What Causes Swelling Of The Labia?

Posted on Sat, 25 Oct 2014

Question: What could be the reason for swelling of the labia?

Answered by Dr. Deepika Patil (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
many causes are there

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

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There are many causes for swelling of labia majora like in decreasing order
-infection by bacteria, virus etc
-trauma during intercourse
-cyst
-boil
-sexually transmitted disease etc.

Boil and cyst may have localised swelling. Others have diffuse swelling.

Hope I have answered your query . If any further queries are there I would love to help.

Regards
Dr.Deepika Patil

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