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Papercut in genital during period
During my last 2 periods about the second day of my period, I felt itchy in one spot in my genital and later noticed what looks like a papercut, I thought I had a yeast infection so I went to the drug store to get a 3 day yeast treatment, the cut was in one spot so I didn
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I would summarize your symptoms as consistent with genital herpes but not typical. Yeast infections also often have slit-like breaks in the inflamed areas, and itching is not a prominent symptom of herpes but is for yeast infection.
Your blood test is suggestive of a false-positve result for HSV-2. In people with positive HSV-1 results, which you have, and whose HSV-2 result is technically positive but below 3.5, over half have false positive results. So the odds are strong you are not infected with HSV-2.
The way to sort it out is to have a second type-specific HSV-2 antibody test, using a different test than the orignal one. If you are in the US, you probably had a HerpeSelect test. Talk to your provider about aranging for a repeat test with the BiokitUSA test, or with the Kalon test (produced in the UK but available at some labs in the US). Or if a cost of $150-200 is not a serious limitation, have a specimen sent to the University of Washington lab in Seattle for a Western blot assay--the gold standard. All labs know how to send specimens to reference laboratories for special testing.
I hope this helps. Best wishes-- HHH, MD
Your blood test is suggestive of a false-positve result for HSV-2. In people with positive HSV-1 results, which you have, and whose HSV-2 result is technically positive but below 3.5, over half have false positive results. So the odds are strong you are not infected with HSV-2.
The way to sort it out is to have a second type-specific HSV-2 antibody test, using a different test than the orignal one. If you are in the US, you probably had a HerpeSelect test. Talk to your provider about aranging for a repeat test with the BiokitUSA test, or with the Kalon test (produced in the UK but available at some labs in the US). Or if a cost of $150-200 is not a serious limitation, have a specimen sent to the University of Washington lab in Seattle for a Western blot assay--the gold standard. All labs know how to send specimens to reference laboratories for special testing.
I hope this helps. Best wishes-- HHH, MD
It does state that you are indeed infected with herpes 2, but it is weekly positive, which may indicate a false positive. You should have a Western Blot test to confirm. The cut on your genitals does raise suspicion to me though.
FYI...There is no such thing as exposure. If you have hsv 1 and/or 2 antibodies, you are infected with the virus & can transmit it to others. You may not have severe outbreaks, but someone else may.
FYI...There is no such thing as exposure. If you have hsv 1 and/or 2 antibodies, you are infected with the virus & can transmit it to others. You may not have severe outbreaks, but someone else may.
regarding the blood test,after reading a lot of possible false positive HSV II result in the present of a high positive HSV I, i was hoping this could be my case. the itch associated with the papercut still continues long after the cut is gone.
thank you very much Dr. I really appreciate your response, this site has been really helpful to me and many others i'm sure, i'll have another test and culture done to be sure of my statues.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
