Herpes or not?Had this sore with a hard lump show up on my outer labia a couple days after shaving.
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Had this sore appear on my outer labia a few days ago after shaving. It first appeared as a hard lump, almost like a cyst. I attempted to pop it because I thought it was a pimple. Now I've got this open sore on my labia, which is painful to the touch and still has a hard raised lump around it. It isn't really oozing anything, but I can't tell if it is herpes or not. I haven't had any sexual contact in almost 3 weeks, so I don't know if this is herpes or something but I am kind of freaking out because I can't find anything similar. Please help!
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kelly2229295 Guest
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it looks like herpes to me. Please see a doctor
Guest kelly2229295
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Saw a nurse practitioner at a walk in clinic and her verdict was an infection from trying to pop the cyst. Was unable to even swab it the day after i took that photo because it was already healed. She put me on antibiotics and it healed within 2 or 3 days. Problem is it popped back up in another spot a couple days later. Went back and had her look at the new one and the answer was the same(she said this one looks better than the first one), but she said it's highly unlikely to be herpes. She did a viral culture on this new one just to give me peace of mind but says she would be shocked if it was herpes. 2 days in and this new one is already almost healed. Hoping the swab comes back negative
Girl-MomOfFour Guest
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I hope all went well with the last swab. I was wondering if they had given you the results from your last visit?
Hopefully you've had some healing. It goes without saying its definitely a frustrating area to get a wound! I would steer clear of shaving or waxing until the spot (s) are completely gone.
Guest Girl-MomOfFour
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They swabbed it 7 days ago and i have not been given the results, but i'm not too worried about it. The first spot healed within 3 days, before the second one appeared and the second spot healed after 3 days as well. At this point it's most likely just breaking the skin on top of cysts when trying to pop them
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update: viral culture swab came back negative!