have had a kidney infection, this month alone I have had 4 water infections that when cleared up with antibiotics come back a few days later, need help. Been to so many doctors, specialists, gynaecological teams, surgeons and they can't seem to find out the cause of the stomach pains or why my water infections keep coming back.

Posted by Optional on 25/11/2014 at 05:45

Hi I am a virgin and my viginia is itchy & has white stuff coming out why ? It smells and I shower how do i get rid of it

Posted by Optional on 20/11/2014 at 03:08

I had sex for the first time a month ago or so and when we started my vagina was burning. I don't think it was wet enough but i'm not sure please help?!

Posted by Optional on 12/11/2014 at 01:51

Hey I'm an 18 year old girl. I had sex with a guy 2 months ago. Well anyway I got a UTI but, the outside kind of my vagina kinda is real irritated & I don't know why. It burns during urination & hurts during sex. And is painful to touch sometimes because my inner lips are red & hurts to touch. I'm scared I might have something. But I'm way too scared to even go find out. My dog does have fleas which I've been trying to get rid of. Could that play a factor in to what is going on with me? It didn't start until my puppy got fleas.

Posted by Optional on 10/11/2014 at 12:17

Hey guys i really need yu vagina burns wen am urinating.and am having cold urine is very brownish and it smell.wat could it be

Posted by Kaytykat on 08/11/2014 at 05:39

So I'm 18 and I've just started being sexually active for about 5 months. I've had a yeast infection before, im on the pill and I use non laytex condoms because I'm allergic. I stay at my boyfriends house for about a week at a time and we have sex once or twice a day that I'm there (which could maybe be too much) we usually use water based lubricant every time. And every time I go home I wake up and there's white first assumption was that it was skin because it was dry-ish and when I rubbed it off it made my inner vaginal lips kinda burn and feel raw and it hurt/burned to urinate. I dont know if its my vagina that has an odor or the white "stuff" but its kinda fishy mixed with just a dirty smell. So I took a shower and washed down there with just my hand and water. It remains itchy after and every morning when I wake up its there again. Is this my vagina cleaning itself after so much sex? Or something more serious? Is there a way I can fix this or make it go away sooner? Also I know doctors don't like long messages but I felt the more details might make it easier to diagnose or at least get a better idea of what it could be.

Posted by Needing help on this on 06/11/2014 at 11:08

Sort of in my pubic hair, on a bit of skin on my vaginia, it stings real bad when I just gently touch it. I'm wondering if its an infection or not! Please help!!!

Posted by Nika on 03/11/2014 at 02:50

Hi. There's yellow ish or greenish fluids that Will come out from my vagina. Its kinda embarrassing and i don't know what's happening to me. Can someone pls tell me what is it?

Posted by Optional on 29/10/2014 at 10:36

Hi I have the same problem as one of the girls that posted I have notice now that my vulva has little red dots or slits but it is crazy to me because I don't understand where it came from and what it means please help

Posted by Optional on 28/10/2014 at 01:56

I'm 14 and I have pimples and like a ball sorta thing on my legs and around my vagina... I don't know what it is and I can't tell my mom bcz it is really embarrassing what do I do... HELP ME...

Posted by Optional on 27/10/2014 at 05:19

I started masterbating by rubbing my clitoris when I was 11 years, now I'm 13 I have decided I want to finger myself (since my friends do) but it hurts when I try inserting my finger. I'm not quite sure what is wrong, do i have the right hole? Am I doing it right? Please help thanks.

Posted by Optional on 20/10/2014 at 07:06

For about two years, I have been bleeding abnormally. I will have my normal period and then bleed lightly periodically through out the rest of the month.It's almost like when you leak pee,but blood. In the last 2 months though, I haven't had my normal period, just constant light bleeding. I am not currently sexually active because of this. Help me please.

Posted by Optional on 18/10/2014 at 12:21

Hi I'm 12 years old! And I suffer burning pain down there I also get really itchi sometimes I've never had sex but I masturbate and I'm scared and I don't know what to do it really hurts

Posted by Optional on 16/10/2014 at 12:53

My boyfriend you know fingered me and I started to bleed. I had sex before and I was bleeding during intercourse. What does that mean?? I'm scared. And I'm always embarrassed to go to the doctor. And I'm nervous to tell my mom. What do I do?

Posted by Optional on 09/10/2014 at 02:08

After I have sex the back of my cilt always hurts for about 3 days afterwards but it is only when I am peeing should I get this checked out of is this normal?

Posted by Optional on 04/10/2014 at 02:39

So I never really had any problems with my vagina until about two days ago... It started to itch and burn a little but now it's worse and it's a little red and swollen. However, it's only to one side and it's around and just a little bit in my vagina- like just at the very entrance I guess (?) I was starting to get concerned if I have a yeast infection but I have not unusual discharge and it's really dry there. I checked it out for any unusual spots and although I can't really see anything I sometimes feel a little bump or scratch. I that maybe it might be a friction sore from running? I just don't know. It's simply red, itchy, burning, and dry. No weird discharge or smell.

Posted by Me on 02/10/2014 at 04:00

Im 16 and have a sore vagina. I am a virgin so it can't be because of sex. It is swollen and when I open it to see the entrance I can see white in it, please help me I'm too scared to go to my parents, they will think I've had sex. And I'm too scared to go to doctors, will it just go away?

