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Embarrassing vagina question.

33 replies

Jumpyjuney · 01/12/2024 09:18

Hi im
askimg for help as I'm so embarrassed

iv been few a really bad few years since 2019, iv severely self neglected and I reached nearly 24 stone which I am now working on,
iv ignored a persistent problem which started off as itchy down there but the last couple of years it's been sore too, not all the time. It does get better if I bathe every day in the past.
but last night I took a look and there are dark patches on vagina and 2 red sores where I have been itching. I have ordered an online sexual health test but I haven't had sex for a good 7 years
many ideas?
my doctor is awful I just couldn't go to him

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WhimsicalGubbins76 · 01/12/2024 09:26

Agree about going to the GUM a clinic, but also op, in the gentlest way, if you’re 24 stone this is very likely due to chafing and sweating.
Sweat causes all manner of horrendous itching.

curious79 · 01/12/2024 09:25

If you have eg chronic thrush and you’ve been scratching could be the cause of red patches. Equally could be a latent STD.
please see a doctor, a new one if need be.
your weight means you’re probably eating badly, which will aggravate any thrush

gamerchick · 01/12/2024 09:24

Go to the GUM clinic, it's their area and they're very nice.

GroovyChick87 · 01/12/2024 09:24

Ask to see a female GP or go to a sexual health clinic. If you mean it's on the outside of your vagina ( vulva) it could be an infection of the skin. Maybe a fungal infection from sweat rash if you are not bathing every day as par for the course.

Zippidydoodah · 01/12/2024 09:23

Please go to the doctor, and don’t be embarrassed! They’ve seen it all before!

GettingStuffed · 01/12/2024 09:22

Go to a sexual health clinic. Itchy intimate areas can be caused by high blood sugar ie type 2 diabetes, have you been checked for that. Scratching could be the cause the red patches.

Wilfrida1 · 01/12/2024 09:21

That sounds like thrush to me. You can buy over the counter treatment for that, so why not give that a go and if no better, have a rethink? Is there another doctor in the practice you could ask for/ If the one you dislike is a man, you are entitled to ask for a female GP.

GreyLurker · 01/12/2024 09:21

Your doctor is the only one who can help you with this.

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