I don't think you have herpes, either.
Sounds like a mild irritation from shaving was aggravated by the vigorous intercourse, and may well have healed by now except that you are constantly "worrying" the area; handling the bumps, lightly squeezing to check for soreness, etc.
Apply the bacitracin sparingly, and leave the area alone. Wear cotton underpants for a while to be sure the area doesn't stay moist.
FYI--I got shaving bumps that sound exactly like what you described once. They took about a week to go away, but that was with not messing with them all the time.
Good luck, and I hope you get good news from the doctor that will put your mind at ease.
i appreciate the advice "try not to worry," but im getting a little frantic. i actually have a final in about an hour and yet all i can think about is the potential virus lurking in my nerve cells. the tiny red dots seem to have grown a little in size, and now look quite awful. there is a cluster on one side of my labia where the entire area seems slightly raised, and is spattered with these circular spots. each spot resembles a tiny crater in the center of a pinkish bump. to make matters worse, the hair in my pubic area is now growing back as well and everytime i walk it rubs against the bumps, causing a very uncomfortable sensation. when i squeeze or prod them they feel rather hard- less yeilding then the rest of my skin. no noticeable fluid yet, but some of the darker spots seemed to be a bit weepy yesterday... of course, this could be my imagination, as ive poked and prodded them so much in the past 12 hours its a bit amazing that i have any skin left there at all. i know that this is quite possibly one of the worst things that i could do (after 5 minutes of poking i had managed to somehow enlarge half of the red spots- the skin seemed to just melt away) but for some reason i have it in my head that if i keep looking at them ill find some clue as to what they are. this is awful... im so terrified of what might be wrong with me, and try as i might i cant imagine where i could have possibly contracted the herpes virus from... or any std for that matter. now im concerned that the tests will be inaccurate- they swabbed the area to early on, before thered spots- or i think maybe theyll mix up my bloodwork with someone else, crazy things like that. i know that by tomorrow the hospital will have my results but 24 hours seems like an eternity. if this was simply a skin infection or an irritation wouldnt it have gone away by now? why the dark red spots that resemble scabs or sores? are these spots going to eventually grow and cover my entire vaginal area? i know that i dont know for sure what it is yet, but everytime i look at it now i burst into tears. i cant imagine what else it could possibly be... for the first time in my life ive fallen in love with someone, and just as things are beginning to go well i discover i have mysteriously contracted genital herpes? i have always been so careful- and much less active then most people i know that are my age- how could this happen? i just dont understand...
I am not a doctor, but I'm pretty familiar with herpes. What you are describing sounds more like trauma from vigorous sex rather than herpes.
If you do experience some blisters or "paper cut" symptoms get to a clinic or doctor immediately and get a type-specific culture done on it. The time window is relatively limited for getting a good sample.
Try not to worry.
im not sure if this comment is visible to anyone in the forum staff but i dont know where else to insert this so here goes...
i just found out that the last person i had intercourse with who is also the last person i had oral sex with WAS tested along with his ex girlfriend and that the tests came back negative. he is the same person that i had sex with in november, and there hasnt been anyone other then that until as far back as september. is it possible to get herpes by some other means...? thanks!
It does not sound like herpes, because the bumps/scabs are on both sides of the labia, whereas herpes is localized to one spot. I assume the doctor performed a herpes culture--those take up to a week--but I expect they will be negative. Friction and shaving seem a better explanation.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff