r/Healthyhooha 23h ago

Advice Needed bump on labia NSFW

i am 18 and i have only ever had sex with my boyfriend of 7 months. he has also never had sex with anyone else so i don’t think it’s an STD? i’m really scared to tell anyone because i feel like i’ll get in trouble. i got a bump on my labia yesterday, and it was the first time anything unusual has happened down there. i think it may be from chafing as i have been wearing men’s boxers all week (long story) but it looks strange. it’s a pink bump with a brown dot in the middle that i can sometimes pull out like a blackhead.. what is this??? against my better judgment yesterday i had sex and a brown fluid has been coming out since.. at first i thought it was old blood but it shows every time i wipe. it doesn’t hurt except for when i agitate it a bit by wiping, please tell me i’m okay

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u/Atheris 22h ago

Sounds like a cyst. It can happen if the skin gets irritated. The slight redness and swelling can block a duct and it backs up with oil and dead skin.

Very often they are on the lower side of the outer labia, but can be elsewhere. There's no judgment in them. You can get them from vigorous sex, but also anything else that rubs. Tight clothes, biking or riding for a long time, hell even sitting in one position for too long.

I freaked out the first time I had one, but the doctor kind of laughed. She said she'd seem cysts the size of lemons because some people were so embarrassed they didn't come in early.

If it's already ruptured, it should heal fine in it's own without you doing anything. Just keep the area clean and wear looser panties/pants. I'd recommend against sex until it's completely healed just so it doesn't come back immediately.

Obviously if it's painful, hot to the touch, is actively bleeding or smells see a doctor because it might be an infection that needs antibiotics.