Herpes? Vulvodynia?

[maryjane1975]

About 3.5 years ago I got a new boyfriend. After we had sex, he told me that a few weeks prior to use getting together, he recieved unprotected oral sex for a female friend who he said was clean.

Well, soon after we had sex, I started to get all sorts of problems "down there". I have a history of yeast infections, but a few weeks after we had sex, I got a severe case of one. As well, I was diagnosed with PCOS (which I know is unrelated). But over the past 3  years, I've been getting what I can best describe as "irritations", in that my vagina area is very itchy. It used to be like that for a week at a time, but now it's subsided to maybe twice a month for a day or too.

Other than the rash that I got once from the severe yeast infection, I never noticed any visible "leisons". I get regular pap smears, and have been tested for all STD except herpes.

I don't think it is herpes, I just want some thought on this. My doctor and dermatologist say that I just have sensitive skin, and sensitive nerve endings in my vaginal area.

I should also say that other than my boyfriends oral sex encounter, we've both only been with each other.

Could his oral sex episode be causing any of this? Or is it just a coincidence?

[barn babe]

So your boyfriend received oral sex 3 1/2 YEARS ago, and you are worried you contracted something? And you've had negative STD testing. I'd venture a guess that anxiety is playing a huge role here.  Although you might want to go ahead and get tested for herpes, but your ongoing symptoms don't sound like they are related to herpes, even if you came up positive.  

You should also know that "vulvodynia" is believed by many practitioners and health care providers to be  a variant of depression.  In other words, due to psychological factors.  

[gracefromHHP]

If neither of you have ever been tested for herpes before - why not both of you get a type specific herpes igg blood test so that you both know your status and know if it's even anything you need to be worried about?  Chances are good that with symptoms as frequently and as long as you've described that it has nothing to do with herpes - especially not hsv1 genitally which in the vast majority of folks who have it doesn't reoccur very often and isn't much of an issue but it really sounds like you need the peace of mind.

It's very annoying having a cranky crotch - got one myself and honestly I"d rather have my herpes over my sensitive genital area. I can control my herpes much better than I can my easily irritated skin and such.  

http://www.med.umich.edu/obgyn/vulva/vulvodyn.htm  is just a website I like that goes over common causes of genital issues and suggestions for how to reduce further irritation down yonder.


grace

[maryjane1975]

Thanks... even though we're both clear of STD's is there any kind of bacteria he could have gotten from here that he's passed to me?