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Does this look like an outbreak?

Hello,
Around 2 weeks ago I was a bit itchy in my clitoral area and decided to take a picture.

http://i67.tinypic.com/2wmgbux.jpg

When I took a picture without touching it from a different angle it looked completely different, you couldn’t even see the tiny bumps.

I cleaned the area and it was a tiny bit irritated so I thought I’d go get it swabbed the next day. In the next 12 hours, it completely disappeared and my clitoris had no marks scabs or anything.

I also had sex with someone protected about 3x prior to this happening. The spots appeared about 3/4 days after our third encounter. Hopefully someone can let me know the likelihood of this being a new hsv2 outbreak or if this could be a Type 1 outbreak (second) as I have had one scare but tested negative 3 years out.

Thanks again.
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15249123 tn?1478652475
That's definitely not herpes. Another dead giveaway was heroes lesions do not clear up that quickly 7-10 days is average.
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Sorry, herpes lesions. Lol
Thank you so much. Would a second outbreak cause a spot that would go away overnight? Also, can you tell me what the likelihood of contracting Type 2 from a male (unsure of history) using protection over 3x? Thanks again
Short answer to your first question is no. Lol
New studies have shown condoms to be about 95% effective. Condoms also do a better job protecting the female. So lets say he had hsv2 and you had unprotected sex. The odds are roughly 1 in a 1000..Now add a 95% protection to 1 in a 1000 and those odds are to low to be a concern. That is if he had hsv2. As you can see you have little to worry about. You can always get an igg hsv2 test.
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