VERY red, swollen labia minora immediately after intercourse

[edelweiss]

I am so baffled by my condition, which started a couple months ago. Was diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis first. Then a yeast infection which was treated with Diflucan. My nurse practictioner told me to not have intercourse for about 10 days to allow the yeast to clear up. So, I waited the 10 days. Then, after intercourse, I would feel so uncomfortable - itchy, burny, just not right, but the most alarming thing was that my labia minora (especically one side) would turn bright red and swell up like a balloon. Very hard, and swollen and would take several hours for the swelling to subside. This only happens during sex - other than that, I have no symptoms, and no swelling. I went back to a different doctor thinking maybe the yeast infection hadn't cleared up - got another dose of Diflucan, lab results showed NO YEAST, and waited another 2 weeks before trying sex again.

Same thing. Swelled up literally like a balloon - bright red, hard labia, uncomforable feeling at the base of vaginal opening. I have no visible sores, only feel this after/during sex and chlamydia/gonorrhea test are negative. I have not changed partners, have not changed soaps, lubricants, sheets anything different.

Any ideas? I am going for a second opinion with an MD in a couple weeks - but in the meantime, I am freaking out.

[terry757]

yeah i seem to be having to the same problem. it started out as an itchy irritation tha began swelling up one t\side then the other it started yeasterday and it seems to be getting worse i have a hard time walking and spend most of my time in the tub the swelling has not gone down can anybody help

[dolly_mixture]

Hi all, i have had this problem for the last few years, i have taken upto a year out of sex, left my partner, been tested for everything you possibly can and then i decide to attempt again only a week ago with an ex from 15 years ago and bob's your uncle, swollen, red, sore... sheer hell. i have seen gynae's galore, sex clinics, doctors and no-one seems to have any answers for me. I had a child 4 years ago after being told i wouldn't and then developed this issue when he was about 18 months when i regained a relationship. I put it down to his birth causing this as it was pretty traumatic down there.

I wish us all the luck out there to resolve this problem as i cannot face even seeing my ex again as 15 years ago i was a nymph and enjoying every second now i can't handle a second!

[miss48]

Reading this makes me really concerned about if this is fatal or life long. It happened to me for the first time last night and I'm only 17! I noticed pain because I wasn't as "wet" as usual so I wanted to stop, but then I went to see what was wrong and I noticed these same exact symptoms that everyone else is talking about. I'm really worried!!! Has anyone discovered a cure?

[monica219]

OMG this happened to me last night too! Im 26 and 8 weeks pregnant- Ive had the same sex partner for 3 years and all of a suddenly after sex my right labia swelled up like a balloon- i iced it and its back to normal- but im scared to have sex- because that freaked me out!! I think it might be because of some wetness gland- because it seemed like i couldnt get wet- but we had had intercourse anyway using natural lube- (saliva) lol
Never again! If anyone can come up with a cure- please share-

[starzc05]

wow guys it is amazing how many of us share the same symptoms and no one has figured out what it is yet! to be straightforward i have had alot of sex and this never happened to me until about a year ago and it completly freaked me out! it didnt happen again until about 2 weeks ago and then again last nite..it is really frustrating. The only difference in mine is that i never experience any pain, only severe swelling. Has anyone else had just swelling? and i also noticed that i am not as wet down there either so maybe it does have something to do with the glands..has anyone had that proven?

[balt345]

It's weird. I've had a lot of sex over the past couple of years. I was with the same partner for 1 1/2 years and never had this problem once. After we broke up I had another partner, never had the problem either. I had then slept with someone else and the swelling occurred and I freaked out., It ended up going away a couple days later. The next partner I had was for a while, and this never happened again. Then recently I had a new partner and two times this has occurred. I wish I knew what was going on.