Does this look like HPV? Very depressed
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about two years ago, i started feeling bumps on my vagina. i was still a virgin then but i had been taken advantaged of before so when i felt the itching and i googled , i was sure it was genital warts, however when i went to the doctor, i was told it wasnt hpv . fast forward two years and i still have the itching but dont know what it is. i am really worried that i may have been this down to somebody else without knowing . help me pls
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pamela70431 jane60949
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if i were you i would be going back to my gp and asking what this is. if they dont know then youask for a gynae referal.
if they refuse to refer you or if they don't know get yourself an appointment with the GUM clinic. .someone in this lot will have an answer to help you. good luck!please let us know how it goes for you !
jane60949 pamela70431
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unfortunately i live in a third world country so access to all those would be hard. im honestly very sad and i feel suicidal,i feel no one will ever love me. i am saving for laser surgery for next year to get rid of the bumps but i dont even know what it is since the three doctors ive been to say its not warts
jane60949 pamela70431
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hi
because i live in a third world country, its very hard to get access to these things when they are available. im really scared and i dont know anymore. i have saved up for laser surgery to get rid of them but its so frustrating not knowing what it is. i have had sex since this came out and no one has reported back to me to have warts or bumps or anything which has me feeling better but still
pamela70431 jane60949
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any doctor / clinic worth their salt wouldn't excise this without first finding out what it actually is.
from the picture at various angles it looks like a collection of eggs. from another angle it looks like a large patch of LS. i cant tell if it is a large collection of bumpy things or flat. sorry i cant be of any more help.
jane60949 pamela70431
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what is LS?
jane60949 pamela70431
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please what is L.S?
pamela70431 jane60949
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LS is lichen sclerosis. i thought this forum was for LS but it seems to cover any vulval problem.
jane60949 pamela70431
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okay thank you. do you think it looks like genital warts ?
pamela70431 jane60949
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sorry, i must have left the forum without posting the answer to your question about what LS is !
no, warts , even genital warts are lumpy and textured . these lumps are smooth.
LS is a genital skin condition found in both males and females. most people have flare ups where it is bad and then dies down. it is often linked with auto immune illnesses like arthritis , diabetes etc. the symptoms that usually send you to a doctor tends to start with an itch so strong that you have scratched yourself to bleeding. you think you have thrush but the itch is 100 x worse than you would have with thrush. the skin in the vaginal area gets very friable and continuously rips. The skin has white patches . This is a progressive illness which somehow erodes and dissolves the inner structure of the vagina. eg in my case the forchette ,( the inner almost wavy bit inside the vagina) has gone. my clitoris as almost disappeared. now i am a trained nurse and i never knew this was possible. the creams you get for this is to slow down and hopefully halt the destruction of the vagina my case is a bit extreme where i have no flare ups , my condition is constant. i think in the 10 yrs i have had this i have had maybe 7 days where i have had no itch and those days are not together as in a week free! I have a gynaecologist who specialises in gynae skin conditions. Apparently LS can lead to cancer of the vulva. I have gathered from all the reading i have done in these forums that this is extremely rare and I have for once landed lucky with my doctor ! he is an absolute gem. i hope that this has been of help to you.
jane60949 pamela70431
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thank you so much! i feel better 😃 is it ok to personal message you for any more questions ?
pamela70431 jane60949
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Jane, contact me any time . if i can help i will.
you say you live in a 3rd world country, where about in the world ? Pam
jane60949 pamela70431
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i live in Nigeria
PatientMod-A jane60949
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jane60949
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This is an updated photo
jane60949
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and this one. what do you think ?