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IGG TESTS
by Jay22706, Jul 15, 2008 04:59PM
Over 2 years ago I got a rash on my penis. I was sick, and then a little while after I got sick, my penis started itching and tingling. It ended up just being sort of flaky and itchy, and it burned too. There was a little scab on it as well...No blister or pus or anything like that. I thought it might have been herpes, so I went to the doctor and he suspected it could have been, but wasn't 100% sure. I took the HSV1/2 IGG type-specific test, and it was negative. This was about 7 months after I had sex with anyone. About a year after that, I got itchy down south again, and it was just that, itchy and annoying. I was so concerned about what these two incidents were, so I took another HSV1/2 IGG type-specific test. It came out negative again. (the last test was over two years without having sex with anyone)...Can i rule out herpes as a cause? And any idea of what other things could have caused these symptoms? How accurate would these tests be if I took them 7 months after sex, and then again 2 years after sex? (No sex in between) And they both came out negative. Thanks!
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a number of non-std related things can happen down south... ask your dr about it if its a major concern. ever hear of the term "jock itch"?