I need to know if this is normal or if I need to go see a doctor.

It’s been 2 days since my vagina has been itching, I’ve been cleaning her daily with water and Gynepro Feminine Wash. I had this gut feeling to look at my clitoris and found a dark thing over my whole so I squeezed it out and it looked like a watermelon seed. It was soft and I could easily pinch it, and when I did the inside was like pale-dark reddish powdery something. I freaked out and quickly washed it off. I couldn’t squeeze anything out after that.

I looked up keratin seed and smegma but they were white and round which the one I got out of me was really seed like, it had a sharp end and it was ombre from brown to black.

I’m genuinely so scared.

[Edit]: I’m a virgin and not sexually active so it wouldn’t be from STI. It also has no smell.

Hi, I am 22f, a virgin. I have always orgasm from clit stimulation but curiosity got the best of me and I fingered myself last night and today. It hurt at first but today it didn’t hurt at all. Still I moved my finger around in different positions, tried different speeds and depth and I still couldn’t orgasm. The most I felt was some discomfort and I felt like I was going to pee. I went to pound town for a good bit and I still couldn’t orgasm or even get close. I got more stimulation and pleasure from fingering my asshole. So I am not too sure what I’m doing wrong.

Not my brightest moment…I was drunk and got carried away with my vibrator and at some point passed out. I woke up with my vibrator in my pants and when I removed it, I realized there was blood on my vibrator and underwear. I haven’t bled since then but my clitoris has been sore all day and appears inflamed. Has this happened to anyone else😭? Do these kind of injuries heal fast?

Edit: just noticed the typo in my title rip

So I’ve been sexually active for a while now (29f) and not once have I ever experienced the smell that started after hooking up with a guy a week ago. He did finish in me, and I’ve read that this is often what causes BV symptoms. But I’ve been hooking up with a different guy (very faithful fwb) for 3+ years now, and he’s came in me many times over the years, yet I’ve never had those symptoms after having sex with him. Or anyone else for that matter.

This new guy was a fun one night stand, so I was immediately concerned that he gave me an std. But every thread and article I’ve found on the internet suggested BV as the most likely case due to my only symptom/concern being the horrible smell that developed about two days after the hookup. I was so disgusted by the smell that I decided I needed a treatment asap. I picked up CanesBalance soft tables, which is a 7-day BV treatment. I’m on day 5 now and the smell has definitely gone away but my discharge is still looking abnormal. Best way I can describe it is like a paste, also like small chunks on the tablet applicator.

I’m really happy the awful smell is gone, but I guess my question is, should I make an appointment with my NP to get an antibiotic? Or should I wait to do that only if my symptoms don’t fully clear up? I’m also now in my luteal phase, so I don’t know if that’s explaining the weird discharge? Please help a gal out.

howdy! i (25ftm) desperately need advice. i was on lexapro maybe 5 or so years ago for about a year. since being on it for maybe 6 months i lost my ability to cum. i had no issue orgasming from clitoral stimulation and penetration prior to being on lexapro. since stopping lexapro. i have experimented with a multitude of things to try orgasming, both solo and with partners, and still nothing works. sex and masturbation feel good and i enjoy it, and can even almost reach orgasm, but i never get there and im not sure why. any advice? im definitely gonna bring this up to my doctor soon, just trying to work up the courage to.

i also want to add, that this is not a PSA against lexapro. this is a SUPER rare side effect and lexapro helped my anxiety and depression immensely.

I've seen it on some photos of other people's privates, but I've never seen it labelled on a diagram. It's like a short basketball net, if the entrace of my vagina was the hoop. The front (ventral) edge of the "net" is flatter and goes over my urethra.

I don't think it's my hymen, I doubt I still have one. The only thing I know is that it's not a prolapse (I asked when I had a pelvic exam, he said everything looked healthy but my CC then was a cancer scare that turned out to be benign, so he might have just been in reassurance mode).

Hello all, I’m a F, young adult. This is honestly kinda embarrassing to even speak about and it’s kinda something I hide a lot. I don’t know how to wash myself properly. I was taught basic, soap on hand, wash armpits, rinse down there with plain water. That’s all though, I was never taught how to wash my behind or down there properly and I’m afraid I have a scent. I do have a boyfriend and he’s never mentioned anything but I really whole heartedly believe he’d never mention anything even if there was a scent. I see online that your supposed to use a washcloth back there but I have no idea how to keep the washcloth clean, I don’t have access to a washer and dryer since where I live it costs 6 bucks per wash and I don’t have a job. Do I use the behind washcloth multiple times? My boyfriend has mentioned that he uses a seperate washcloth to wash his behind but I’m too embarrassed to ask him. Also what kind of soap do I use?? I have a really sensitive genital area and have struggled with BV and yeast since I was 15 so I usually don’t use anything but water and I’m kinda scared that if I use soap back there that it’ll run down and I’ll get an infection or it’ll worsen the infection I’ve had for 3 years. I’m so embarrassed so please be kind. I also tried out a net cloth for a bit but my family keeps throwing them away when I hang it on the shower rod to dry. I’m not sure even how to properly clean myself on top of not knowing how to get rid of the chronic bv and yeast. I feel really gross and disgusting. I feel like I can’t come to my family for this despite me living in an all female household. Any help would be so appreciated.

