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Please help me down below

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helpmedownstairs · 30/07/2023 14:59

Hello,

Background info, I'm in my late 30s, had the mirena coil fitted a year and a half ago. Great health down below until now.

About 4 weeks ago, it was a very hot weekend and I decided to wear a denim skirt. We had to wait in a queue for over 2 hours and I remember thinking how sweaty I was down there, like unusually sweaty due to my outfit. Fast forward a day or so later I was wearing dungarees and I remember the middle feeling like it was cutting me in a half which was a bit unusual. I then noticed random irritation and redness just on one side of labia. After a week I went to the doctors and she could see thrush so I was given clotrimazole which worked great but I was still experiencing friction from my knickers. I had a regular smear a week later which I mentioned so she gave a thrush tablet. This was the Wednesday and I was doing great until the Sunday when I decided I was better and put jeans on again. The friction was horrendous and hasn't gone away since. I went back to the doctors on Friday and she gave me hydrocortisone cream which felt relief at first put 2 days later I can't wear any undies at all.

Please help! Sudocrem provides short relief. To top it all off my smear came back abnormal for high grade dyskariosis so I'm not feeling great right now. x

OP posts:
helpmedownstairs · 30/07/2023 15:05

I should also mention, it is zero bother when I'm sitting down. Don't even notice it until I start walking about.

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ToBeOrNotToBee · 30/07/2023 15:32

Try some chamois cream (udder butter is the best) to stop the friction for a while. The skin is likely cracked, and in a viscous cycle.

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