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really confused
Hi i am 29 year old uncircumcised male i had unprotected sex with a female 7 years back after a few weeks i noticed smelly puss like discharge from my penis i did not give ne medical attention to it for years it eventually went away i was not in the habit of retracting my foreskin and cleaning it but one day i did and noticed red rashes over my penis head and yeast like formation over the head which i could peel off like skin after that i started cleaning my penis retracting my foreskin during showers everyday it helped with the discharge but from that time i was left with lesions under my foreskin which never seem to heal the lesions are moist red and shiny which can be torn open they always come and go on their own after a few years i had myself tested for hiv hsv and sphyllis which all came negative i had igg and igm test for hsv 1 and 2 done but a few days back i went to my general physician and he says i could have herpes as my lesions look typical my question is how reliable was the hsv igg and igm test i had for both hsv 1 and hsv 2 and how much can i trust this blood test and if i do not have herpes than what this could be which can be mistaken as herpes
the derm has ruled out herpes in my case and diagnosed me with chronic balanitis but i lost my love due to this improper and inefficient diagnosis i hope this never happnes to anybody
yes indeed you can have a wrong visual diagnosis.
continue to follow up with your dermatologist as needed.
continue to follow up with your dermatologist as needed.
i went to another derm and he saw the symptoms and ruled them out as not being herpes instead he told me it could be chronic balanitis so now i have 2 blood test negative and one derm saying that the symptoms are like chronic balanitis vs onother two derms saying i have herpes my question is can chronic balanitis be confused as herpes i am uncircumcised and my symptoms are under my foreskin
as was already discussed, a visual diagnosis of genital herpes is wrong 1/3 of the time which is why we recommend proper follow up testing. odds are you don't have genital herpes. do not take any herpes antivirals at this point. should you get a return of symptoms, be seen within 48 hours of their appearance for a lesion culture and typing.
so now what other kind of test can i ask the doctor to do besides the 2 negative blood tests to rule out herpes
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
