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I'm 15, female, and a virgin. I recently noticed two small, smooth, round, pimple-like bumps on my vagina that occationally itch. I have been trying to find information on what they can be and have found a lot on HPV. The only problem is that the information I have found says that HPV is transmitted though sexual intercourse and I am a virgin. Also they say that HPV warts are "califlour" shaped and mine are smooth. So if you could please help me to find out what they are and how i should treat it I would appriciate it.
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Answer:
by Konstance McCaffree: (05/26/2004)
You are to be congratulated for both your close observations of your body and your seeking of information. The information that you have gathered on HPV may also help explain bumps for some people but there is no way of knowing for sure. Often when HPV is found it may be either cauliflower shaped but they also may be flat like a dime and smooth. Sometimes they itch, and other times they provide no feeling what so ever.
It is not likely that you have been exposed to HPV, at least through sexual contact if you have had none. You mentioned being a virgin but you didn't discuss whether you had had other sexual behaviors where someone may have been touching the outside of your vagina with fingers, or their genitals. This is also one of the ways to spread HPV. Penetration is not necessary to spread HPV.
There are so many other reasons that you could have two small itchy bumps though. OFten your skin reacts to other substances that may cause these bumps. The detergent used to wash your clothes, wearing a wet swimming suit, using deoderant pads during menstruation. There are any number of things that could cause them. The only way to find out is to go to a doctor that you trust, and explain your worries to him/her. Explain just as you did for me about what you know and ask for them to be checked.
Remember HPV is most often spread through sexual contact, though it has been found in people who have not had sexual contact. It still creates a mystery as to all the ways it is actually spread. Please feel free to write back for information if I can be of help.Reviewed by Sexual Health Editorial Team
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