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Can I Use Neosporin On Pimple Of Clitoral Hood In Order To Avoid Infection?
Hello, I have a red sore on my clitoral hood. I am not currently sexually active and there is no way it is an std, I was tested for those about a month ago and all the tests came back clean. (With no sex of any kind since) It looks like it is maybe in infected gland or a pimple. Can that happen there? I noticed it cause I was itchy there and at first I thought it was a yeast infection. I did the treatment for that for a couple days. But I started thinking about it more and there is no irregular discharge and it's only on the hood. So that didn't add up. I took a look at it just now and it is as I have described above: red, sore-like in appearance, pimple like. Is this something that will go away in time? I have been using neosporin to keep it from getting infected since it is external and to keep it from bring painful/itchy. Should I continue with the neosporin? Thank you in advance.
Thu, 2 Jan 2014
Hi ! Good afternoon and a happy New Year 2014. I am Dr Shareef answering your query.
As such Neosporin won't cause any harm to you and so you can continue applying the same. But I would advise you to consult a gynaecology specialist to get physically examined for a proper diagnosis instead of trying to manage it by discussion over net as one can not examine or diagnose it just by the history.
I hope this information should help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in solving this problem. Thanks for using the healthcare magic forum for your health query. Wishing you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.
As such Neosporin won't cause any harm to you and so you can continue applying the same. But I would advise you to consult a gynaecology specialist to get physically examined for a proper diagnosis instead of trying to manage it by discussion over net as one can not examine or diagnose it just by the history.
I hope this information should help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in solving this problem. Thanks for using the healthcare magic forum for your health query. Wishing you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.
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