{"id":3693,"date":"2020-08-25T17:03:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T11:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/?p=3693"},"modified":"2022-07-15T15:44:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T10:14:12","slug":"vaginal-pimple-vulvar-acne-should-you-be-worried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/vaginal-pimple-vulvar-acne-should-you-be-worried\/","title":{"rendered":"A pimple on the vagina &#8211; should you be worried?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>\u201cDoctor, I&#8217;ve got a pimple down there and it&#8217;s painful!\u201d<br>\u201cOk, did you shave your vagina?&#8221;<br>\u201cYes, I did.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s how patients come to us most of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-so-what-is-vulvar-acne-or-pimple-on-the-vagina\"><strong>So what is vulvar acne or pimple on the vagina?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vulvar acne is a common condition like acne on any other parts of the body. However, it can be very painful and causes discomfort to women. Some common causes include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><b>Folliculitis :<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Folliculitis is an infection of the hair follicle. When the hair grows out of the follicle it curls inward and grows into the skin which causes irritation and <a href=\"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-prevent-urinary-tract-infections\/\" class=\"ek-link\">infection<\/a>. It is usually caused by shaving, waxing, wearing tight undergarments, friction and humid weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><b>Contact dermatitis:<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These days the market is flooded with many scented products which are impregnated with chemicals. These chemicals can irritate the vulva and produce inflammation and infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><b>Molluscum contagiosum:<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a viral infection that can cause lesions anywhere on the body including the genital area. The lesions appear as small pink blebs with a pit in the centre and can become itchy red and swollen. It usually resolves by itself without any scarring within a period of 6 months to 1 year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><b>Hidradenitis suppurativa:<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a painful chronic skin condition that causes multiple abscess and scarring on the skin. It causes a mixture of boil like lumps, blackheads, cysts, scarring, and channels in the skin that leak pus. They tend to occur again and again, and need constant management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-can-you-do-to-prevent-this\"><strong>What can you do to prevent this ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Avoid wearing tight-fitting clothing that can cause friction<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Choose underwear made of cotton rather than synthetic materials<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Avoid bubble baths and scented soaps<\/span><\/li><li>Wash your vaginal area with a <a href=\"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/foaming-intimate-wash-otb.html\" class=\"ek-link\">pH- balanced intimate wash<\/a>.<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Trim your pubic hair with scissors rather than shaving<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333300;\">If you still choose to shave your public hair, go with the angle of your hair, in a downward slant<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Do not touch the affected area too much<\/span><\/li><li>Wear <a href=\"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/everyday-panty-liners-otb.html\" class=\"ek-link\">panty liners<\/a> to absorb excess discharge<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333300;\">If you find anything out of the ordinary, meet your doctor<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Vulvar acne or a pimple on the vagina is as common as any problem and like every problem it has several solutions. The best part is some of the solutions lie in your hand &#8211; a little cleanliness and some help does the trick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDoctor, I&#8217;ve got a pimple down there and it&#8217;s painful!\u201d\u201cOk, did you shave your vagina?&#8221;\u201cYes, I did.\u201d That&#8217;s how patients&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":3702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":1,"_editorskit_typography_data":[],"_editorskit_blocks_typography":"","_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[866,868,704,863],"tags":[504,169,591,592,516,505],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3693"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3693"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8297,"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3693\/revisions\/8297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}