HI Dr,
I'm a 26 year old male, uncircumcised heterosexual.
Exposure:
6 Wks ago I slept with a prositute, I used a condom for both protected vagina intercourse and oral.
4.5 Weeks ago I had a one night stand. I used a condom for the intercourse but she also kissed my penis (quite briefly) on the head of it unprotected.
Symptons:
The next day after the 2nd exposure, I noticed some discomfort between the tip/opening of my penis and where the head and the foreskin join the rim (the under side of the head). This discomfort has continued now for the last 4.5 wks. It is not constant, it gets worse at the end of the day and after (not during) I urinate. I have no other symptons.
Testing Done:
After 2 weeks I went to a GP who took a urine sample, swab test of the inside of my penis and a blood test and gave me 2 tablets to take incase of gonerria. All tests came back negative. Tests were for chlamydia, gonneria, herpes, HIV, syphalyss. He also inspected my penis and said there "is no visable signs of any std's"
After another week with the burning, I went to another GP and got all the tests redone. Once again they all came back negative. He also inspected my penis and said there was no signs of STDs. This doctor was my normal GP, and since he knows I tend to panic about this stuff ( I was tested less than a few months ago) he said I don't have any std's and perscribed me tablets called "Sertraline" (well thats what is on the box) to help me stop checking my penis all the time.
Yesterday I went to a 3rd GP who inspected my penis and said no symptons.
Questions:
the fact a herpes blood test doesn't work until the antibodies are in your blood and the pain persists I am worried I have this. Does this sound like herpes? Since my test was 2 weeks after my sympton started, would antibodies be present? How common is genitle herpes with no other symptons? any other opinion? Unfortunetly I live too far away from dermatoly/sex clinics.
Regards,
Cell