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Red dots/Irritation labia minora

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Hope66
Hope66

I started getting some finger-like projections on my inner-labia and were bleeding. I had started using some new soap a couple weeks before on my vulva. A nurse practioner said I had genital warts/prescribed me aldara which I got a terrible adverse reaction to (swelling/inflammation). Got another opinion, and they said no, it is vestibular papillomatosis and vestibulitis. It hasn't gone away for 3 months. Since the first provider said I had genital warts, I started washing my vulva all over daily with Dove sensitive thinking I had warts/infection. But is it possible the soaps are what have been causing the irritiation/vp? Or any other ideas?

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  • Hope66
    Hope66

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    • Guest
      Guest Hope66

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      Hi, i dont see anything that slightly resembles warts, maybe you could point them out and the VP ? It looks the aldara severely affected your vulva. It is common to get that type of side effect as the chemical is trying to burn/remove the wart. In your case i dont think you needed it at all and unsure how much you applied to your vagina. In the area you have VP they do not go away on their own. There is treatment for it though if you decide to go that route.

    • Hope66
      Hope66 Guest

      Posted

      what is the treatment for VP?

  • Hyeri
    Hyeri Hope66

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    Aldara contains imiquimod which could inflamed the affected area and it's a common side effect. And, this finger like projection that you worried about is might be VP. If

  • Hope66
    Hope66

    Posted

    i just tested my vaginal secretion and got a pH of 5. what could this mean?

    • Hyeri
      Hyeri Hope66

      Posted

      It means, your PH level is above normal of max 4,5. Higher PH down there could make potential high bacterial growth that could lead to BV

    • Hope66
      Hope66 Hyeri

      Posted

      I noticed my soap (Dove Sensitive) was a pH of 6, so I have stopped using it.

  • Hope66
    Hope66

    Edited

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    Here is a closeup of "wart" or is it just a cluster of VP?

    • lynn91883
      lynn91883 Hope66

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      Sweetie you're fine, I wouldn't overthink that much cuz it looks pretty normal. I know how it feels like to have the urge to find a symptom but nothing that you posted seemed to look abnormal 😃

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