Question on Vulvar Irritation

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Registered: 11-20-2000
Question on Vulvar Irritation
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Mon, 10-06-2003 - 11:55pm

I had sexual intercourse with my boyfriend of 1 year on Saturday night. Today (Monday), I have an area of red broken itchy skin on the underside of my left labia major. It seems slightly swollen as well.


Four months ago, I had an area of irritation in the same spot. But when I looked then, it was white watery itchy bumps. The labia was swollen that time as well. I went in and was tested for Herpes... it was not herpes. My doctor thinks it was an irritation to the condoms with spermicide we were using at the time.


I want to know if I'm on the right track here... this past saturday we used condoms with spermicide for the first time since that last irritation... could this also be contact dermatitis of a sort due to using a condom with spermicide again, even though it is red and broken skin this time and not white and bumpy?


Does anyone have any thoughts? Has this happened to anyone else?


And could I put neosporin on the area?


Thank you!


megan

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Registered: 05-14-2003
Tue, 10-07-2003 - 11:28am

It sounds to me like you had an allergic reaction to either the condoms, spermicide or both.

 


 


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