okay lately ive been having a huge issue. at first I thought it was crabs but I have no pubic hair so it couldn’t be. my labias itch extremely badly, to the point where I have to sit down and itch for quite a few minutes. only the lips itch, nothing internal. they also seem more dry then normal. its become super uncomfortable and I hate it. im 16 and am sexually active with my boyfriend… he has been with other people but I know he doesn’t have an std. thoughts?

Okay, well there’s an easy answer and then a more complicated one.

Easy: Itchiness is common when pubic hair is growing back. You said you have none, so that means you shave or wax. Your hair starts growing back very quickly and it usually gets itchy.

Or it could just be dry skin! Like you would have anywhere else.

Complicated: You’re right, it could be an STI, a bacterial infection, or a yeast infection. So make an appointment with your doctor. Read here about another possible cause. Unless you have the results of your boyfriend’s STI screening in your hand that proves he doesn’t have anything, then I’m sorry, but you still have to consider him a risk.

Either way, if it concerns you enough to ask me, then it means you need to talk to your doctor and figure out for sure what’s going on down there. Whatever it is, you need to know for sure in case you require treatment. I’m not a medical professional so I can’t help you here.