Thank you for your reply, Doctor. I am anxiously awaiting a HSV-2 Igg test. Will see what happens. My primary doctor recently told me that it was probably molluscum contagiosum. It is hard for me to tell by looking at pictures online if that is what I actually had. Didn't look like herpes....may have been a yeast infection. No idea and I am a little stressed by it. Blood work will clarify it and hopefully be negative.
Thank you.
Hello,
From your symptoms it is less likely to be herpes but without investigations, it is not easy to forecast. Diagnosis is usually done with visual inspection if the outbreak is typical or by taking a sample from the sore and testing it in a laboratory. Between outbreaks, HSV infections can be diagnosed by the use of a blood test, which detect antibodies to HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection. However, the results are not always clear-cut.
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.