STD Testing Info

Vaginal sores are usually a symptom or sign of another problem such as a yeast infection or even genital warts. Sometimes it’s hard to know if you have sores, so you should have yourself seen by a doctor as soon as possible. It might be hard to know, because if you are suffering other symptoms of yeast infections such as itching in and around the vagina, tenderness, soreness, burning sensation during urination and sexual intercourse, pain during urination and intercourse, rash, redness of vagina and vulva; you might not know exactly what’s going on down there, except you are uncomfortable and probably in pain.

Vaginal sores embarrass the hell out of people, maybe because they associate them so sexually transmitted diseases (STD), I don’t know. What I do know is that women should get over the embarrassment and see their doctor as soon as they can. It is potentially dangerous to ignore the symptoms, even life threatening in some cases.

When you see your doctor, in most cases, you will get a pap smear done. Its better able to identify what the underlying problem is as they test for a variety of problems. When getting a pap smear done, a speculum is inserted into the vagina and widened to open it. A specimen brush that looks like a long cotton bud is used to swab the vaginal walls and is sent to testing. Many women are scared of this procedure, they feel its very violating, but its one of the best things you can do for yourself as a woman. When the results come back, you then know why you have vaginal sores, and a course of treatment can then begin.