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A member asked:

I just noticed 1 bump not around my vaginal area but within pubic hairs that started to itch wht could that be?

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Folliculitis: Infection in the hair follicle causing folliculitis or carbuncle. Or a lymph node.

Answered 2/9/2014

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Itchy bump: Several possibilities. It could be pubic lice for example. You need to see your doctor to find out.

Answered 9/28/2016

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I have small, slightly darker brown bumps at the base of my penis where my pubic hair starts. About a mm in diameter and about 15 of them. Each one has a hair coming out (follicle point) with no sensation (burning or itching). Id like advice ?

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Hello, I recently have shaved my bikini area and now have red bumps in between the hairs that I shaved, the do not itch or burn and they are not sore, is there a chance they are an std or are stds more in the vaginal area and not in the pubic area?

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19 year old female, not sexually active.Noticed red itchy bumps in pubic area , they only go away if i shave.Regrowth of hair, itching & bumps reoccur?

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Vaginal itching from hairs growing after shaving. No redness no bumps nothing at all. Just itching. I used shaving foam and after shave too.

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