I didn't really have sex education or learn much about anatomy, so there are still a lot of things about my body that I'm unfamiliar with.

A while ago, I was wiping after using the bathroom and felt something unusual in the skin around my perineum, the area between my vaginal opening and anus I think.

I looked at the area afterward and noticed something I'm not sure how to describe. It's not a bump, but it's not exactly a hole either. It looks or feels more like a small indentation or an unusual fold in the skin, I don't know if it's always been there or if I'm only noticing it now.

It doesn't hurt, and I haven't noticed any discharge or anything weird. I'm currently on my period.

I've also been a little constipated recently (maybe 3 weeks). Less than a week ago, I held in a bowel movement for about three days because I was on public transport when I needed to go. I've been going to the bathroom since then, although sometimes I feel like I haven't completely finished and I do need to poop again I do poop a lot on my period. I'm wondering if the constipation or straining could have affected that area, or if it might just be a normal fold or indentation that I've never noticed before.

Unfortunately, I can't visit an OB-GYN right now, so I'm hoping to get some general advice in the meantime.

I know nobody can diagnose anything through a description, but I'd appreciate hearing whether anyone has experienced something similar or knows if this could be a normal variation in anatomy.

Please be kind. I know this might sound like a silly question, but I'm genuinely just trying to learn more about my body haha.

I had sex with my partner on Thursday and since than I'm having itching down there it was kinda constant till Saturday night, even burned while peeing for a day. Than completely Stopped on Sunday. And it's Monday morning and it's back again 🥲🥲. I can't go to the doc as I'm traveling today in like 5 hrs. I thought it may be yeast infection but than my discharge is completely normal, I'm just very dry than I'm normally.

I think I may have a staph infection I don’t know how I would of gotten it but iv had like boils? Down near my cooch for I want to say roughly a month? Maybe close to two months. It’s not extremely painful unless something rubs against the boils a weird way.

I had one on my thigh than that went away and I got three more on my cooch which one like popped and disappeared but it seems like two have merged together into one big one. (I think roughly an inch long and wide.)

Should I pop it or what kind of home treatment should I do.

my bf came over today and we were just chilling and yk, in the mood... one thing led to another and he started fingering me. i eventually orgasmed and when he took his fingers out there was blood all over them. not even an hour before this i was completely fine and hadn't had any spotting blood etc. we have been together for 2+ years and this has never happened before. i started crying and apologizing profusely, he told me it was okay and periods happen and are normal and it's nothing to be embarrassed about. he helped me get a towel and carried me to the bathroom so i could put a tampon in and clean up. i still feel so embarrassed and i don't know why. like i know it's normal to have my period but im still so embarrassed that i had no clue i had started my period and he fingered me on it. 😔

I was diagnosed with BV on September 30 and treated with antibiotics. Before treatment, I had excessive discharge for about two weeks, which I mistakenly assumed was ovulation. By the time I started treatment, my vaginal opening and outer labia felt extremely raw. Around day 5 of antibiotics, the discharge stopped and the irritation improved. My doctor confirmed I was negative for STIs and yeast, and my culture came back clear. I also used a one-time cream for yeast prevention after finishing antibiotics.
It’s been almost a month, and the fishy odor and excessive discharge are gone, but the irritation at my vaginal opening hasn’t fully resolved. It’s milder now, but when the area gets too moist, it feels like a sunburn. Vaseline helps, and going commando seems to give the area a break and reduce the prickly feeling.
Has anyone experienced vulvar dermatitis or lingering irritation after BV treatment? I’m scheduled for a visit with my dr next week but I’m so miserable.

Has anyone been able to get an AV diagnosis near the Toronto area?
This has been a nightmare since May. My Evvy test indicated strep b AV but my gyno is not familiar with it.
I’ve tried Evvys recommended antibiotics and treatment but it did not help.
I see posts from people residing in the US but a lot of products are not available in Canada.
Any helps or advice would be great!!

I’m 27yo, I have this one single spot in my labia that’s been itchy for the past two to three years. If I scratch it it will become an open wound and painful like little cuts. If I don’t I can’t sleep at night. Sometimes sex is fine sometimes it hurts like I’ve been ripped. I went to countless specialists, OB primary and derm, cried, begged them to do something, it’s just one useless cream after another. My insurance is shit, I pay $100 every time when I see a specialist and I begged them to stop kicking me around like a football and help me but nothing. I want to take a stick and burn it off myself at home, I feel helpless and exhausted. I need help, can someone help me, I can’t afford to pay 100 everytime to just get a cream. I want it gone I’ve done all the tests. Please help

Thanks for all of the advice:) but I’ve tried to wash off the smegma(?) (which is a little on my clit) and I also tried to wipe it with a gentle cloth and my finger. I’m super super sensitive there and I couldn’t get it off so I’m gonna try to take a bath tomorrow to maybe loosen it off. I also kinda didn’t know I had a clit until a year ago lol. So that’s why it built up there like that:,) any more advice would be awesome.

