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Genital itching!! What do I have?? I'm confused
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Genital itching!! What do I have?? I'm confused
by Fiyah224, Dec 24, 2004 12:00AM
Hi about 4 - 5 months ago I have unprotected sex with someone and I believe she gave me an STD. About week after the sex I began to notice itching on my inner thigh fold. I noticed a small rash. Over time the rash got bigger and appeared on both sides. Its like a patch of dry skin but its very itchy. The rash looks like a darker colored region under and on the sides of the testicles (inner thigh). If you look close it likes like uniform tiny lighter colored dots, but you can't feel them. Sometimes it itches real bad, mostly on my inner thighs, little bit on the scrotum.
I am a little confused about this. My first impression was that it was genital Herpes. But reading about it on the internet I don't think thats what it is because I have no blisters. It don't believe its jock itch or a yeast infection because they aren't sexually transmitted so I read.
Whatever it is I got I got it from that sexual encounter because it wouldn't just come out of nowhere and I don't have sex that often. Can u please help me identify, I need to get rid of it, do you think it is permanent. I had it for 4-5 months and it didn't get better it got worse gradually. Also, recently I've been itchy on my forearms a lil bit, I think its related.
Thank you for your time.
I am a little confused about this. My first impression was that it was genital Herpes. But reading about it on the internet I don't think thats what it is because I have no blisters. It don't believe its jock itch or a yeast infection because they aren't sexually transmitted so I read.
Whatever it is I got I got it from that sexual encounter because it wouldn't just come out of nowhere and I don't have sex that often. Can u please help me identify, I need to get rid of it, do you think it is permanent. I had it for 4-5 months and it didn't get better it got worse gradually. Also, recently I've been itchy on my forearms a lil bit, I think its related.
Thank you for your time.
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Dec 24, 2004 12:00AM
, Dec 24, 2004 12:00AM
This doesn't sound like herpes or any other STD, and I doubt you caught it from the partner you had 4-5 months ago. Your description sounds like a fungal rash, i.e. jock itch, and the onset with the sexual encounter almost certainly is coincidental. If you are overweight, then perhaps nonspecific dermatitis of the sort that occurs where there is skin-to-skin contact without much exposure to the air. In the latter case, it might clear up with washing 2-3 times per day, wearing loose-fitting clothing as much as possible, and using talcum powder or cornstarch to maintain dryness. You could also try one of the over-the-counter antifungal creams for jock itch. If those measures don't help, see a health care provider. But don't lose sleep over the possibility of an STD.
Good luck and happy holidays-- HHH, MD
Good luck and happy holidays-- HHH, MD
I have something similiar-My inner thigh and scrotum are darker than other areas of my thigh. It occasionally itches but there are no blisters and it doesn't go away and than reappear-its been the same appearance for months now. Does this sound like a pigmentation of the skin due to an infection?
Any help would be appreciated-Thanks.
penis also appers to be very dry, get chaffed easily but no blisters or pimples that even remotley resemble herpes. i use baby powder a lot
vaseline helps with the dryness on my penis but i think i might need a stronger antifungal