17 year old female with two lumps

This post may sound a bit jumbled but I have never told anyone about this before 

I first found my first lump when I was 11 in a girls changing rooms for a swimming lesson. I have had it ever since. It is in the outer skin around my vagina and all google searches are saying cancer. I am absolutely terrified of the doctors so I always put off getting it checked out because if it is bad then I have put it of so I would feel as though I could have prevented it had I have been more brave.

The next lump I have is just underneath the nipple it’s new been there around a week and it’s small but it was painful to begin with but I am meant to go on the pill for my period because I suffer with really painful cramps and obviously the pill has oestrogen in it. I don’t want to take the pill and make it worse but I also really don’t want to get checked out and find that I have something that I could have prevented had I have just got on with it.

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  • Dear Poppy,

    Of course you feel anxious and that is totally normal. However, I recommend that you find it in your heart to trust someone enough to show them what is causing your worries. A problem shared is a problem halved, so try to find a sympathetic GP or a nurse to talk to. You are young, and there are many different things it could be, possibly totally unrelated. Please reach out to get your symptoms checked. Going on the pill will probably help your heavy periods, but best to get checked out before taking hormones.

    Best of luck, and keep us posted if you feel like it. 

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  • Dear Poppy,

    Of course you feel anxious and that is totally normal. However, I recommend that you find it in your heart to trust someone enough to show them what is causing your worries. A problem shared is a problem halved, so try to find a sympathetic GP or a nurse to talk to. You are young, and there are many different things it could be, possibly totally unrelated. Please reach out to get your symptoms checked. Going on the pill will probably help your heavy periods, but best to get checked out before taking hormones.

    Best of luck, and keep us posted if you feel like it. 

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