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I was just diagnosed by a free std clinic nurse for having genital herpes. Everything I have been reading says the virus enters a mucous membrane and prefers the genitals area for infection. I'm a male what mucous membrane do I have down there,besides the "pee hole"? I slept with a girl 5 weeks or so ago but used a condom. How could herpes get in me when I had no broken skin down there and the only open area was covered?
The skin of the penis is very thin and delicate with nerve endings right near the surface. Compare this to your thigh where the skin is very thick with nerve endings much deeper.
You must get a swab immediately if sores are still present. A blood test now won't hurt but you'll probably need to follow up with a 12-16 week post exposure test.
You must get a swab immediately if sores are still present. A blood test now won't hurt but you'll probably need to follow up with a 12-16 week post exposure test.
5 weeks ago was the last time I slept with a girl and 5 weeks later have this outbreak. But wouldn't making herpes push into penis skin wouldn't it make it easy to push the virus through other body parts? Ex: touching herpes sore to fingers, thighs, etc??? I plan I trying to get a test done. Did not receive oral. Worse or the worse is on the side not close to top part but was covered by a condom
Be wary of a visual diagnosis. There are several things wrong here with a herpes diagnosis:
- symptoms bad enough to seek medical advice indicate a primary infection that would mostly occur 2-10 days after infection... not 5 weeks.
- the blisters almost always when present include the entry site... which as you suggest would probably not include the penis if protection was used.
Did you receive unprotected oral sex though?
For men, the soft skin of the penis is a valid entry site, not as good as membranes such as the vagina or lips. This is why men are less susceptible to the virus, but nevertheless it still happens.
Was a swab or blood test taken? Get these straightaway if not.
- symptoms bad enough to seek medical advice indicate a primary infection that would mostly occur 2-10 days after infection... not 5 weeks.
- the blisters almost always when present include the entry site... which as you suggest would probably not include the penis if protection was used.
Did you receive unprotected oral sex though?
For men, the soft skin of the penis is a valid entry site, not as good as membranes such as the vagina or lips. This is why men are less susceptible to the virus, but nevertheless it still happens.
Was a swab or blood test taken? Get these straightaway if not.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
