could use the help!!!

[dub5]

Ok so about a month and a half ago i noticed 2 small blisters forming on my circumcision scare on the under side of my penis, not much itching or pain! about a week or 2 later as those started to disappear i got another one right under neath the head of my penis, they go from a red mark to a blister to a scab then back to the red mark. the one under my penis head turnned to a scab. My first thought right away was genital herpes.I did as much research as i could on GH and everything i read said the out breaks last from about 4 days to a week,ive had mine for almost 2 months now.It almost seems like they go away for a week, come back for a week, and away n back.The ones on the underside of the penis when there not a blister its almost like a red scare. the one under my penis head actually have never gone away it turns to a scab n the scabs been there almost 2 months. then about 2 weeks ago i noticed a little red dot (just one) on the tip of my penis.it never really turned to a blister, just kind of stayed a red dot, after using peroxide it formed a little scab over it  but basically stayed just a little red dot.during the last 2 months ive had unbearable itching down there twice.Both times were early in the morning like 5 am, and to the best of my knowledge the itching came after using a certain type of lotion during masterbation (masturbation) from the night before. I seen a dr and he basically told me he wasnt sure w/o an STD blood test, n that it could be herpes 1 or 2, genital warts, or a skin irritation .................. does anyone know if anything along any of these lines could actually last 1 1/2-2 months?????????

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
It sounds like herpes. Most individuals have no or only minimal signs or symptoms from HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection. When signs do occur, they typically appear as one or more blisters on or around the genitals or rectum. The blisters break, leaving tender ulcers (sores) 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.

The only way of ruling it out is by getting yourself tested for genital herpes. Laboratory tests include: culture of the virus, direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) studies to detect virus, skin biopsy, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to test for presence of viral DNA. I sincerely advise you to consult a dermatologist and get it ruled out.

I hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted in case you have any additional doubts. Kind regards.