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I am 21 years old. I have been married for several months and have been with my now husband for several years. I recently noticed a large bump on the lip of my vagina. It cannot possibly be Herpes or Warts, or any other STD, because I have always been tested every six months and recently was, same with my husband who was recently, even though he was a virgin prior to our marriage. The bump is neither sore, unless you press on it, or itchy. It is just a bump, skin colored that is hard as a rock. It is not 'smooshy' or soft. What could this possibly be?
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Answer:
by Konstance McCaffree: (06/09/2004)
There are several thoughts I have on this. First, when you say you have been tested I would like to know what this means. Often people get "tested" for HIV by providing a blood sample and that won't test for other none blood carrying STDs. There is no test for Herpes unless the "sores" are present and fluid can be taken from them. The test for HPV/warts is a special one as well, and is sometimes detected through a pap smear. Other STDs like chlamydia and gonorrhea don't show up as bumps and are tested by taking fluids from the opening of the cervix inside the vagina.
Since the bump is present, now is the time to go the the doctor or health center and have it examined. It may be only a small infected hair follicle or a pimple like one gets on the fact. Both can occur in the vaginal area. It also could be a wart, and if it is HPV you might want to have it treated so you wouldn't spread it to your husband. Because it is a wart, it doesn't mean you got it from him. In a small number of cases, people have developed warts because they have at some time in their lifetime been exposed to HPV and it has stayed dormant in the body. There is a belief by some doctors that many more people have HPV from birth, having contracted it from the mother who may not know she has it, because there are unexplained cases on how people got HPV.
My recommendation is that you get it checked out while it is present. That way you will know for sure and if it is something that needs to be treated, it can be.Reviewed by Sexual Health Editorial Team
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