Like cuts from razors, insect bites or other injuries can open the skin up to bacteria. If you’ve been in contact with someone who has a boil, shared clothes, or reused a towel, you may be more likely to develop a boil. Ingrown hairs won’t always develop into boils, but if the hair follicle develops an infection, it can grow large and pus-filled. Also, some people may have skin folds that rub and cause friction and irritation. Friction from tight clothes can cause small tears and make skin around the vagina more susceptible to infections. Once bacteria enter the body, they can develop into an infection. Staph and other bacteria can get through the skin around the vagina from minor cuts that occur while you’re shaving or from an injury. If the bacterium makes its way into the roots of the hair (the hair follicles), an infection can develop. Staphylococcus aureus (also known as staph) naturally lives on the outside of your body and in the opening of your nose. These boils can have other causes, too, such as: In most cases, a vaginal area boil develops when a hair follicle becomes impacted and an infection develops. If you have a spot on your vaginal area and aren’t sure if it’s a boil or the result of something else, such as a sexually transmitted infection, make an appointment to see your doctor or gynecologist. In severe cases, your doctor may lance, or cut, a boil to drain the infection.
Treatment can help ease the pain and clear up the infection. Most will clear up on their own in a couple of weeks. Vaginal area boils are rarely a cause for concern. But herpes sores typically remain small and develop in clusters, unlike boils. Both types of bumps can look like pimples at first, and both may have a yellow discharge. They’re often caused by impacted and infected hair follicles, but there can be other causes, too.īoils around the vagina may be confused for herpes. These bumps can develop on the outside of the vagina, in the pubic area, in the skin folds of the groin, or on the labia. Vaginal area boils are pus-filled, inflamed bumps that form under the skin of your vaginal area.
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