I am surprised by people who try to identify their illness or cure it with the help of the Internet. So again, on one of the forums, I came across the question: “Girls, my labia is swollen! What to do?”
From my point of view, the answer is obvious: you should immediately go to the doctor, and not practice the treatment of OPS (one grandmother said). Because there can be many reasons for such a tumor, and if you do not get rid of them, you can at least earn infertility, and at most - a fatal outcome. Okay, if the labia is swollen during pregnancy. This happens due to hormonal changes in the body. The gynecologist himself will be able to notice this and give an explanation. But in other cases, swollen labia can indicate a variety of problems.
Vulvovaginitis
This is the name of the inflammation of the external female organs. Vulvovaginitis can occur due to poor hygiene, unsuitable underwear, thrush. Sometimes it is the result of a severe or acute illness, and sometimes it is caused by helminths.
Signs of vulvovaginitis - swollen labia, pain and itching, which increase with a change in body position, burning duringurination. Old, untreated vulvovaginitis can lead to complete fusion of the labia minora and thus make intimate life very painful.
Bartolinitis
Inflammation of the glands that lie on the threshold of the vagina is dangerous because it can lead to infertility. The inflammation of the Bartholin gland is caused by trichomonas, staphylo- or streptococci, as well as microbes that can enter the vagina from other organs. Swollen labia, a feeling of swelling when probing, severe pain when sitting - all this should serve as an impetus for an urgent visit to the gynecologist.
Gardnerellosis
It can be identified by a large amount of frothy clear discharge and the smell of rotten fish, which is not washed off even in the shower. This disease is more familiar as vaginal bacteriosis. If it is not treated, then gradually the inflammation will affect all organs, which can greatly undermine women's he alth. In addition, ignoring the swollen labia and itching, the girl risks infecting her partner.
Worn
Swollen labia may appear during sex. If there is not enough lubrication, then they can be rubbed hard. In itself, this is not dangerous, but microbes can get into abrasions, and this is a quick path to purulent inflammation. Sometimes the lips can become swollen because the lube on the condom doesn't suit the partner and causes her allergies. Usually, the swelling subsides either on its own or after taking an allergy remedy. However, in severe cases, an allergy to the lubricant canmanifest itself in the form of anaphylactic shock, from which the girl may not get out. So, girls, having discovered any ailment in yourself, including swollen labia, do not wait until the disease passes into the most difficult phase, do not ask for advice on the forums, but immediately go to the doctor. Only he can make you he althy. And the advice of the members of the forum is a direct road to complications.
