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Could it be herpes?
Hi,
Almost two months ago I received unprotected oral sex. The day following I began to feel extremely itchy in my pubic area where hair was. Not knowing that I should have waited longer to get more accurate results, I got tested at my local planned parenthood that week and got negative results for any stds and hsv2. (I did not get tested for hsv 1) My itching still persisted with a rash forming. I went to my local clinic and was diagnosed with a UTI. I took the antibiotics but my itching persisted and went to a doctor who said it was simply folliculitis and that she didn't see anything that would lead her to believe it was herpes. She prescribed me a topical steroid but that did not really improve the symptoms. I went back twice, a week apart, and was prescribed stronger topical cremes for the itchiness and the fungal infection they thought I had. The cremes moderately worked but my skin still appeared scaly and with tiny bumps. This week I was referred to a dermatologist but she said she could not tell what it was unless it flared up again. To her it looked like the area was healing and that there were no apparent blisters but that herpes could manifest as a rash. Over these two months I have been paranoid and stressed about this. My partner says she has a clean bill of health. The bumps I have are spread out throughout my pubic region, are not filled with pus, skin colored and have yet to appear on my penis.
Almost two months ago I received unprotected oral sex. The day following I began to feel extremely itchy in my pubic area where hair was. Not knowing that I should have waited longer to get more accurate results, I got tested at my local planned parenthood that week and got negative results for any stds and hsv2. (I did not get tested for hsv 1) My itching still persisted with a rash forming. I went to my local clinic and was diagnosed with a UTI. I took the antibiotics but my itching persisted and went to a doctor who said it was simply folliculitis and that she didn't see anything that would lead her to believe it was herpes. She prescribed me a topical steroid but that did not really improve the symptoms. I went back twice, a week apart, and was prescribed stronger topical cremes for the itchiness and the fungal infection they thought I had. The cremes moderately worked but my skin still appeared scaly and with tiny bumps. This week I was referred to a dermatologist but she said she could not tell what it was unless it flared up again. To her it looked like the area was healing and that there were no apparent blisters but that herpes could manifest as a rash. Over these two months I have been paranoid and stressed about this. My partner says she has a clean bill of health. The bumps I have are spread out throughout my pubic region, are not filled with pus, skin colored and have yet to appear on my penis.
Herpes lesions are more superficial. Meaning on top of the skin where ingrowns and pimples are hard like bumps under the skin.
This really doesn't sound herpes related. Everything started to quickly and the bumps don't suggest hsv lesions
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Thank you for your response. Are lesions easy to mistake as ingrown hairs or are they painfully obvious?
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
