I forgot to add, but the scab had fallen off yesterday, leaving slightly wrinkled skin on the location where it was, but otherwise, no mark or leftover was to be found (this got me worried the most). Anyway, I took picture yesterday, just before it fell off, and lest that it be missed the first time, here is the link
http://s3.amazonaws.com/medhelp_images/user_photos/250908?1326257981
Anyway, just to add, I never had any herpes blood test, I didn't know if I have the antibody in the first place.
Hi Terry,
Thanks for your response. I posted a picture at the bottom of the post, did it look like a scab (or a sore or a lesion) or something herpes-related? Could excessive masturbation have caused such a thing?
Aside from frequenting massage parlors (that included hand-release, and rarely, protected oral sex), I never really had any other sexual history, so it is indeed true that getting herpes seems a bit far-fetched.
As I mentioned, the scab seemed to have started from some rough patch in the skin (similar to peeling skin) rather than open blisters. It wasn't painful or anything, though within the last year, I have experience intermittent burning sensation on my penis (urethra probably).
So having vaginas touching my back or buttocks skin could be considered non-risk? What about having their thighs touching my penis? Would that be considered a risk for herpes?
Thank you so much for your advice.
Whenever someone says they have a scab on the genital skin, I always worry that they could have genital herpes because it is correct that in the US, the main cause of genital sores (and thus scabs) is herpes. However, other things could cause a scab - picking at a bump that could be something else, a bad fungal infection, scabies, a healing bacterial infection. Nothing that you described in your sexual encounters makes me concerned about significant risk for an STI. What about previous regular social sexual partners, people you've dated, that kind of thing? Have you ever been tested for herpes antibody to determine that you've not been infected in the past?
Terri