search:

Re: Lesions inside labia - please help

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 1 Mar 2001 14:26:50 -0600 (CST)


At Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Pam wrote: >
>My 15yr. old daughter has developed extremely painful lesions inside
>the labia. She has never had a sexual experience, so it is unlikely
>genital herpes. Her doctor is testing for this however. Two to Three
>days prior to the outbreak of the lesions she experienced flu like
>symtoms. She began her menstrual period at the same time the lesions
>appeared. We are confident that the test will be negative. What else
>could this be. I read the response to an 18yr old with the same
>experience suggesting the possiblity of endometriosos. We go back to
>her gynecologist tomorrow. Please help.

Sounds like a classical case of Primary Herpes infection. Labial endometriosis is so rare as to be less common than hens teeth. (Hens don't have teeth)

--
R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not intended to be replacement or substitute for consultation and examination by an appropriate medical professional. Due to time constraints, private e-mails cannot be answered.




recommended search...
Google
OBGYN.net forums endometriosis zone Web

use when must restrict search to only the young women's forum...
Enter search keywords:
Returns per screen: Require all keywords:
Return to [ Young Women's Health Forum ] POST A MESSAGE to this Forum
MAIL a message directly to this Forum: YOUNG-WOMEN@OBGYN.net
Report TECHNICAL Problems ONLY to: webmaster@obgyn.net
Last Updated: Mon May 19 17:20:50 2008

Women's Insurance Checklist from Auto Insurance Quote

home | medical professionals | women | industry | forums | international
e-mail | about us | advertising | our sponsors | contact us | disclaimer |

This information is provided for educational purposes only.
Please read the disclaimer. ©1996-2008, all rights reserved.
Do not reproduce without permission of MediSpecialty.com