blisters to sores

[carebear416]

I've popped the blisters in my pubic mound that several others have described as sweat bumps on this site and as told before they seem to release a clear small amount of liquid.  After the area is cleaned and covered with Neosporin the area scabs over and for at least a week has a hard time healing?  I have been to a free clinic and tested but they were unable to do a blood test and unable to take cultures at the time because I didn't have an "outbreak"?

Is this a type of STD or is it truely just blisters?
And can people get cold sores on their penis?


This discussion is related to Blisters on Penis.

[Rowena Santos, MD]

Hi,

They could have been referring to the blisters of genital herpes. This is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) or type 2 (HSV-2).  This typically appear as one or more blisters on or around the genitals or rectum. The blisters break, leaving tender ulcers that may take two to four weeks to heal the first time they occur. Typically, another outbreak can appear weeks or months after the first, but it almost always is less severe and shorter than the first outbreak.  Although the infection can stay in the body indefinitely, the number of outbreaks tends to decrease over a period of years. Other signs and symptoms during the primary episode may include a second crop of sores, and flu-like symptoms, including fever and swollen glands.  Over time these recurrences usually decrease in frequency.  

Take care and keep us posted.