WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for March, 2002: Re: Small white bumps?

Re: Small white bumps?

From: Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 31 Mar 2002 14:34:45 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 31 Mar 2002, Rae wrote: >
>I hope someone can answer this question. Hopefully this makes sense, it
>is a rather lengthy explanation. I recently discovered that I have a
>few raised, very very small white bumps right underneath my clitoris.
>They are hard and don't appear to be filled with anything. I've been
>tested for herpes twice, both during what I thought may have been
>outbreaks and both came back negative. The last time I ended up
>actually having a bacterial infection according to the doctor who
>perscribed me flagyl which ended up making me sick and not doing a thing
>to get rid of the infection. This was in a walk in clinic, so I
>followed up at my ob/gyn's office and I had a yeast infection. I used
>the seven day treatment that I was told to purchase, and it seemed to go
>away. However, I am still experiencing some irritation, and now these
>bumps show up. These are pretty new, and I have not been sexually
>active since I was tested at the walk-in clinic and that was like two
>months ago. I don't know if I had them when I went to my gyn's office
>but if she had seen them during my exam and it was abnormal I would like
>to think she would have said something. Is there such thing as a normal
>vaginal bumps? They don't hurt or itch at all, the only irritation I
>have is vulvar and much like the kind I experienced with the yeast
>infection. Can a yeast infection cause bumps?

It is possible that they occur secondary to inflammation either by yeast or bacteria (BV). Or simply secondary to too much moisture especially if you don't wear cotton panties.

-- Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC Sugar Land, TX

Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

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