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Question: VAGINAL WHITE SORE
| saintcal
- Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:31 am |
I am a 63-yr old female, not active sexually for the past several years. For the past couple of days I've been experiencing some discomfort in the vaginal area and finally took a look; there seems to be some sort of painful white sore there. I started using over-the-counter Clotrimazole 7 cream yesterday.
I have no noticeable discharge but have noticed not smelling very "fresh"for some time now. I thought maybe I was experiencing some dripping since I occasionally leak urine when I sneeze or Cough hard -- and that this accounted for the light odor.
It's probably time for a Pap smear since I haven't had one for 2-3 years, but didn't consider it urgent since I'm not active sexually. Also, I'm not sure about douching in my situation. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks.
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| Dr. Safaa Mahmoud
- Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:05 pm |
 Hello,
There are many causes for vaginal sores, that include:
Fungal infection (more likely)
Herpetic lesions
Benign and
Malignant ulcers.
Local examination is essential to better characterize the lesion, e.
g size, borders, presence of discharge , other lesions etc.
Investigations including biopsy for suspicious lesions may be recommended by your doctor.
When infection is suspected douching is not recommended by many to avoid ascending infection.
I advise you to seek direct medical consultation.
Keep us updated.
Best regards.
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