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Herpes negative, still worried
Hello, Thank you for your time.
Something's going on with me, please let me know if it sounds like herpes.
I received unprotected oral sex almost 3 months ago.
About four days later, I developed a single sore with an off white head of puss in my pubic region, several inches above my penis.
It may have been an ingrown hair, I'm not sure.
A clinic took a culture of it and it came back negative for herpes.
It healed within a week or two.
The following week, I felt a lot of tingling and burning in my face, especially in my mustache area. But I never had a breakout on my lips or face.
I since have had more acne in that area than usual.
I have had intermittent sharp tingling on both sides of my pubic area every week since.
It seems to increase the day following a night of drinking alcohol. But no breakouts.
I've had a couple of small red dots on my inner thigh and pubic hair since on and off.
However, I have gotten those in the past, from running and dry skin.
My lymph nodes are not swollen, but the one behind my left ear hurts badly on occasion.
Blood test was done around 4 weeks after potential exposure.
Negative for herpes.
Now my frenulum is red and puffy with two white symmetrical dots on each side.
I've been under a lot of stress at home and at work.
Could this be psychosomatic? Could this be herpes? Thank you again.
Something's going on with me, please let me know if it sounds like herpes.
I received unprotected oral sex almost 3 months ago.
About four days later, I developed a single sore with an off white head of puss in my pubic region, several inches above my penis.
It may have been an ingrown hair, I'm not sure.
A clinic took a culture of it and it came back negative for herpes.
It healed within a week or two.
The following week, I felt a lot of tingling and burning in my face, especially in my mustache area. But I never had a breakout on my lips or face.
I since have had more acne in that area than usual.
I have had intermittent sharp tingling on both sides of my pubic area every week since.
It seems to increase the day following a night of drinking alcohol. But no breakouts.
I've had a couple of small red dots on my inner thigh and pubic hair since on and off.
However, I have gotten those in the past, from running and dry skin.
My lymph nodes are not swollen, but the one behind my left ear hurts badly on occasion.
Blood test was done around 4 weeks after potential exposure.
Negative for herpes.
Now my frenulum is red and puffy with two white symmetrical dots on each side.
I've been under a lot of stress at home and at work.
Could this be psychosomatic? Could this be herpes? Thank you again.
Life360,
Thank you so much for your input.
Herpes blood test came back negative, 12 weeks post exposure. Whew.
But I now have slight burning and tingling on my glans, with small scattered red dots that are a little sensitive. Seems to flare up after a night of drinking.
I've tested negative for HIV, Chlamydia, Syphillis, and now Herpes.
Any insight into what else I could test for? or what this might be?
This is driving me insane...
Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for your input.
Herpes blood test came back negative, 12 weeks post exposure. Whew.
But I now have slight burning and tingling on my glans, with small scattered red dots that are a little sensitive. Seems to flare up after a night of drinking.
I've tested negative for HIV, Chlamydia, Syphillis, and now Herpes.
Any insight into what else I could test for? or what this might be?
This is driving me insane...
Thank you so much.
Hi, first of all your face issues would not be related to herpes from receiving oral sex. Also if none of the partners had any lip sores at the time your risk would be quite low as oral shedding does not occur that often also herpes sores are not white puss filled. Testing 8 weeks post exposure would be a good indicator however.
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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.
