Swollen vaginal lips and vulvodynia

Posted By Erin (New York, Usa) on 11/15/2010

I have read almost all of what I can here on Earth Clinic regarding swollen vaginal lips.. It mostly happens after sex, but I've also experienced it when my boyfriend and I took a break from it. I went to my doctor, no infection to be found, and no yeast either. I have no discharge, no odor, just irritation and swelling. I can't assume it's BV or trich, because I lack a few key symptoms. How can I know for sure, and how can I fix it?
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Replied by Livia (The Woodlands, Tx) on 11/18/2010

It sounds as though you are having an allergic reaction to something you are in contact with during sex. If you know muscle testing, I'd check for weakness to your boyfriend, his sperm, anything else that is in the environment during sex that isn't usually there at other times. If you don't know muscle testing, find someone who can do it. Then you can eliminate the offending lotion, brand of condom, sheets, toy, whatever, that is causing the problem. If you are allergic to your boyfriend's sperm, and NAET practitioner can help you eliminate that reaction. Actually, they can eliminate reactions to other things, but that is the thing that would be the hardest to completely avoid, lol!
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Replied by Susan (Dallas, Tx) on 08/26/2011

I had the exact same symptoms as you are reporting. I would notice the skin peeling off of the inner vaginal wall also after sex and it was so painful. After trying all sorts of remedies, I was prescribed ketoconazole (I had taken fluconazole previously). Anyway the Ketoconazole did the trick and I haven't had one pain or irritation in 13 years since taking that drug. It must have been some sort of resistant fungus.
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