I think I might have a yeast infection. I took a bubble bath Thursday (first one in YEARS) and that night I had sex with my boyfriend (oral and vaginal) three times. Then on friday I had some itching (thought it was just maybe a rash from him going down on me and having a stubbly face) but then today it is itching intensely bad and my outside lips are red and swollen and have inflamed parts on them…I don’t want to say they are bumps because then everyone automatically assumes its genital warts or herpes..its just like risen skin. I have a little bit of pain around my vaginal opening (I’m thinking thats just from the sex though). I did go to wal mart today and get a yeast infection treatment kit that I will start tonight…I’m just really paranoid…Does this sound like a yeast infection to you? Also there is a bit of a discharge and smell…it’s not necessarily a "bad" smell though. Someone please help me out…I’m having a panic attack.

I have never had a yeast infection before. I’ve had bacterial vaginosis once several years ago and had no symptoms at that time. So this is completely new to me.

The symptoms I’m experiencing include a sore and slightly swollen vaginal area (sore and swollen labia, and soreness around the vaginal opening), these areas sting and burn when I urinate, but there is no actual pain from the urethra. It is also painful to touch and move. I am menstruating at the moment so it’s hard to gauge the discharge but prior to menstruation I had a dry white discharge that would ball up (this is normal for me before my period) and it was a little bit itchy (which it does occasionally with that kind of discharge). There has never been any odour.

I have considered several options from STD’s to having accidentally scratched myself (which has happened but was not nearly this painful) to an allergic reaction to a new type of tampon I’ve tried this cycle, but I’m really thinking it may be a yeast infection.

I’m unable to see a doctor at this time, so I’m considering just buying an OTC yeast infection treatment, but I’d like to know if anyone has any other suggestions as to what it could be?
***UPDATE***

Just to update, I got an OTC treatment, and it’s already helping! Thank you all for your advice!

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I had sex for my very first time a couple of weeks ago with my boyfriend. We used a condom when we had intercourse but we didn’t use any protection for oral sex. Days later I developed a clear odorless discharge which I thought to be normal but, a week later the discharge turned white and was thick, lumpy and heavier. It was still odorless and it didn’t itch or burn and I had no other symptoms. I went to the clinic and the MD prescribed some yeast infection treatment for 3 days. I got my period and thought that was the end of that. However, now my period is completely gone and i’m still getting a white discharge. It is itching a little around my vaginal opening but I don’t see anything else. My boyfriend recently said he got tested right after and tested positive for herpes?! I don’t know what to believe and I know I should just get tested and wait for my results but I won’t do that until next week. Is it herpes? If so was it wrong to treat it with yeast treatment? I am freaking out.

I first had symptoms of a yeast infection about a week ago, itching and soreness in labia and vaginal area, clear discharge. I treated it with the drug store brand,1-day, over-the-counter yeast infection treatment (tioconazole). The symptoms got better at first, and I no longer have any discharge, but I am now having much more intense soreness and itching of the labia and vaginal opening. I’m very red and swollen down there. Should I treat with another over-the-counter medication (I’ve been reading that the 1 day treatment is not the best)? Is there something that it could be that is not a yeast infection?