Posted by Y_S on 28/09/2014 at 06:57

Yesterday, a sexual partner performed oral sex on me. They were very rough, and I can not tell if they scratched my clitoris with their teeth. There is a small red, irritated area near the center of my clitoris. It does not seem to be raised but I am not sure if it is an open wound. Should I get checked out as soon as possible? Is there anything I can do in the mean time to soothe and heal the potential scratch?

Posted by The help on 16/09/2014 at 11:53

Hey all. Wow there has been no one to help you guys at all on here. I'm going to be a chiropractor and had to learn about all of this stuff which was emphasized these last 3 months. I'm no expert, yet, but I hope to be someday and might be able to shine some light on what is happening.. My best advice for everyone is to go to a gynecologist,not your gp. Most gp don't deal with this on a regular basis and forget what is supposed to be normal. It's hard to say what most of these symptoms are without seeing them in person,your personal history, palpating the area to see if the area is hard or soft, etc, and diagnostic tests and images. So far from the little I read, I saw sy, andmptoms of yeast infections, possible herpes, bacterial infections, normal variances ( Terrified - look up images in a medical text from your library about what the inside looks like.) it's been a while since anyone posted but I hope this helps.

Posted by toast on 15/09/2014 at 04:30

Alright ladies. Itching, burning of the vulva, redness-->yeast infection. You don't get them from anything sexual, and there is no shame in having a yeast infection. They just happen, especially when you first get your period or are pregnant becuase your hormones are wacky and there's nothing you can do about it. You can ask your mom to get you monistat because you have a yeast infection, and itll be fine. At worst she'll take you to the doctor, but thats nbd either because it happens to almost every girl. you can take a bath in baking soda to help the itching. also plain yogurt, like plain without flavoring or sugar, can cure it. eat more greek yogurt to prevent them. For girls who have flaps above your vagina: those are labia. Those are completely normal. They can be long, short, wrinkley, smooth, pink, brown, purple, anything. Sometimes they have pimpley looking things- those are just what your skin looks like down there after hormones happen to you. They should really, really talk about it in school, but they don't. If it hurts that's different, but really your labia are fine. Mine touch my inner thighs, theyre brown near the ends, wrinkley, with pimpley things. they're uneven. they're fine, and theyre part of your body. If you have a hard thing in the back of your vagina, thats your cervix. its got an indent, it points down. thats normal. As far as the 'red pimple thing' goes, you are probably either seriously messing up your clitoris, or have a pimple. your junk has hair folicles, it can get pimples. okay, okay and if youre a virgin and it burns to be, especially if you have back pain, you have a UTI or kidney infection. you can tell your mom that you think you have a UTI and she'll take you to the doctor. it happens if you dont drink enough water, or if you just plain have weird hormones. i get them all the time, its no big deal but it can get serious if you dont take care of it. you can have them both at once. cranberry juice helps a ton, and you can get this stuff called AZO at walgreens that makes your pee bright orange but makes it stop burning. any other questions?

Posted by Optional on 10/09/2014 at 04:37

I am 14 and I haven't yet started my period, but today when I wiped after going to the toilet there was gooey blood does this mean I have started my period?

Posted by Optional on 08/09/2014 at 03:16

I have this bump growing on the inside of where my pubic hair grows I never had sex before I'm scared to tell my mom because its to embarrasseing. It doesn't have pus coming out of its just there and its painful and I bumped it one time while lying down and now it burns. !!! Please help!!

Posted by Optional on 29/08/2014 at 05:00

I'm 15 years old and my pee whole has been hurting a lot I spread my lips apart to look whats the deal and its really red I slowly open my pee hole to see why does it hurt and I see a lot of white discharge on it and it hurts when I open it apart ? I really don't know what's going on and I don't want to tell my mom because my mom is the kind of mom who will start tripping can any one please help me out ?

Posted by Optional on 21/08/2014 at 04:04

Hello. I'm 19 years old and 30 weeks pregnant. Iv'e been tested for STDs, my partner and I are both clean. A few days ago, I discovered pain and itching around my vagina. Almost like a yeast infection. I asked my boyfriend to have a look and he said he saw white discharge and my vagina looked red and puffy. We haven't had intercourse before this happened. After a few days, it hurts to wipe after using the bathroom and it feels like there are little rips near the opening to my vagina. Today, I ask my boyfriend to look again and he gently pressed his fingers to open my vagina and I started bleeding. I need some help on what's wrong. Please.

Posted by shosanna on 18/08/2014 at 06:58

Ok plz someone help I recently lost my virginity I didn't bleed and it wasn't as painful as I've heard it was but it didn't last long he was in there for literally 15 to 20 seconds and after he couldn't get it back up so is there something wrong with me or him . He starts getting upset and frustrated :/. He is my very first boyfriend and he told me he never had this problem with other girls ?

Posted by mimi on 16/08/2014 at 05:51

Pls help i have a terrible burning sensation in my vagina. It seems to almost disapear whilst on my period but comes back afterwards. Its been 5-6 weeks now im at the end of my tether. I csme off the oill 8-9 wks ago. I probably have less discharge now than i did on the pill. What could it be? All my swabs are fine












































































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