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I have been completely abstinant for 15 months now ever since coming out of my last sexual relationship & ever since, my vagina has never felt the same.  I have been experiencing severe irritation in my vagina almost every single day (mostly at the opening) but have no bumps or "outbreaks" of any sort.  I also experience frequent discharge with no smell or irregular color but feels itchy, & occasional soreness as if my genitals are bruised. A couple of months after our relationship ended, I also happened to be informed that my ex tested positive for type II herpes through a blood test. I went to get blood exams done right away for all STD's & tested negative for type II Herpes BUT my results were positive for type I.  A lot of times recently, I feel like I am getting bit by a lot of tiny chiggers from one side of my vaginal lips to the other, or a feeling of "razor burned " even if I havent shaved for months, but when I look there is nothing to be seen except some redness.  I also had two pimples last summer that showed up for the first time ever where my buttocks line starts that were hard, would not pop, did not hurt and took more than a month to go away. As soon as I got my blood tests back I went to my gyno for my yearly exam as well as she took cultures to include herpes testing and found nothing at all, nor the type I in my genital area, nor a yeast infection.  The other day I went on a walk & started crying from how itchy my buttocks and inner thighs were feeling.  Lately my anus itches frequently now also and a rash like feeling on my buttocks.   If it were genital herpes, I hear that people get breakouts & symptoms that last a couple of days or weeks and go away.  Here I am going almost an entire year with irritation that does not seem to go away.  Is it possible it will take even longer to go away on its own if genital herpes is the case?  Am I in the clear for not having type II? Should I take another blood test?  Why would he have type II but I

[Dr. Jose Gonzalez-Garcia, MD, MRCGP, PhD]

Hello,
Thank you for your post and welcome to our forum.
Your negative HSV-2 serology test woudl rule out an infection provided the test had been performed at least 12 weeks after the possible infection, which I believe to be your case.  Therefore I do not think that any of your symptoms are related with HSV-2, and possibly not to HSV-1 either.  I say this because the symptoms are not typical and you had a negative PCR test performed by your gynaecologist, which is the most reliable test for this.  Many people have antibodies against HSV-1 and have never experienced an outbreak.  You cannot tranfer the infection from your mouth to your genitals as this remains at the site of infection.
My feeling that your symptoms seem to be related with a fungal infection or possibly a skin problem.  It might be worth getting treatment for fungus in the form of an antifungal as cream and tablets and see if you respond to the treatment.  You have already been tested for the main STDs and I don't think that you need to be tested for anything else.  As mentioned above I doubt that these symptoms are related to any form of sexually transmitted infection.
Best wishes,
Dr José

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Also, I have never had a blister or sore on my mouth, due to my symptoms I am pretty much diagnosing myself for genital type I Herpes.  Are there any other diseases/things you recommend I should get tested for considering my symptoms besides what I have already done which are syphillis, AIDS, chlamydia & gonorrhea?  Lastly, could I have type I in both my mouth and genitals?  If I had it only in my mouth, is it possible I could transfer it to my genitals as well through masturbation using my saliva as lubrication?