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Hsv? Need some advice
Hi doctor, thanks for taking the time to answer this for me! About two weeks ago I woke up and moticed that my right groin area (in between where my thigh crease is and the base of my penis was quite sore. I saw a doctor on the second day of this and he said that he didn't know what was going on, that it was just "one of those things" and that there was no need to do any testing. Also there werent any obvious bumps or lesions there. The soreness in that specific spot abated, but for the last week and half or so I have maintained a bit of sensitivity in the area very near/on the base of my penis, next to my scrotum. The skin in that area, where the sensitivity is, has looked slightly pink and there are some very little skin colored bumps that look like like slightly raised pores. However, i havent seen any obvious blisters or lesions or much/any change w the tiny bump like looking spots. My only exposures are protected heterosexual sex I had about four months ago and some dry humping/ frottage with a different girl about two months ago. What do you think about the symptoms and do you think I should have a blood test. My last test was negative for everything and it was about 5 months ago.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
This is a pimple or sebaceous cyst, not herpes. Herpes lesions don't have a hair emanating from them, and the contents also don't suggest herpes. I see no need for testing.
Hi Doctor, I don't know what the rules are for asking additional questions but if I need to pay for a new post I will be happy to do so. A few days ago I noticed some mild itching in the same region that i asked you about a few months ago. Yesterday, I noticed a small red bump with a white-ish looking head, in the itchy region (at the very base of my penis on the right hand side). I assumed it to be a clogged pore as there was a hair coming out of the center of it. Today as I was examining it the head "opened" and I decided to pop it at that point. What came out wasn't as dry or as dense as a typical whitehead but it wasn't watery like I would expect from a blister, also there was no bleeding. Just wanted to get your thoughts and if you thought I should pursue any sort of testing? Thanks.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
You're welcome. Thanks for the thanks.
Thank you for the response, it helped me a lot!
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the forum. Thanks for your question.
In reading your question, I knew I would be able to reassure you that you have no STD, before getting to your sexual historry toward the end. STDs rarely if ever show up primarily as inflamed skin in the groin. You describe very typical symptoms of a garden variety dermatitis -- often a superficial bacterial or fungal infection, which often start in the fold of the groin. (Such infections are especially common in overweight people, where there often is poor air circulation where the folds of tissues are in constant contact.) And the slight irritation or a little redness closer to your penis also isn't suggestive of any STD.
Although I hope that if I were able to examine you personally I would come up with something more helpful than "just one of those things" -- but I am very sure no STD is the cause. And going back to your sexual history, your most recent contacts carried little or no risk for any STD that conceivably could cause such symptoms. Certainly frottage couldn't do it, and the time since either exposure is too long for any of the STDs.
So my advice is to keep the area clean and dry; if the symptoms worsen or persist or you otherwise remain concerned, return to your doctor; or if not satisfied with his or her advice, perhaps a dermatologist. In the meantime, I wouldn't worry at all about any STD and do not recommend testing.
Best wishes-- HHH, MD
In reading your question, I knew I would be able to reassure you that you have no STD, before getting to your sexual historry toward the end. STDs rarely if ever show up primarily as inflamed skin in the groin. You describe very typical symptoms of a garden variety dermatitis -- often a superficial bacterial or fungal infection, which often start in the fold of the groin. (Such infections are especially common in overweight people, where there often is poor air circulation where the folds of tissues are in constant contact.) And the slight irritation or a little redness closer to your penis also isn't suggestive of any STD.
Although I hope that if I were able to examine you personally I would come up with something more helpful than "just one of those things" -- but I am very sure no STD is the cause. And going back to your sexual history, your most recent contacts carried little or no risk for any STD that conceivably could cause such symptoms. Certainly frottage couldn't do it, and the time since either exposure is too long for any of the STDs.
So my advice is to keep the area clean and dry; if the symptoms worsen or persist or you otherwise remain concerned, return to your doctor; or if not satisfied with his or her advice, perhaps a dermatologist. In the meantime, I wouldn't worry at all about any STD and do not recommend testing.
Best wishes-- HHH, MD
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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.
