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Genital burning is a clinical finding in which a person feels a burning sensation on the penis or scrotum in men or on the vulva, labia, or vagina in women.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

Body locations

Pelvis

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