Okay so I was concerned and last wednesday i was determined to get tested for an std cause i felt so nervous. My gyno couldn't fit me in until another month so i went to urgent care. He said i was std free but i have vaginal vaginosis which i am treating with an anibiotic. It's just that in my labia i had multiple skin colored bumps. They do not hurt and if i didn't feel them i wouldn't even know they were there. It almost looks like taste buds.. that's the best explanation i could come up with. Well, anyways i kept my gyno appt. but it's hard to wait around a month without some sort of answer. If anyone knows if this is common or serious or maybe it's just something normal with all the wetness i have been experiancing down there with the vaginosis. Fill me in if you know anything!

Here is some information about the condition the doctor mentioned and why you are on antibiiotics. It mainly concerns your proper hygeine during sex and when you attend to your normal functions in the bathroom. Remember always to use two clean washclothes when cleansing your pubic area, one for the back and a separate one for the front and always wipe UP the back and never use that cloth on your front area.

Primary causes of bacterial vaginosis include an overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria and the Gardnerella organism.
The healthy vagina includes a small amount of these bacteria and organisms. When the vaginal balance is disrupted by the overgrowth of these bacteria another protective bacterium -- lactobacilli is unable to adequately perform its normal function. Lactobacilli normally provides a natural disinfectant (similar to hydrogen peroxide) which helps maintain the healthy and normal balance of microorganisms in the vagina.

E. coli which is a normal inhabitant of the rectum can cause bacterial vaginitis if it is spread to the vaginal area. Other factors which may contribute include hot weather, poor health, poor hygiene, use of an intrauterine device (IUD) for birth control, and routine vaginal douching.

Risk of bacterial vaginosis increases with menopause, and in women with diabetes, as well as women whose resistance is lowered due to other conditions.

A report published in Women's Health Weekly indicates that multiple sex partners may increase a woman's risk of bacterial vaginosis although African-American women with only one partner still have a high prevalence of infection.

I sincerely hope this information helps.

but are those bumps just coming from the vaginitis or should i be concerned about something else?

He said you were std free so the bumps are from the vaginosis. If you are std free then why do you have to worry?

its wierd but i have the same things. u cant see them like on the regular either. u can see it when u stretch em out a lil. i dunno if its the same for u. but taste buds are exactly how iwould describe them. kinda like the whitish ones wen u have a cold. anyways they never bother me. i had bacterical vaginosis a long time ago n got rid of it a long time ago but i still hvae the "taste buds" i dont think they go together. but ive been tested and im good. so maybe there supposed to be there. im doin more searching for it. if i find it ill post it :)

its wierd but i have the same things. u cant see them like on the regular either. u can see it when u stretch em out a lil. i dunno if its the same for u. but taste buds are exactly how iwould describe them. kinda like the whitish ones wen u have a cold. anyways they never bother me. i had bacterical vaginosis a long time ago n got rid of it a long time ago but i still hvae the "taste buds" i dont think they go together. but ive been tested and im good. so maybe there supposed to be there. im doin more searching for it. if i find it ill post it :)

I was just curious, did you ever figure out what it was?
Because I have the same problem & I'm only 16.

I was just curious, did you ever figure out what it was?
Because I have the same problem & I'm only 16.

Im 17 and i just seem to have got this same problem, not sure why! its not causing me any real problems so im not sure whether to go see my gp about it or leave it, what have you done and have you found anything else about it?

The ones you last few are describing are normal. There's a difference between bacterial vaginosis bumps and the bumps you see when you stretch your labia. I have BV or VV myself, and the bumps are always there. They're tiny, skin colored, and if you look close enough or shine enough light on them, they have a tiny red vein/dot on them. They do look like tiny taste buds, and they can cause some irritation. The other bumps are normal, if you stretch your skin thin enough white colored bumps may appear, someone else suggested it is like the skin of an uncooked chicken. It's nothing to panic about.

Hey guys... the same happened to me and after going to the gyn a bunch of times, extensive research, paps, getting tested for every std, a colposcopy, and being declared completely healthy, now I'm pretty sure that I found the answer to our problem. It's called "FORDYCE'S SPOTS". check this site http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/health/how-to-get-rid-of-fordyce-spots/

Basically, just like you guys described it, it looks like itch-less, painless taste buds on your outer labia and if you stretch the skin they may appear kinda white. At first I was really scared cause they can look like HPV warts but they are NOT. It sucks because they cause no problem other than looking ugly. Although they are almost imperceptible, if noticed, who's gonna believe you when you tell them that it just looks like you have something but you don't. Good news is that there may be somethings you can do about it. So, the website said that there as some treatments to get rid of it but it's good to wait few months to a year of a diet rich of folic acid, vitamins A,C, D,E and B-complex cause they may be gone on their own. It seems like there they discourage people from getting the treatments cause they say it may be ineffective or the side effects may out-weigh the benefits, so be careful. Anyways, check the site for more info.

I really hope this was of help to all of you cause when I first noticed them I was freaking out and couldn't find a satisfactory answer, not even from my doctor till I discovered this. Now I feel much more relieved.

Good luck with your Va-jay-jays!! :)