HELP ME! I think I have HPV (genital warts)?
April 22, 2009 by admin
SERIOUS ANSWERS ONLY PLEASE
Okay, so I've got 5 bumps around my vagina. They are not "in clusters" and they do not look like the pictures on the internet, although I know those are the most severe cases. I noticed them about 3 or 4 weeks ago. One has gotten bigger, none of them have gone away, they are flesh colored, they do not hurt at all, and sometimes they itch… A few minutes ago I peed and when I wiped there was blood, and when I looked closer, I noticed the biggest bump was gone. It bled really bad for about 5 minutes, and it's still bleeding a little. It didn't hurt at all and it still doesn't hurt. I've tried to avoid shaving/touching them. Also, I have whtie discharge, not a lot though. I had a doctor's appointment today and I was going to get them looked at, but apparently my insurance is "inactive" as of last month. So do not tell me to go to the doctor, I've already tried that. As soon as I have time, I'll go to a free clinic, so don't tell me that either. Don't lecture me on safe sex – condoms do not prevent HPV from spreading. I have safe sex, I've been with my boyfriend for a 8 months. And I've never seen anything like this on him before. We have not had sex since I've seen these bumps. And he knows about it. If anyone knows what this is or might be please let me know. THANK YOU!!
You describe a lot of different symptoms here and none of them specifically can be pin pointed to one STD and diagnosing through symptoms is unreliable and somewhat impossible.
HPV has around 100 different strands. 40 of these strans cause warts on different areas of the body.
Your boyfriend could be a carrier for HPV and experience no symptoms. It is really hard to say. Also it may not be a STD at all. YOu have millions of pores all over your genitals and skin in general. They could be infected cysts, or skin tags, or inflamed hair follicles.
I am just going with what I know based on your 1 paragraph explanation.
You seem to already have a course of action in place. Unless your bumps get far worse or you start to experience other symptoms I would stick with your plan and visit a clinic when you have the chance.
I hope this helps
-Dan
EMT