I am Pretty sure I have contracted HSV2

[blakej0427]

I am a 23 year old healthy male. I believe I have possibly contracted HSV2. Approximately 4-5 days ago I had unprotected sex with a female. She claims that she has no STDs About 3hrs after we finished having sex i noticed a burning sensation when I urinated. The next morning roughly 28hrs after we had sex I noticed 2 small red bumps at the base of my penis shaft. Each bump had a long hair growing through it & at 1st both were not painful. I believe I was able to pop a small amount of pus out of the bump on my leftside. The one on the rightside however I could not pop. The more I touched and messed with the bump on the rightside the more irritated it got until the point It was painful and stung. All the while it was still burning when I had to urinate, my urine also looked cloudy, and I had a hard time starting to pee. Seeings how this had all happened in less that 30hrs I started freaking out. Other than possible small amount of pus that came out of the bump on my left side, the bumps really have no fluid or pus coming out of them The 1 on my right side continued to sting and hurt but I must confess I continued to poke at it. I met with my Dr. on Day 2 and explained all of this to her. She inspected the bumps and very quickly came to the conclusion that it was not herpes, stating she has seen of a lot of herpes cases and this did not look like one to her. She stated that it looked like folliculitis to her. She tested my urine and told me that i did not have a urinary tract infection, but believed my urinary symptoms were due to bacteria that came from having sex. I was given antibiotics & was tested for all STDs and herpes which i no is to soon. peeing still burns 2days later but not nearly as bad. the bump on the left side of my penis disappeared the next day without a trace, but the 1 on my rightside still burns and hurts. Dr. said the bumps appeared way to soon to be herpes & had hair in them. Im very paranoid! I just want to know if I have herpes? Please Help

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

By 6 weeks from infection, 70% of those who are going to make antibody (indicating infection) will have done so.
Terri

[blakej0427]

I just have one more follow up question... I still have some burning and itching going on so, I am not sure what is wrong. The bump doesn't really seem to change. My doctor is referring me to urologist, but I still feel like i have herpes. How long before I can get a IgG test to see if these symptoms are from a herpes infection? Is it like 6 or 8 weeks?

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

I think it is very unlikely that these bumps are caused by herpes, though of course, without testing it is not possible to know.  It does, however, sound like you had a urethritis that was treated, and that's a good thing.  If you have had other sexual partners in your lifetime, it is possible that you could be infected with herpes and not know it.  If you want to know about past possible infection, an IgG antibody test could be run.  It is too soon to test via antibody test for possible infection from this person.  The bumps came up very early to be herpes, I think.  The picking at them does make the picture more confusing, for sure, and you are certainly not the only person who has done that!  Try to leave them alone and see what happens.  If you get more, or these change dramatically, go back to your provider for a swab test of the bumps.  Otherwise, you can pursue IgG testing for previous infection if you are still worried or curious.

Terri