. The bumps began as what seemed like ingrown hairs or irritated hair follicles. After that they looked like very small craters with individual hairs growing out of the center. Now they have scabbed over and are slightly sensitive to the touch.
After reading many of these posts online I feel that it is some sort of hair follicle inflammation or irritation but I want the opinion of someone in the field. It is worth noting that my girlfriend secretes a good amount during sex/orgasms, and it often ends up exactly in the region where the bumps began. Because of this I feel like the most likely culprit is that I shaved the night before sex, then the freshly cut follicles became irritated or infected from that secretion. I have no had any other symptoms such as fever, sickness, or sore lymph nodes/glands. It is also worth mentioning that I went to my Student Health Center and saw an STD specialist. He tested me for chlamydia and ghoneria, but said that he would recommend waiting another month or so for an HIV test and Syphilis test due to the incubation time. He did notice the lesions and asked me about them. I said that they appeared after shaving the area and having sex. He looked at them under a magnifying glass and said "I would be nervous if it weren't for the shaving because herpes would present similar to this" but then did not order a blood test or swab test for the lesions.
This is stressing me a great deal and I would like get the opinion of some people in the field.
In summary, about 4-5 bumps that arose directly after shaving and sex. Each bump became a small crater with an individual hair growing out of it, but never became whiteheads with puss in them. They have scabbed over now and are someone sensitive. There are no bumps in areas that I did not shave. It is also worth noting that I have extremely sensitive skin, including eczema, and get razor pumps very frequently from shaving my face, neck, scrotum, shaft, or pubic area. I would very much appreciate some second opinions. Thank you very much
You've been seen by a medical provider, clearly we can't trump that. There's a good chance it is from shaving. Very common. The best you can do to rule out herpes is to have an IgG type specific blood test.