What Should I Do To Treat Inflammation Of Labia Minora And A Burning Sensation During Urination?

Posted on Wed, 18 Apr 2012

Question: Hi, I'm a 32 yr. Old female with a peculiar problem. Not every month, but sometimes right at the start of my menses, my right labia minora becomes inflamed and irritated, noticeably larger than my left. I have been checked for std's and all negative, and when this first happened I went to my gyn who told me she thought that it was just irritation from my sanitary napkins. But it keeps happening right at start of menses, sometimes even before I use a napkin. It burns when I urinate and sometimes it leads to cuts in the skin which come to a head. What is this????

Answered by Dr. Rajinder Bajoria (1 hour later)

Hi

Thanks for your query.

Recurrent swelling of right labia minora only every month just before start of menses is quite a rare, it generally occurs in both labia. In some cases menstrual blood is infected or some hormonal change make particular labia minora more prone to react to particular component of blood.

Some how it appears to be focal allergy reaction to menstrual blood or some secretions or chemicals secreted by glands situated in the vagina, cervix. As it burns when you urinate & leads to cut in the skin sometime, so some recurrent infection should also be ruled out.

So go for testing of menstrual blood or to rule out infection or allergy. Sanitary napkin allergy is a known cause, but it generally affects both the labia minora, not one.

Hope I have answered your query, I will be available to answer your follow up queries.
Wish you Good Health and speedy recovery.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar