So, ladies, help me out. I just became sexually active again after several years of abstinence. I've had sex maybe 6 times in the last 4 weeks and the last time was a little violent. I didn't object at the time, but we did end up using lubricant after about and hour and a half. I felt fine until the next morning, when I started to swell, by that night (approx 24 hours after intercourse) I was swollen and itching with an ice pack between my legs (yes, very Monty Python). At first I thought it was just the sex, but then the swelling decreased and the itching increased, small bumps appeared around the edges of my vulva, suddenly I'm concerned about a reaction to the lubricant or worse. BTW, had unprotected (and unplanned) sex the week before. Dumb I know, barely a month single and already exposed myself to god knows what. So far, just the symptoms listed, no discharge, no pain urinating, I've done some research. I have a gyn appt in a week, but really would like to know if anyone has had this type of reaction because of particularly vigorous sex. Please respond soon

Horrid being a woman, i know...

Have a search through the threads on this particular topic, under ghynocology.

There are quite a few recent threads that are simular to what you are experiencing.

Everything except the white bumps and itchiness sounds like a reaction to the vigorous sex...the white bumps could be genital warts, but there are other non-sexually transmitted explanations that could be possible too.

In the meantime, use yoghurt with live strains of bacteria, straight out of the fridge to make you a bit more comfortable. Its not going to cause any harm doing this.

Good luck at the gyno, let us know how you get on