The inside of my vagina is cut up???

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Okay, so about a week ago I had sex with my boyfriend. (I am 17 and he is as well. We are both free of STDs) the day after, I noticed brown discharge. It lasted for 3 days. On the Third, I began to bleed from my vagina. I thought that my period had started. I was wrong. I was unsure of the cause and decided to wait it out. 2 days ago I had sex with my boyfriend again, and when I got home, I looked down there, and saw that the inside lips of my vagina looked almost torn up. Immediately I began to freak out. I looked online everywhere and I found that it sounded mostly like rough sex and a little vaginal tearing. I also read that I should leave it alone and let it heal. It is very sore and itchy. It also burns when I pee. (I assume this is because of the cuts) I have been putting vagasil on it for the last day and it helps with the discomfort and itching. Although it is seeming to get better, I am still very freaked out and I am not sure what is wrong. Someone please help me.

@ShylaMercier Welcome to A2A. During your two sexual encounters did your boyfriend finger you? If so, the cuts could have come from untrimmed fingernails. You would, of course, know whether the sex wa rough or not.
Also I'm not seeing anything about condom use. Did I miss it?

@ShylaMercier I wonder, with the itchiness and burning when you pee, if there is either a yeast infection of the vagina or an infection of the urethra, or a urinary tract infection. These are rather common, and you can easily get them without sex, but sex, especially when rough, does make them more likely.

Vaginal yeast infections can be treated with anti-fungal creams you can get without prescription at a pharmacy. Vagisil treats symptoms only and is not anti-fungal. Urethral or urinary tract infections (which are likely to be bacterial) need prescription antibiotics from a doctor.

I think, myself, that you should go to a doctor.

I agree that a visit to a doctor would be the best move.

Thank you everyone. There was no condom. And I have defenitly taken the UTI and yeast infections into consideration. I would tell my step mom and see a doctor, but they don't know I am having sex and are against it... it no longer burns when I pee, but the torn up bit still seem to be there and I cannot really tell if they are getting better or not. But lile I said, it no longer burns or is itchy and uncomfortable. I am just wondering if and when the cuts will go away...

@ShylaMercier, wait and watch is probably an OK strategy at this point. You will know soon enough if you have a UTI (frequent need to urinate and blood in your urine). A UTI is easy enough to treat, but it does require an antibotic and that requires a prescription and that will require a trip to the doctor.

If there was no condom, what are you doing about birth control?

@ShylaMercier The cuts, like those elsewhere on your body will take about a week to heal, barring any infection forming. Healing time varies from person to person.

Thank you once again, everyone. There usually is a condom...the last 2 times however, there was not because I thought it was the last time I would see him for a while. He was sent to boot camp (he is going Into the navy). I have been checking everyday and as I said, the itching and discomfort as well as burning has gone away. The cuts however are still there. It more or less just looks like someone tore it up. It wasn't there before the last 2 times my boyfriend and I had sex. I just feel like it may have gotten worse because the last time was a bit rough. Today, I began seeing whitish discharge, which is normal, right? Before I mentioned the brown discharge and when I began using the Vagasil the discharge stopped completely. It only started back up today. Is this normal? Or could it be because of this specific situation?

I have found recently that the bumps are itchy...im kind of scared... does anyone know what can be causing this?

@ShylaMercier Cuts that are healing can get a little itchy while scar tissue is forming, but surely the damage should not have been so great, even with rough sex. My guess is an infection.

If you are really reluctant to go to a doctor (and depending on where you are and your circumstances there might be an anonymous clinic you could go to), I would start with anti-fungal/anti-yeast cream and see if that helps.

Are there any specific kinds that would help the healing process to by faster?

I don't think so. There are some ointments that may help healing of uninfected cuts, but if there is infection, fighting that is the first priority.

So I had sex with my boyfriend tonight and the cuts are further inside my vagina now...the cuts hasn't gone away but they weren't bothering me so I thought it was okay...i can't go to the doctors because my parents CANNOT k ow I'm having sex..but I'm really scared...

@ShylaMercier He's not using a metal ring or stud in his penis, is he? Or could it be fingernails?

Cuts are not usual and I think you really need someone to look at them. Is there a clinic, perhaps Planned Parenthood, that you could go to?

He isn't. There just isn't a way for me to do this without alerting my parents because if I do see a doctor, they could tell my parents. I just don't know what else I can do..

I think that this is just fantasy and speculation. This does not happen

You should just let him fuck you and get you pregnant

You need to go to the doctor. Bleeding is dangerous in any case

If you're still having trouble with this, here's my advice:
First off, for something to be wrong this long means something is almost certainly going on and you need to see a gynecologist. You should be seeing one at least once every year, anyway, if only for a checkup. Seeing a gynecologist at this time of your life is routine so don't worry about your parents jumping to conclusions.

As you are above the age of 16 Doctor/Patient Confidentiality law does apply (in America, at least) and the doctor cannot discuss your visit with anyone without your written permission. (If they do they can loose their license, at minimum.) Your parents do not have the right to be in the room with you if you do not give them permission, and they do not have to know about anything that happens in that room unless you give written permission for them to be informed. Its your body, you have a right to privacy.

Let the gynecologist know what has been happening, and don't be afraid to ask any other questions you may have. (Believe me, anything you could imagine asking they've already heard and/or seen. Don't worry about surprising them with weird questions.)

Even if you seem to be all healed, I would still go see a gynecologist to make sure there was no lasting damage, no lingering infection, or to figure out what happened and how to prevent it from happening again.