Discovering small skin growths in the vaginal area can be distressing; you may wonder if you have contracted an STD, and whether you may transmit them to your sexual partners.
While you should always have any genital growths checked by your doctor for signs of a venereal disease, chances are that you may have a common, non-sexually transmitted condition known as vaginal skin tags.
We can show you how to get rid of these harmless, yet potentially embarrassing growths easily and painlessly.
What are vaginal and groin tags? Also known as acrochordons, these small tabs of dermal tissue are benign (non-cancerous) growths which often form in areas where the skin rubs together, particularly in the groin and genital areas.
Like other types of skin growths, vaginal tags are formed when the skin cells in a small area reproduce abnormally and cause flaps of tissue to protrude from the surrounding skin.
Are vaginal tags contagious? While the appearance of skin tags may cause some alarm due to their resemblance to genital warts, they are not contagious and cannot be spread from one sexual partner to another.
There is no correlation between vaginal tags and any sexually transmitted disease.
Should I have my skin tags removed? Because skin tags are not harmful, there is no medical reason to have them removed.
However, tags in the vaginal area may cause some discomfort due to chafing during intercourse, and you may prefer to get rid of them.
Your doctor can cut the growths off with a surgical tool under local anesthesia in a simple outpatient procedure; however, the drawback is that this technique can be costly and uncomfortable.
How can I get rid of genital skin tags without resorting to cutting them off?