WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2002: Re: Can I pop it?

Re: Can I pop it?

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 7 Feb 2002 10:54:34 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Monette wrote: >
>Varicose vein on labia is driving me nuts. Painfull sometimes too and
>most annoying along with a Barth. cyst. (which my previous gyn was
>asked to remove it during my Lap... and took out something else
>non-annoying instead.)
>I'm soooo tempted to poke the vein and let it drain. What would happen?
>Doc. says there's nothing that can be done. I find that hard to
>believe. There's got to be a way to get rid of this ugly thing. Isn't
>there?

NO!!! You might bleed to death. There really isn't much that can be done for vulvar varicosities. Check with a dermatologist about laser, but it probably is too big for that.

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