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Re: Large pimple-like sore on vagina
From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 08:22:55 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 30 Jul 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>A week and a 1/2 ago I noticed that a I have a sore, that resembled a
>large pimple on my vagina. It's next to my pubic hair, close to my
>right inner thigh. After a few days it started to hurt, and the outside
>edges (when I went to squeeze it) were hard. It's about the size of a
>nickel. Last night I went to dab it with a little astringent, before I
>put a band-aid on it, and it started bleeding. I squeezed quite a bit
>of blood out of it last night, and then again today, and it has gone
>down a lot in size. it's not as sore, or as hard anymore. I'm just
>wondering what you think it could be and what caused it. Thank You!

It probably was a pimple, a small abcess just under the surface of the skin. They are harmless if they go away.

-- 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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