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Two weeks ago I had unprotected sex with a girl - the next day she called and said she had herpes.  She added that she hadn't had an outbreak in a year and was on Valtrex (I still freaked out).  The day after she told me I noticed my scrotum was red.  Two weeks later it is still red, but it hasn't and still isn't itchy or burning and doesn't feel irritated.  I've also had no bumps, sores, blisters, etc. (14 days after possible exposure).  Does this sound like genital herpes symptoms?  I thought it's possible that it could be fungal or bacterial, but now that I know she had herpes I'm kind of going insane.  

Any advice would really help.
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Too bad you "freaked out." Hopefully you didn't do it in front of this woman; you would have made her feel badly, and you would have looked like a fool, given your obvious ignorance.

Have you even been tested to know if you have herpes or not? What type of herpes does she have? Type 1? Type 2? Does she even know?

Your risk with this encounter was extremely low.  But "freaking out" indicates you may not be psychologically healthy enough to have sex. Something to think about.
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The risk of contracting genital herpes thru a one time encounter, even unprotected, is very low. It could happen but it's far more likely not to happen.

A red scrotum isn't a sign of herpes. If anything it's fungal but since you say it doesn't itch it probably isn't even that. If you continue to be concerned, follow up with your provider and cover your other std bases since it was unprotected sex.

grace
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