WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2001: Re: Vaginal irritation

Re: Vaginal irritation

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:31:54 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 26 Jun 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I keep getting external vaginal irritations that are reddish and
>inflammed and has bumps along the sides. It comes from my vaginal
>discharge I get during the daytime that runs out onto my underwear. At
>nighttime I am find because I try not to sleep in my underwear so my
>external vaginal area can breath and get healed up. I also occasional
>use that vaginal cream that is over the counter and it doesn't really
>help much. I got it check out when I went to my gynecologist and she
>advised me to put toilet paper between the vaginal walls and my labia to
>prevent discharge from flowing and causing irritation. Well that
>suggestion has been tried and it really isn't helping. I was using
>panty shields before and my doctor told me to not do that because it is
>trapping the moisture and cooking your external vaginal area (making it
>hot and moist).
>
>To sum all this up what can I do to not have this irritation as well as
>have the bumps around my external vaginal area? I am frustrated by this
>and would like for my inflammations to go down. Is this something that
>can be constantly problematic and is their a cure for this. I don't
>want this to be like this if I am having or considering intimate
>relations.
>
>Please advise!!

I would suggest a second opinion from another gyn. I have never heard of using toilet tissue in that fashion and I suspect that it would be quite irritating.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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