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Genital Herpes, Genital herpes is a viral infection. At least 8 in 10 people with the genital herpes virus do not know that they are infected. , Genital herpes sim...
Genital Warts (Anogenital Warts), Anogenital warts are sometimes just called genital warts. Genital warts are a common sexually transmitted infection. They are small lumps ...
Female Genital Abnormalities, What are female genital abnormalities? Congenital malformations of the female genital tract are defined as deviations from normal anatomy,...
Female Genital Mutilation, What is female genital mutilation? Female genital mutilation (FGM) used to be known as 'female circumcision' and is widely practised ...
Genital Herpes in Pregnancy, This document should be read in conjunction with the main, separate Genital Herpes Simplex article. Aetiology, epidemiology, transmission, present...
Chlamydial Genital Infection, A 2017 study suggests that the composition of the vaginal microbiota may affect the risk of catching chlamydia - this is not something that we currently test for...
Genital Herpes Simplex (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment), See also the separate Genital Herpes in Pregnancy article. What causes genital herpes? (Aetiology) [ 1 ] ...
Cracked or ulcerated. Flat or raised. Bleeding. Patches can slowly enlarge. Patches of Bowen's disease may be a few millimetres in diameter but, in some cases, can grow to sev...
Vaginal pessaries do not usually cause any problems but (very rarely) they may affect the skin inside your vagina which can become ulcerated. Some women notice some discomfort during sex. ...
Pressure ulcers A pressure sore (pressure ulcer) is an ulcerated area of skin caused by irritation and continuous pressure on part of your body. Pressure ulcers are more common over plac...
It is a sore or broken (ulcerated) area of skin caused by irritation and continuous pressure on part of your body. Pressure sores are more common over places where your bones are close to ...
Benzydamine mouthwash or spray may be useful in relieving the pain from a sore ulcerated mouth. Choline salicylate gel (Bonjela® dental gel) can be used in the mouth to reduce pain.
Paediatric vulvovaginitis is a common cause of soreness or irritation of the genital area of young girls before puberty. It is usually caused by a combination of a natural lack of oestrogen a...
Sometimes they occur in people who also have genital lichen sclerosus. Sometimes they occur without genital problems. Away from the genital area, patches of lichen sclerosus...
Infections Thrush (yeast infection). Genital herpes infection . Genital warts . Chickenpox . Other infections: these include scabies and pubic lice .
Chlamydia . Genital herpes . Gonorrhoea . Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) . Hepatitis B . Hepatitis C . , Hepatitis b Hepatitis c Gonorrhoea Genital chlamy...
Pressure ulcers A pressure ulcer is an ulcerated area of skin caused by irritation and continuous pressure on part of your body. If you are not very mobile and are spending long periods in...
Note how it has ulcerated and looks more angry than a BCC. Squamous cell carcinoma on the tip of the nose ...
Female genital mutilation Female genital mutilation (which used to be known as female circumcision) involves varying degrees of mutilating surgery to the genitals of a girl. , End...
It also gives details about how to reduce the chance of passing on genital herpes to your baby if you develop genital herpes whilst you are pregnant or have recurrent genital herpes ...