Aa
Sores on genitalia, possible HSV-1?
Six days ago (last Friday) I had sexual intercourse with my girlfriend, both vaginal penetration and her giving me oral. I do remember I still had some tender skin down where I tore myself when I masterbated 4 days previously during the week.
This Monday I noticed that I had an open sore where the tender/torn skin was. It looked kind of like a canker sore. It did not have any scab on it, but it was an open sore. The area was wet and seemed to secrete a little fluid. I also noticed a couple of bumps on my penis near the open sore. I pinched it and I saw some clear fluid come out of it. I also had another one of these bumps with a hair folical in it. I suspect that it was an ingrown hair as I keep myself totally shaven in the genital area, but I stopped shaving last Monday when I tore the skin a little.
The area has stayed semi wet since Monday and is just now starting to scab over a little. The one open sore looks white in the center and has not scabbed over yet, but the other bump areas have. All of this is at the base of the penis on the right side where the penis meets the scrotum. Everything is normal on the head of the penis and the whole left side of my genitalia. I do not have any burning sensation when urinating.
My girlfriend has never had an outbreak of herpes below the belt, but had a bump on her face (lip) when she went on vacation over two years ago.. Her doctor told her this was caused by the sun. She has never had a problem since.
Is it possible to have HSV-1 on the genitals?
This Monday I noticed that I had an open sore where the tender/torn skin was. It looked kind of like a canker sore. It did not have any scab on it, but it was an open sore. The area was wet and seemed to secrete a little fluid. I also noticed a couple of bumps on my penis near the open sore. I pinched it and I saw some clear fluid come out of it. I also had another one of these bumps with a hair folical in it. I suspect that it was an ingrown hair as I keep myself totally shaven in the genital area, but I stopped shaving last Monday when I tore the skin a little.
The area has stayed semi wet since Monday and is just now starting to scab over a little. The one open sore looks white in the center and has not scabbed over yet, but the other bump areas have. All of this is at the base of the penis on the right side where the penis meets the scrotum. Everything is normal on the head of the penis and the whole left side of my genitalia. I do not have any burning sensation when urinating.
My girlfriend has never had an outbreak of herpes below the belt, but had a bump on her face (lip) when she went on vacation over two years ago.. Her doctor told her this was caused by the sun. She has never had a problem since.
Is it possible to have HSV-1 on the genitals?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Genital herpes with HSV-1 usually has many fewer recurrences than HSV-1. About 40% have no recurrent outbreaks at all and most others have only 1-2 outbreaks over the next year, then none at all. However, about 10% of people get regular, ongoing recurrences just as for HSV-2.
This will have to be my last reply. Best wishes-- HHH, MD
This will have to be my last reply. Best wishes-- HHH, MD
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Your closing comments/questions indicate you did not take my advice to do some homework to learn about herpes. I gave you some excellent sources. I will be happy to answer 1-2 brief follow-up questions after you do that, but not before.
Thankyou for the reply.
I think I was worried that there was no scab that developed right away and thats why I thought something was going on.
The area is still inflammed and seems to be getting better, but the earlist I can get into a doctor is four days from now (they are all booked). I plan on taking some close up pics with my digital camera to show the doctor then. The yesterday the skin was loose and seemed to come off in this area if I picked at it. The area resembles like a burn victims skin ont he recovery with white patch on the main sore.
Most of what happed is on one side at the base but there was a bump or two on the shaft near the base. If I contracted HVS-1 through oral sex, is it the same or will it become HVS-2? Will I have outbreaks on my mouth or genitalia?
I think I was worried that there was no scab that developed right away and thats why I thought something was going on.
The area is still inflammed and seems to be getting better, but the earlist I can get into a doctor is four days from now (they are all booked). I plan on taking some close up pics with my digital camera to show the doctor then. The yesterday the skin was loose and seemed to come off in this area if I picked at it. The area resembles like a burn victims skin ont he recovery with white patch on the main sore.
Most of what happed is on one side at the base but there was a bump or two on the shaft near the base. If I contracted HVS-1 through oral sex, is it the same or will it become HVS-2? Will I have outbreaks on my mouth or genitalia?
After reading the sources you mentioned and looking at some photos of what genital herpes looks like, I am wondering if I contracted HSV-1 through oral sex being performed on me. I'm still not sure as the wet/inflammed area is at the base of the shaft on the right hand side. I did have one bump/blister about half way up the shaft but it was tiny and a good deal away from the head. My appointment is on Tuesday and I'm afraid of everything healing before the doctor gives it a look over. I'm really scared right now.
Worst case scenario, if it does turn out to be HSV-1 on my genitals, do the HSV-1 genital outbreaks happen as often or as sever as the HSV-2 genital outbreaks? I didn't see that addressed in any of the websites I looked at.
Worst case scenario, if it does turn out to be HSV-1 on my genitals, do the HSV-1 genital outbreaks happen as often or as sever as the HSV-2 genital outbreaks? I didn't see that addressed in any of the websites I looked at.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Once there is a break in the skin (anywhere on the body, not just the penis), if it gets irritated it can get inflamed and sore, or can get a secondary minor bacterial infection. In this situation, the appearance of the lesion is more or less the same regardless of the cause; a herpes lesion, a physical injury, or anything else all look about the same. Herpes lesions generally are on the shaft or near the head of the penis, not the base. Therefore, the locaction plus your story of injury as the first signficant event suggest that this isn't herpes. However, there is no way to know for sure except by professional examination and testing.
It sounds like your partner might have oral herpes. (Sun isn't the cause of such lesions, but sun exposure can trigger oral herpes outbreaks.) And absolutely yes, it is possible to get genital herpes due to HSV-1. A third to half of initial genital herpes cases these days are due to HSV-1, mostly acquired during oral sex. As I said above, my guess is that this isn't the cause of your current problem. But if your partner has oral HSV-1, you are at risk for getting it. However, you might already be infected with oral HSV-1; half the population has it from childhood (without symptoms). If so, you won't get it again.
Sounds like you need to read up on the basics of genital herpes and HSV infections. Take a look at the information provided by Public Health - Seattle & King County (www.metrokc.gov/apu/std), CDC (www.cdc.gov/std), and/or the American Social Health Association (www.ashastd.org).
Good luck-- HHH, MD
It sounds like your partner might have oral herpes. (Sun isn't the cause of such lesions, but sun exposure can trigger oral herpes outbreaks.) And absolutely yes, it is possible to get genital herpes due to HSV-1. A third to half of initial genital herpes cases these days are due to HSV-1, mostly acquired during oral sex. As I said above, my guess is that this isn't the cause of your current problem. But if your partner has oral HSV-1, you are at risk for getting it. However, you might already be infected with oral HSV-1; half the population has it from childhood (without symptoms). If so, you won't get it again.
Sounds like you need to read up on the basics of genital herpes and HSV infections. Take a look at the information provided by Public Health - Seattle & King County (www.metrokc.gov/apu/std), CDC (www.cdc.gov/std), and/or the American Social Health Association (www.ashastd.org).
Good luck-- HHH, MD
You are reading content posted in the STDs Forum
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.
