Pubic Area Bumps

[BrkLyn90]

I Have had red bumps on my pubic area and up my butt crack for about a week now. They hurt, very very bad. So soar to the point where i cannot walk properly. Some soars have opened up and have broken skin around them. They are red. This isnt razor burn... i know that. I hope its not some kind of STD. I had sex for the first time two weeks ago, after not having it for about a year. Too soon for STDs to show up? I dont want to go to the doctor right away. I have tried hydrocotizone cream... and it burns very badly. I dont know what to do. HELP!

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Since you recently had intercourse, so I would like to rule out the possibility of genital herpes. Most individuals have no or only minimal signs or symptoms from HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection. When signs do occur, they typically appear as one or more blisters on or around the genitals or rectum. The blisters break, leaving tender ulcers (sores) that may take two to four weeks to heal the first time they occur. Typically, another outbreak can appear weeks or months after the first, but it almost always is less severe and shorter than the first outbreak.
The only way of ruling it out is by getting yourself tested for genital herpes. Laboratory tests include: culture of the virus, direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) studies to detect virus, skin biopsy, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to test for presence of viral DNA. I sincerely advise you to consult a dermatologist and get it ruled out.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[mommiesadie2]

I just looked it up on google it maybe folliculitis.That is when your hair hair folicles were getting infected and that the only way for it to go away is with pills. This is the name of a med that they may give you if that's what it is Cephalaxin & you will have to take it for 1-2 wks and it should clear up. But if you have a puss like fluid coming out of the blisters you need to see someone soon. Another thing I just read is if it was herpes or an STD it would itch most all STDs itch with the symptoms.

[mommiesadie2]

well I have seen & hear of red bumps that come from sex that do start that quickly. But it's crabs & before you get scared you should feel them moving some what if that was it. Now you could have a heat rash. If you used a condom or a contraceptive that you never have used it maybe that you are allergic to it. I do know that a few other STDs can start sooner depending on your body & the severity they had it. If can always look on the Internet pictures of STDs to see if what you have looks like any & you may even see it's not & is something def.