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Help Please..Doctors Can't figure it out
6 months ago I had protected sex with a prostitute in amsterdam while drunk. I have had blood tests done numerous times, all negative for syphillis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, hiv, herpes. about a month and a half after the encounter, i noticed a red bump that looked a little blisterlike in the urethra. it has been there for 4 months now. internal medicine doctor said it could be hpv but he didnt think so. the skin aroudn the penis head proceeded to become red and irritated. the dermatologist suggested it was lichen planus and prescribed desonide cream. it did not help. at school i then went to the school doctor who prescibed azithromycin and diflucan just to be safe because he noticed the redness. blood tests still negative. that did not help. i then went to the urologist, who said he could not really see this bump/blister in the urethra. he prescribed mycolog (or nystatin and triamcinolone) for a possible yeast infection. I want this to be over. Before this encounter my skin was never irritated on my penis. I want this to be over. please help. my questions...
1) possibility of blood tests being after wrong numerous tests?
2) 2 doctors said there was very slight yeast if even that, but would a yeast infection cause a bump in the urethra, and then last for this long?
3) does hpv cause redness and irritation?
any input would be greatly greatly appreciated so i can suggest it to the doctor at my next visit. thanks.
1) possibility of blood tests being after wrong numerous tests?
2) 2 doctors said there was very slight yeast if even that, but would a yeast infection cause a bump in the urethra, and then last for this long?
3) does hpv cause redness and irritation?
any input would be greatly greatly appreciated so i can suggest it to the doctor at my next visit. thanks.
vance,
i asked this question in the dermatology section and a doctor responded with this.... "The only way of ruling out herpes is by getting yourself tested for genital herpes. Laboratory tests include: culture of the virus, direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) studies to detect virus, skin biopsy, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to test for presence of viral DNA"....is the hsv1 and hsv2 igg specific not 100% accurate even if done at 4months?
i asked this question in the dermatology section and a doctor responded with this.... "The only way of ruling out herpes is by getting yourself tested for genital herpes. Laboratory tests include: culture of the virus, direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) studies to detect virus, skin biopsy, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to test for presence of viral DNA"....is the hsv1 and hsv2 igg specific not 100% accurate even if done at 4months?
Blood tests are 100% done in the correct time frame...see my 1st answer to the question.
It is not a STD or HIV, I don't know whatelse I can say to make you believe that.
No there are the standard tests for HIV which is an antibody test and one standard herpes test that will give conclusive result.
It is not a STD or HIV, I don't know whatelse I can say to make you believe that.
No there are the standard tests for HIV which is an antibody test and one standard herpes test that will give conclusive result.
how accurate are these blood tests? i am not being irrational about this, because before i had sex with a prostitute, my penis was fine. now it is not. i dont think this can just be a coincidence.
are there different types of tests that i can ask to have done for hiv or herpes instead of them doing the same test over and over?
are there different types of tests that i can ask to have done for hiv or herpes instead of them doing the same test over and over?
We really can't give you much more help then we have already done. Your trying to find if this is STD related and based on your tests it is not. So this is something else and only a Dr is going to be able to tell you want it is. Since your current Dr doesn't know all I can suggest is finding a new Dr for a 2nd opinion.
is there something that is not tested by blood, or difficult to see/diagnose that is sexual...i need to have suggestions for this doctor. im not holding onto the idea of this being a std, but honestly, after sex with a prostitute followed by a urethral lesion 1.5 months after the incident, is a rational person supposed to believe that is actually a coincidence..
First let me point out that you had PROTECTED SEX. That was what you said in your original post. You have had NEGATIVE std test results. YOU need to listen to reason and let go of your STD theory. It is not an std. So, there is nothing further we can offer you here. Please keep following up with doctors. They have medical expertise. We only have information. We cannot diagnose you nor treat you. So, please, stop obsessing over this. Maybe you should ask to be referred to someone who is considered a top urologist in the country.
my last question is does a hiv antibody screen in the US test for hiv2 please if anyone can help me or suggest anythingggg i would be soo appreciative
on a side note: it has been over 7 months since the time i had sex with her, and this has probably been there for 5 of them...
vance, could you offer some ideas of what it could be then? the urologist didnt know, the dermatologist guessed something wrong. the urologist is referring me to an infectious disease specialist...what can i ask him about?? it has to be something sexual, it wouldnt make any sense for a non sexual bump to appear suddenly in my urethra after i had sex with a prostitute..
1) yes the testing was done in that time frame
2) creams and diflucan and azithromycin have done nothing. the bump is still there and sometimes a darker purplish color, and the redness around the head has been there for months now
3) one doctor said the only thing it could be is hpv, but if there is no outbreak of warts, what can you do to know that you have or do not have this. really other than that, i have no idea what it could be, and doctors have come up with lichen planus, and yeast infection, both of which were not helped by their treatments....
2) creams and diflucan and azithromycin have done nothing. the bump is still there and sometimes a darker purplish color, and the redness around the head has been there for months now
3) one doctor said the only thing it could be is hpv, but if there is no outbreak of warts, what can you do to know that you have or do not have this. really other than that, i have no idea what it could be, and doctors have come up with lichen planus, and yeast infection, both of which were not helped by their treatments....
how is that possible though. never in my life have i ever had a rash or bump in my urethra before up until the one risky sexual thing i have done. that seems like too much of a coincidence to me. any other ideas?
1) depends on when you tested...HIV is valid at 3 months, syphilis at 6 weeks, herpes at 4 months. but your symptom does not seem to be STD related
2) probably not
3) it can but you would have an outbreak with it
Best I can tell you is very high chances this is not STD related and follow up with your Dr(s). Keep working with him/her on this.
2) probably not
3) it can but you would have an outbreak with it
Best I can tell you is very high chances this is not STD related and follow up with your Dr(s). Keep working with him/her on this.
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