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Re: Bartholin Cyst or more concern?
From: Hannah (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 May 2003 09:20:57 -0500 (CDT)
What you describe is not a classic description of a bartholin cyst (the
waxing and waning, the itchiness) but it's still a possibility. It
sounds even less like herpes. Herpes usually consists of either a fluid
filled blister or the eroded crater that is left after the blister
bursts. The lesions are usually exquisitely painful. But you need to
have your lump actually looked at by a doc. A verbal description only
goes so far.
At Thu, 29 May 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>At Wed, 28 May 2003, Shanna wrote:
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>>>about 4 weeks ago I noticed a pea sized lump in between my inner and
>>>outer labia on one side. it was accompanied by and irritated and itchy
>>>vulvar area. it went away after about 1 1/2 or 2 weeks. i talked to my
>>>doc just as it was about gone and she said it sounds like it could be
>>>herpes (my boyfriend does have herpes) due to the irritaion, redness and
>>>itchiness. she said not all herpes cases pose "blisters", they can
>>>appear in a variety of lumps and bumps...
>>
>>It doesn't sound like a b. cyst. It's possible, although cysts don't
>>come and go, and usually aren't itchy. It sounds more like herpes. You
>>need to see your doctor. If you do have herpes, you need ot be careful
>>when choosing partners, and u must inform them all. I hope your
>>boyfriend gave you the courtesy of honesty at the beginning of the
>>relationship and that you chose to go through with this, because herpes
>>is extremely contageous.
>
>shanna wrote:>
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>from what i understand about herpes though is that it doesn't appear
>magically within seconds of sex (thats what this did), its as if i burst
>something. its under the skin. its hard. and its a lump. and my
>other partner's scenario isn't really an issue. my boyfriend and i are
>planning on getting married.
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