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possible genital herpes?

I am 19 and was circumcised at birth. i shave my penis including the shaft a little lower than the circumcision line. probably 4 or 5 days later after shaving, an area of skin a little smaller than a nickel on the left side of my penis up near and stopping at the circumcision line became lighter in color. i developed a small, red, slightly swollen irritated area no lone than a centimeter right on the circumcision line and this spot itched on and off. i remember feeling a little jolt when i shaved this spot cuz i went a little higher than i usually do on accident and actually shaved part of the circumcison line (right where the red irritated area is), as if feeling like i shaved some of the skin off. the spot looked fine, nothing out of the ordinary until that 4 or 5 days later when all this started to occur. this red irritated spot would create dry flaky skin on top that would dissapear in the shower, and then return a few hours later after itching it on and off. the spot never became open until i peeled the flaky skin off it (which came off really easy and painless, but left LITTLE TINY, thin lines of exposed underskin that would heal in about 3/4 of a day if neosporin was applied). the spot never burned or got really swollen unless i masturbated with this lotion i've always used, or put this lotion on it to try and make the dry skin go away, and it never turned into a blister or multiple blisters that bursted open and formed a yellowish crust that fell off when healed as described as herpes. this irritated spot formed a little more than two weeks ago and i left it alone hoping it would go away on its own. about 5 days later after nothing went away and going to the doctor, i started using cortizone cream and neosporin on it and that did the job but the red area is still there a little, its more faint but hasnt decreased in size. a small part of the red irritated spot went away a while ago and left behind a small area of darker, rougher skin which usually happens after a skin trauma. the othe 3/4 of it that is still there is appearing to be doing the same thing, only way slower. i have been sexually active in the past: with my ex girlfriend who i almost know for a fact is clean about 2.5 months ago, and the last time i had unprotected sex with a girl i wasn't sure about was over 5 months ago. was this a skin infection of some kind? do you think its herpes? i went to the doctor and he said herpes would be his first guess, but he didnt ask me any questions or anything like what i've told you to base his response on which seemed weird to me. he seemed in a hurry to go home cuz it was late when i went in. the spot doesnt look like herpes either and i havent had a lot of the symptoms described. how intense are the symptoms anyway? all the doctor said was that its weird that if it is herpes, that it took so long to finally show up. he swabbed it and sent it to the lab but all i know is that im stressin the F*** out!  HELP!!!
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242489 tn?1210497213
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I don't think this is herpes.  For one thing, it's lasted far too long.  There are other reasons as well.  My advice is to absolutely leave the spot alone, do nothing but apply vaseline to it, avoid friction as much you can, and show it to a doctor who knows what herpes looks like and isn't in a rush.  I expect that your herpes culture will be negative.

Best.

Dr. Rockoff
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yea that's what i was thinking, and believe me i've done hours on hours of research on the internet haha, hey thanks a lot!
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