Swelling Of One Lip Of Vagina After Unprotected Sex. What Can I Do?

Posted on Sat, 23 Jun 2012

Question: Hello, about a week ago me and my boyfriend had sex and he was hung over n he took medicine n according to him he got a yeast infection that way but that day we had sex and when he whip his dick he did it with a shirt that could of been dirty. So I don't know if he got the yeast infection cause he was hung over and took medication or the shirt. Now the problem is that the next day after sex I got a lil swollen from my virgina lips do I bought this treatment that is for 7 days called miconazole and yesterday I for got to take it and today it was swollen only one lip. What can I do? I want to add that maybe with out noticing I might have scratch it I'm not sure but I need answers quick

Answered by Dr. Andrew Rynne MD (3 hours later)

Hi there. Thank you for posting your question.

Swelling of one lip of your vagina is very unlikely to be due to a fungal infection. Nor, for that matter, is it likely to be due to any STD. I really think that you can relax about this aspect of things.

Swelling of one lip of a vagina may be due to a Bartholin cyst or infected hair follicle. If it persists you may need to see a doctor but I would not panic about it. I do not think that all that stuff about your boyfriend being hungover and taking medicine is of any relevance.

I hope you found this helpful and will accept this answer. Good health!

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