His and Her Health

Good afternoon. I have a rather bothersome problem, I get these large very painful sores on my private area, I refer to them as boils as they start out small, get very hard and large then eventually soften and break open and drain. I have been to the Doctor for this and have been told they are in grown hairs. Does anyone else have this problem and if so how do you deal with them? They have caused problems in my sex life. HELP!!<P>------------------<BR>I am Stayin Home and Lovin It!

I have gotten ingrown hairs several times on my genitals (I shave completely), but yours sound different from mine. I don't get them often anymore because I exfoliate before I shave and again lightly afterwards, wash the shaved area with a gentle, antibacterial soap, moisturize with a good, unscented vitamin-E lotion and wear only cotton panties. <P>You may want to consult a dermatologist if they are as severe as you've described. A GP isn't likely to know the best treatments for this kind of thing. Also, and please don't be offended, did he test you for genital herpes? What you are describing coincides pretty closely with the symptoms for genital herpes, so if he didn't test you, perhaps you should consider asking. There are treatments for it.