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Is this Genital warts or a skin tag...

Hi I'm 23 years old, I noticed a piece of skin just belt my vagina opening 2 doctors and a nurse I've see have said this is a skin tag what worries me more is above this in my vagina opening I have a white piece of skin hanging down in a triangular shape Ive been told by one doctor its a enlarged membrane and Ive spoken to another doctor who thinks it a blocked duct but wasn't sure so I went to a gum clinic today and I was told by the doctor there that it "looks like a genital wart" and so does the skin tag I'm so confused Ive been told so many things now.

Personally i think the skin tag could possibly be a wart but the big white thing above doesn't look like one at all to me Ive looked on the net at pictures and they do look cauliflower shaped but mines triangular

I'm pregnant as well and been with my partner nearly two years and only had 3 other partners before him I'm so worried about my baby

Ive uploaded picture if you could be so kind as to look and tell me what you think thank you


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1067212 tn?1353960402
Warts look different in people, the pictures you see on the net are very misleading and often don't resemble warts the majority of people get. The problem is different docors who specialise in different things will diagnose you differenty. If the doctor who specialised in STDs said its a wart, trust that and get them treated. It is very rare to pass HPV on to your baby during birth, you should tell the doctors and if they are concerned they might suggest a C section although this is probably drastic. To me it looks like warts, but thats just a guess and I'm not a doctor. Skin tags look exactly like warts so is difficult.

It just shows hpv can happen to anyone. You havent had many sexual partners at all yet you were unlikely enough (possibly) to catch this. The truth is all sexually active people are at risk. Your current partner may even of given it to you without knowing.

If i were you I'd listen to the STD doctor and treat them, and tell them of all the conflicting info you have received. They may be ablt to biopsy the wart to test if it has the hpv virus inside it.
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My guess is they are both genital warts and seeing as the skin tag is responding to the treatment that in itself kind of says it is a wart. It just seems a bit coincidental that you would have warts and then have something that could easily be warts but isn't - if that makes sense?

You should definately get more advice from a doctor though, let them know all the conflicting things you've been told and that you are pregnant and worried.

As scary as hpv is when you are first told you have it (or in your case 'probably' have it) it isn't as bad as time goes on. It is hard emotionally because of the stigma attached to it, but there are no health dangers like cancers which are associated with a different type of HPV.

Your partner should understand if he loves you, definately tell him. Not only will it be the right thing for him but the right thing for you. It will be nice to have someone to lean on, as this isn't realy a subject people tend to talk about openly. It is a heavy burden to share on your own and I'm sure if your boyfriend is a seriouse realtionship then he will accept you were unlucky. I'm guess he knows of your sexual past and sees you are not the sterotypical girl with STDs.

Also your baby will be fine. Discuss it with your doctors, it is very very rare to pass it to kids through childbirth. If you are too scared though, they might be able to do something for you. Just keep in mind that it will be okay, stress will aggivate hpv if you have it.
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Also I had some samples taken at the clinic and the doctor said the slides were clear does that mean of the virus i never really asked

just to be safe I had a full std tests done but i wont get the results for 2 weeks
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I was so confused when I went to the gum clinic I just agreed to have them frozen that was 2 days ago they are both decreasing in size a bit im still not sure about the white large fleshy internal growth tho as it is considerably large compared to the other I'm going to the doctors for more advice and perhaps a biopsy as well as you suggested tomorrow if I defiantly do have warts I don't know how im going to live with this and tell my partner im worrying so much especially about my baby

thanks for replying
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Anyone? please help
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