Genital herpes is a lifelong infection. While available treatments can manage symptoms, they cannot cure the infection or ...

Vulvar ulcers are sores that affect the vulva, which is the external part of the female genitalia. These sores may be very painful, or they may not hurt at all. Most vulvar ulcers are caused by ...

Genital herpes is a lifelong infection. While available treatments can manage symptoms, they cannot cure the infection or ...

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD Key Takeaways Genital pimples stem from clogged hair follicles and usually heal ...

A nanoparticle-based “prime and pull” vaccine strategy resulted in strong immune responses in vaginal tissue. In preclinical ...

Four international medical societies have collaborated on consensus statements for physicians, published in the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, about how to treat pre-invasive lesions of the ...

Genital warts and herpes can be hard to tell apart since they both appear in the genital area. However, genital warts are small, flesh-colored bumps whereas herpes sores look like blisters or open ...

Inspection of the vulva is an essential part of a complete pelvic examination, and yet the area is often overlooked or given only a very cursory examination by clinicians. For their part, patients can ...

Having an irritated vulva is, at best, distracting. At worst, it can be really painful—not to mention confusing. Like, what’s going on with your vulva to make this happen? Is there some cosmic reason ...

Vulvar ulcers are sores that develop on the vulva, or the outside of the vagina. They can result from injury, irritation, or a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Sexually transmitted infections ...