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STDs (Expert Forum)
What is this?
Answered by
University of Washington
Seattle - WA
Welcome to the STD Forum, which is intended only for questions and support pertaining to sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV/AIDS, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, human papillomavirus, genital warts, trichomonas, other vaginal infections, nongonoccal urethritis (NGU), cervicitis, molluscum contagiosum, chancroid, and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). All questions will be answered by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D. or Edward W Hook, MD.
What is this?
by DEVOLD, Aug 31, 2005 12:00AM
I have been having a tigling sensation in my scrotm area since around April 2005. It is on and off throughout the day. In June I stopped wearing underwear and the tingling pretty much stopped except for a very few times. I just started back wearing underwear and it has started back constantly again. I put on cortizone cream and the tingling stops for a majority of the day and when I take off my underwear it pretty much stops. I don't know if this is herpes or some STD or jock itch. I live in a place where it is very hot and I sweat a lot. It seems like the tingling has been going on too long to be herpes but I'm not sure but I am scared. Please help. Could this be HSV1 or HSV2 or something else?
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Aug 31, 2005 12:00AM
, Aug 31, 2005 12:00AM
Herpes won't cause the symptoms you describe. If you have a visible rash, perhaps it indeed is tinea cruris (jock itch); but that would not cause itching without rash. Heat and sweating alone might cause a certain amount of itching, but I don't know how to interpret "tingling".
But all I can do is speculate. The answers you need aren't going to come from me or any other online source; you need to see a healthcare provider. In the meantime, this doesn't sound remotely dangerous; I very much doubt anything serious is going on.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
But all I can do is speculate. The answers you need aren't going to come from me or any other online source; you need to see a healthcare provider. In the meantime, this doesn't sound remotely dangerous; I very much doubt anything serious is going on.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
