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Menstruation, Overweight, Boils On Inner Thighs. What Is Going On?
My grand-daughter was staying over the week-end with her dad and I and she was menstruating. She is 9, her and this is her fourth period. She is over-weight and we were worried that this may happen. But, my question is, what are menstruation boils, and how and why does she have them too? There is about 6-8 of them on her inner thighs. Her mother told me that she use do get them, and that her mother told her that they are hereditary, that her mom (my grand-daughter's great-grandmother) also had them during menstruation. I have never seen them before or every heard about them. Please advise!
Concerned grandma....
Concerned grandma....
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Fri, 31 May 2013
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yes, there can be menstrual boils. I will advise hot fomentaion and boil ease cream for my patients. These can stop with time.
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