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A trip to the Doctors or no?
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On my, is it called genitals? The front area, like where your pubic hair is. I have a, pimple looking thing on it, to my far left, almost at where my leg bends (bikini edge line?).
I've gotten a 'pimple' down there before once in a while, but it's like the same colour as my skin. No big, it goes away.
But this one has become pinkish red, and it hurts really badly, and it has a black dot in the middle (I thought it was an ingrown hair at first but now, I guess not).
I want to go to the doctor but...I'm not sure. Like I'm super nervous about letting him even look down there and I'm not sure if it's because of a normal reason or if it's just because he's a guy.
I am totally pro health and if my friend was in my situation, I'd absolutely agree on going to the doctors to get it checked. But for me, I'm not sure.
Maybe it's normal and someone has a name for it? Then I'd be embarrassed to go to the doctors for it, look at it, and it turns out that it's nothing! But what if it's serious or something like herpes (I'm not even involved sexually with anything =/) or turns into a large mole when I'm older?
The secretary for my doctor has to know what I'm going there for so I don't really want to tell her either because she's always gossiping and I don't want her to give me 'that look' when she sees me because she knows what I’m going in for.
Hopefully, it's not bad and someone here knows what it is, an idea, or even had it before, but thanks in advance for the advice.
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Ok, if you have never been sexually active, you probably have nothing to worry about. People do get ingrown hairs and pimples, etc, down there. If you are worried about it and want to be reassured, I would suggest making an appointment with a different doctor (female). Sometimes it feels better to do stuff like that with a perfect stranger. If you find one that you like and trust, then you you could go to her again when you do become sexually active. Someday soon you will need to start thinking about birth control and getting PAP smears (the yearly woman exam). If you aren't comfortable going to your current doctor for this issue, what are the chances you will want to go to him for other personal issues? I don't know what kind of relationship you have with your parents... but you could just tell them that your friends have been talking about going to the doctor for "woman issues" and it made you think that maybe you should get a different doctor for stuff like that. They should undertand that. They may not even need to know... except that if you are under their insurance, they may see it. It would be better if you keep the lines of communication open so that they will trust you.
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If you've never been sexually active, then it is absolutely not herpes or any other STD. I would still bet that it's just an ingrown hair or a pimple. Especially if you shave your bikini line, the hair follicles there get irritated easily. Just watch it over the next few days and if it gets worse or doesn't get better, go to the doctor.
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First of all, don't be embarrassed to go to the doctor. They have endured years and years of medical school and are completely professional. They have seen or heard all sorts of things and this won't phase them a bit. If you are still uncomfortable, so to a OBGYN specialist and make it a woman. You will find that they will answer any questions and are happy to help you out.
The "pimple" could be anything. If you are not sexually active, most likely is a mole. If it hurts it could be an actual pimple or a boil. A boil is a hard knot underneath the skin of pus. Sometimes they have dark circles at the head. People often get all sorts of bumps and pimples on their pubic regions, but everyone seems to be afraid to say anything because of embarrassment.
My advice is to make an appointment for a female OBGYN and get it looked at. Odds are it is nothing and it will ease your mind.
Hope that helps,
-Charlotte
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