Conditions
Chancroid
If you ever travel to the tropical areas of Africa or Asia, you should make sure that the only thing you bring back to Blighty is an impressive tan; some enhanced cultural knowledge, and maybe a handcrafted ornamental gift. Because one thing that you won’t want to bring back is chancroid, which is a sexually transmitted infection – affecting both men and women – that can cause painful (often pus-filled) ulcers on your genitals. Although considered rare in the UK, the World Health Organisation has calculated that more than 9 million people are infected with chancroid each year. The open sores on your genitals can increase your risk of HIV infection, but the condition can be easily treated with antibiotics. There are no long-term complications if you fail to get treated quickly, but there may be some scar tissue left after treatment of the ulcers. Pleasant.
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I have had problems with my bladder for years. I have to go to the toilet all the time, and can't go anywhere without knowing that there is a toilet nearby. I'm also up almost every hour during the night. In addition I have pain around the end of my urethra. The area around my urethra becomes swollen and hard and I'm in agony for quite a few hours each day. When I get up in the morning, there is no pain, but as soon as I've been moving around for about half an hour it starts hurting again. I have been seeing a specialist and have had bladder distentions and am having Cystistat instillations, but nothing really helps. I'm wondering if it's all being caused by something pressing on something. The pain is certainly relieved for a while when I have a bowel movement but soon comes back. I'm female, 63 years old by the way. I feel that it's difficult to live in this condition and that nobody has really got to the source of what's causing it.
I have had Litchen Planus for 10 years.At first the GP Dr did not Know what it was and it was getting worse.I had to go an get advice about it myself at the family clinic it was so emberssing. I have never had a blood test or any test for this and the condition has sealed the skin together and the lobia is nowhere it is very sore in the valva area. Iam now 64 years of age,and my husdand divorced me because there was no sex, and I cannot have a partner I feel like a freek. Can you help in anyway I do use the oniment
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i have recently had unprotected sex and have noticed that i have tiny white spots on the lips of my vagina, what could this be?
what is this dark liquid that come from my vigina? looks like blood, is very dark? I been experience lot of pain recently.
I a 4 months pregnant, me and my partner were both fully checked for sti's at our local gum clinic and came back clear. in the last few weeks i have developed a sore just on my labia and the area is sore and slightly red. I am worried as to what they are and if they could harm my baby.
hey i need help, i have a lump on my vagina its next to my clitorus on the lip near the top. Its about the size of a large pea and sore and realy red. What could this be?
Hi Leigha, it could be a wart, I once had one, it looked like a blister and was extremely sore. In any case you should get it checked out as if it is a wart it can be treated!
I've a lump on my vagina, like on the bone not in or arround, im getting rather worried as you always think the worst. also a few months ago i had a medical abortion something i am not proud of, but im still bleeding from this and i was wondering if it could be something to do with that?
I am 22 and for the last 9months have been getting small white head spots around my vagina and pubic line. The ones around my pubic line are not painful and can sometimes go quickly but sometimes leave a small red mark. The ones around my vagina are more painful and produce a white liquid like a spot. These ones are also quite hard around the head of the spot. The ones around my vagina come and go every couple of months and dont effect me when i'm having sex. I am currently in a new relationship where we do not use condoms although i am on the pill. But i we have both been checked out for STI's. I have brought this up in my check but i wasn't given a definate answer as there were no spots there at the time of the consultation. Could you possibly help me find out what this is and if its anything i need to worry about?
I've had a lump in the crease of my groin for about a week now, it has gone dark purple, I was afraid it was a bad ingrowing hair so I plucked a hair out of it.. It's still just as bad and now weeps and sometimes this liquid has blood in it. I haven't had vaginal intercourse for a few months now and then it was protected, and before then it was about a year ago and that was also protected. I have no idea what it is. I had a sexual health screening recently also and that came back as clear. I'm really confused!
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iv had blister like sores on my vigina i went 2 the doctors and had an sti test and it came back clean they said it could just b shaving rash bt the saws weep sometimes and swell up and go purple i haven had them 4 several weeks and i have alot of discharge is it normal ????
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