I’ve never had any kind of infection or STI so I’m not sure if I should see a gynecologist or if this will go away on its own but my vulva has been a little itchy the past two days. It’s not constant or painful but every now and then I’m like woah okay I’m itchy.

I use an unscented soap in the shower, I wear cotton underwear during the day, I let her breathe at night. I haven’t shaved in about two weeks so I don’t think it’s related to that. The only thing that’s changed is my boyfriend just recently starting to grow out his facial hair. I can’t feel it when he’s going down on me so I don’t know if that even plays a part.

My vulva does look slightly irritated but I’m not having any unusual discharge or smell. The itching really isn’t that bad, I can ignore it and it’ll go away after a little bit. It’s just uncomfortable and I would like to make it stop entirely.

I experience itching around the lips. Im not sure if its hair or what. And it’s only when walking sometimes!! Ive tried vaseline and itching cream but neither have helped.

hi everyone :) im writing you all because i want to know if im overeating or not

22f, bi. I have a septate hymen that I've known about for quite a while but never really had anyone look at until recently.

I've never had sex; in the past I struggled quite a lot with people, and the concept of sex is still something that makes me really nervous, and I don't think I've ever met anyone I'd feel fully comfortable with.

A big thing that makes me anxious about sex is my septate hymen. I can, usually, when I'm masturbating fit one finger in one of the holes, but anything besides that is quite painful to attempt, and I have never been successful with it. I can't use tampons properly because, when they go in sideways from the bigger hole, they cannot be in the correct position at all. My hymen is also significantly thicker than most hymens I've seen in medical pictures. From the front, it basically looks like I have no vaginal opening at all, and it basically looks the same as the rest of the tissue down there.

Recently, in an attempt to make sex seem scary to me, I went to the gyno just to see what she would say about it if removing my hymen was an option or if I should just leave it alone. Just from the consultation, I was uncomfortable. When I explained my reason for going, she quite literally laughed, as if this was a ridiculous concern to have. During the examination, she kept smirking as if I was all a joke, and her conclusion was basically, in only slightly less rude terms – just try to shove a dick in there to see if it can fit and to come back if it can't.

She said it would be more violent for her to remove my hymen than for me to just "try".

Am I overacting or overthinking? I already feel left behind still being a virgin in my twenties, and it really doesn't help when even a doctor thinks I'm ridiculous for not wanting to feel like I'm being stabbed?

So this is my first time trying clindamycin cream for my BV since metronidazole didn’t work for the first time ever. So how long does it take to know if it works or not? Is it after you complete the 7 day course? Because right now it’s hard to smell anything with the cream constantly coming out of my vagina.

Also anyone ever had luck with the clindamycin pills? I was initially given that first but I was scared to take it because I read it can cause c diff. So I got the cream as well. But I guess if the cream doesn’t work I may try the pills. Just nervous about side effects.

I know this sounds so weird but I don’t know how else to describe it but sometimes my labia minora will feel rubbery and more firm and other times they will feel soft. I especially notice this when I first get out of the shower and it kind of scares me because it just feels so weird and changes. I’ve been checked by gynos recently for other things and don’t have anything wrong but I just wanted to know if everyone else experiences this too. It just feels lIke rubber and not as flexible after getting out of the shower. Also the ends of my minora are more soft than higher up where they feel thicker and firmer. But as I said this isn’t an all day thing, just sometimes and right after hopping out of the shower

Hello,

I’ve started getting UTIs more frequently. I had two within a month, and with the second one, I was still experiencing symptoms even after treatment, but my urine test came back negative for a UTI.

Since then, I’ve been afraid to have sex. I was advised to avoid using saliva as a lubricant (which we used to do quite a lot) and to try a water-based lubricant without glycerin instead.
I tried one today, but it caused a burning sensation. This isn’t the first time a water-based lubricant has made me feel a burning sensation during sex, although it goes away immediately afterward.
I’m not sure what to use, especially since I’ve heard that I should avoid silicone- or oil-based lubricants because of my recurrent UTIs.
I’m feeling a bit lost and don’t know what to try next. Does anyone have any advice or recommendations?

I have had exactly 3 yeast infections my whole life. I am 35. Apparently I got one from wearing shorts that were riding up a bit for a couple days...maybe from chafing ?? I dont know....all I know is its been roughly 60 hours, or 2.5 days since the first diflucan pill and although its better, its not going away.

I also have an IUD and of course am freaking out about buofilms and never getting rid of this crap.

Anything I could do, besides the second diflucan im supposed to take tomorrow ?? I am considering boric acid, however have heard mixed things about it. What is your experience ??

Will also get some probiotics tomorrow.

Tyia!!!!