white/yellowish tender bump

[pci1394]

Hi, thank you so much for this forum. I noticed a white/yellowish bump about 0.25" to the right of my clitoris. It was intensely itchy for about 2.5 hours (then didn't itch anymore) and when I touched it, it felt tender. The next day I noticed that the bump was no longer there but replaced by a very very tiny red bump compared to the size of the white/yellow bump. The day after that it was no longer there as far as i could see. I haven't had sex in two months and I get cold sores on my lips from time to time. My question is...
1)what was that? was it hsv? hsv1 or 2?
2)if it is hsv1 or 2, how could i have gotten it since it seems like i would have some immunity to it from the cold sores?

i am scared that it would be hsv2? thanks so very much for your help! you don't know how much this means to me!

[pci1394]

Thanks for your opinion. I will get the test to see if I have hsv 2. I just don't know where I got this, esp. since I've only been in three monogamous relationships and they didn't look like they had it. One did cheat on me years ago though... Thanks again.

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

Probably not.

HHH, MD

[pci1394]

I also forgot to mention that I was diagnosed with HPV a few months ago. The Dr. said it was very mild, that he could barely see it and said my body would fight it off in 3-6 months. He didn't prescribe anything. The white/yellowish bump wasn't in the HPV area, but could it be related to it?

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

I wish I could reassure you that you don't have genital herpes, but it sounds like the best explanation for your symptoms.  Assuming you in fact have oral herpes, which almost certainly is due to HSV-1, it would be very rare to have the same infection in the genital area.  Thus, if you have genital herpes, HSV-2 is the likely cause.  This is by no means certain; don't take this as a firm diagnosis.  Oral herpes due to HSV-1 may does not protect against genital HSV-2.  (There are conflicting research results on this.  Some suggest that HSV-1-infected persons are at somewhat risk of getting genital HSV-2 infection; others show no protective effect.  If the protective effect occurs, it is weak.)

Don't interpret this as any kind of firm diagnosis, only an indication that you need to see a health care provider who can do proper diagnostic testing.  See numerous other threads on this Forum about the proper test.  You need the HerpeSelect HSV-2 test.  (You could get the HSV-1 test if you wish, but it won't help diagnose your genital symptoms.)

Good luck--  HHH, MD