New Doubts

[apc6337]

First of all, I have had cold sores (HSV-1) since I was a child. I am now 19 years old.

Almost two years ago I had an extremely brief, unprotected, homosexual encounter. I spent an excessive amount of time worrying about STD's. To put my mind at ease, I went to a local free clinic and was blood tested for HIV, HSV-2, and urine tested for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia. Fortunately, I tested negative for all of these things.

The only truly odd symptom I had before I was tested, was a paper cut like lesion on my penis. It didn't pop up like a blister, wart, etc. Almost two years have passed and I have not had a return of any kind of lesion on my penis.

Is it possible that the paper cut like lesion was a manifestation of herpes? Since I already have HSV-1, would my body provide enough resistance to prevent a genital infection of HSV-1? Is there any way to test for genital HSV-1 if I don't have an active lesion?

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

Yes, since you have a long history of HSV 1, it is extremely unlikely that you would subsequently acquire HSV 1 genitally.  Was the contact oral sex?  If yes, then yes, your risk would be HSV 1, which you already have.  Plus, new herpes doesn't normally look like paper cuts, I would say that is more typical for recurrent disease.  

If you fill me in a little more on the type of sexual contact you had, I can be of more help to you.

Terri

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

I suppose it could be a fungal or bacterial issue.  Just guessing here, of course.  If you have been practicing vigorous masturbation, that could also be a cause.

Terri

[apc6337]

Thank you for the response,

I both received and gave oral sex, and I also very briefly gave and received anal sex. The anal was unprotected by also very brief, no longer than ten seconds.  

The cut itself appeared long after the encounter. What other disease could've cause it?