Bumps On Inner Thighs And Lower Abdomen Posted: 07-15-07 23:35pm
I have been to the dr. regarding bumps
that i have had and still get. They are
all in the shaving area on the inner
thighs and above, not on the lips or
inside anywhere. She said that is was
molluscum and not to shave for a while and
they would go away since it wasnt serious.
But since then they keep coming back. I
did trim my hair with an electric trimmer
very close to the skin. I noticed that
some bumps were dark in color and looked
dried out so i squeezed some of the bumps
and a hair and blackhead hardend puss came
out. I also get larger bumps that are
pimple like and puss comes out of those.
Those bumps do hurt but for only a day or
two and then i pop those and they dry out
and go away. I am curious if this sounds
serious of some sort of STD like herpes.
From what i have read herpes is usually
inside the vaginal area and not on the
outskirts. Also they have not gone away
for over a year. It is really embarassing
wearing a bathing suit since you can see
the bumps, and i cant shave. Please if
anyone has any information it would be
appreciated.
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womaninpain
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Jul 2007 Posts: 179
Posted: 07-16-07 11:49am
I have the same problem, they are from
shaving no std at all. You probably have
extremely sensative skin and from shaving
you are getting ingrown hairs and rashes.
One way for this to stop happening is to
stop shaving there and start waxing, it
hurts like hell but for the most part it
stops them if not lessens them. I wax now
and I get them but definitely not as bad
as I used to. I went to the dermatologist
at one time and she prescribed me
Benzashave it is a great shaving lotion
but it's also not 100% effective although
it does help a little. She also prescribed
me a cream to put on after I shave and on
the affected area daily but that too does
not work completely. I don't recall the
name of the cream but I would advise for
one shaving in the opposite direction if
you continue to shave you will get less
irritation that way. You have to shave
with the grain of the hair...you will have
to go over it a few times to get it
all...for two you could try waxing,
someone who you know is good...three go
and see a dermatologist who can help you
with this problem and prescribe you
something to help it. Don't worry you
don't have and STD, you have sensative
skin and ingrown hairs.
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FreelanceArtist
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jul 2007 Posts: 2
Thanks Posted: 07-16-07 17:17pm
Thanks so much for your reply. I really
appreciate all your information. I will
take it all into consideration.
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brandyd
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 4
Bumps On Inner Thigh Posted: 08-07-07 17:31pm
No, I highly doubt it's an std or
anything serious for that matter. It's
most likely from shaving or from sweat or
a combo of both. I have them too. While
I've never asked my gyn about them, they
have been there every time I've seen him
for years. I quite honestly think in my
case it's from being a bit overweight.
They seemed to show up around the time I
started putting on weight, got better when
I lost weight and came back when I
regained. Maybe you could call the dr.
and ask to try another prescription. Good
luck. I sympathize with your swimsuit
embarrasment.
