Ingrown hair or possible herpe?

[anonymous12345]

About a year ago I noticed a zit-like bump in my pubic region (no real prominent white head though).  It had probably been about a week since I had shaved the hair there.  I picked at the bump and it bled slightly and I applied Neosporin and thought nothing of it.  In a few hours the bump was gone and it was nothing but a pinhead size red mark/scab in the middle of where the bump had been-it was completely healed within 2 days.  My questions is-is it possible this could have been a herpe?  I never worried about this until my friend recently had a herpes scare and I started doing research and then remembering having the bump.  I even had sex with my boyfriend right after I picked at it and he has never shown any symptoms.  Would herpes have gone away that quickly?  I have stopped shaving my pubic hair and have never had any other bumps like it.  I know it's kind of dumb to worry about something that happened a year ago but I just wanted a professional opinion. Thank you!

[jannov]

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[Alan Rockoff, MD]

No, I don't think it was herpes.  Probably just an ingown hair you picked at.  Especially in light of your lack of recurrence and the fact that your boyfriend doesn't have any symptoms, I'd forget about it.

Take care.

Dr. Rockoff