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I keep getting boils/cysts on the labia, some are very big, some not so but all painful. they seem to pop almost like a spot and disappear why?

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

Do you shave?: Might be hidradenitis suppurativa. See a dermatologist.

Answered 4/23/2016

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A member asked:

I keep getting boils/cysts on the labia, some are very big, some not so but all painful. they seem to pop almost like a spot and disappear why?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

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