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Herpes Symptoms?

4 1/2 months ago had protected sex with a woman with genital herpes. 9 days later felt itching in pubic area. Never developed any lesions. 6 weeks after the encounter developed severe burning in the penis. The pain is located on the shaft. I can't apply soap on it. That area of the penis is very tender. Whenever my right leg rubs against it, it hurts. Can't masturbate nor have any desire to have sex. I tested negative with HerpeSelect last week with a value of 0.25 and negative with labcorp. They were done 18 weeks after the encounter. I've seen dermatologists, neurologist, and an STD specialist and no one seems to know what I have. About 1 month prior to the testing I took 3 days of Valtrex just to see if it would help the pain. It did and didn't help, which confused me. I wonder if that much Valtrex would affect the test? Terri Warren doesn't believe so and she doesn't believe I have herpes. All I know I was perfectly fine until I had that brief, protected encounter. Any one have these symptoms?
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Thank you for your quick response. I've applied everything down there, from steroid creams to anti fungal creams. In fact, I may have overdone it. The pain is like a neuropathic type pain with allodynia, painful to usually un painful stimuli. For a while there, early on this nightmare, I performed a lot of self-repeated examinations, just wonder if I inflicted a lot of nerve damage to myself. Just curious if herpes experts have ever seen a case of non-stop penis burning with no lesions? Even though I've tested negative at 18 weeks for HSV2 (I have HSV1), I fear I may be those that are slow to convert? Just very depressed about my situation.
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Hi, topical irritations are symptoms of fungus called yeast or balantis. These are a result of a PH change to your skin and good have stated by the condom lubricants or spermcides. Also you maybe having a allergic reaction to laytex.
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