How can you tell the difference between HPV or just vaginal pimples/lumps?

cuz i occasionally (like once every 3 months) get like a big pimple thing on my vagina, like on the outside though. I do shave and i know what ingrown hairs are and its not an ingrown hair, but im not sure if its HPV. so whats the difference?How can you tell the difference between HPV or just vaginal pimples/lumps?
What you're describing sounds more like a herpes outbreak than a an HPV (human-papilloma virus). If you're sexually active, you should be having yearly pap smears--if HPV is present, it will likely be diagnosed then. HPV often has no symptoms although some people do have wart-like lesions on their genitals. The pimple-like lesions will need to be cultured and diagnosed--that way you'll know if it's herpes or if it's just an infected hair follicle. It's certainly best to have it checked out by a health-care provider. Take care.How can you tell the difference between HPV or just vaginal pimples/lumps?
Go to a doctor they can tell you
You can't see HPV. Your ingrown hairs sometimes make little puss pockets. If you squeeze it like popping a pimple the puss will come out. Make sure you get all of it out even the little sac that holds the puss. It's nothing serious.