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is this herpes or something else?

by slumber, Oct 19, 2008 01:16PM

hi...a few weeks ago i had sex with a woman that said she didnt have any diseases...i still wore a condom but about 36 hrs later i started to see bumps on my pubic region... then they turned into small itchy blisters.... i went to the doc and he said it looks like herpes so hes doing a culture to be sure...i did have headaches and muscle aches etc...i had not symptjoms of anything before her and it had been over 2 weeks since i had sex with anyone else...does herpes show up that fast after sex and could it be anything else besides herpes that the doctor might confuse just by looking at it?

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by gracefromHHP

, Oct 20, 2008 01:13AM

36 hours afterwards would be very quick for a newly acquired genital herpes infection. You might also want to get a type specific herpes igg blood test for hsv1 and hsv2 this week too.

grace

by gbwm, Oct 20, 2008 04:45PM

To: slumber

how bad were your muscle aches and where were they located. I'm nervous i could have herpes too but i have to wait another 2 months to get tested. I noticed my right leg is starting to ache and actually go numb. i hope its the stress but what kind of muscle aches have you had? Thanks

by slumber, Oct 20, 2008 08:39PM

To: gracefromhhp

hi...so do you think its probably herpes...giving the symptoms i have. or do you think it could be something else? just worried.

by gracefromHHP

, Oct 21, 2008 08:43AM

It could be many, many things. herpes is not the cause of everything that goes on in between the legs.

grace

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