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Could this be herpes?
A little backstory, I tested positive for chlamydia on Feb 14 and took antibiotics, which failed. The azrythromicin failed twice but my chlamydia was eventually treated with doxycycline. It’s May 4 now and I am experiencing constant itching, excessive discharge, and burning when I urinate. I don’t have a yeast infection, uti and I tested negative for all the stis that they test for on a standard screening. I have been itching for about 2-3 weeks now like this. Is there a possibility this is herpes?
Did you have unprotected sex recently? Since it’s not a UTI or not yeast, please see a doctor to have them check your urethra.
It could be many things. Could be bacterial that wasn’t treated by the antibiotics you took. Could be a stubborn yeast infection, though I assume your doctor checked for that and didn’t find anything. Since it doesn’t sound like you have any external sores/lesions, your doctor can swab inside your urethra with a PCR and check if it’s the virus. It’s almost close to 12 weeks since your chlamydia diagnosis, I assume you haven’t had any further exposures, so you could always test via an hsv IgG to see if there are antibodies. Good luck.
It could be many things. Could be bacterial that wasn’t treated by the antibiotics you took. Could be a stubborn yeast infection, though I assume your doctor checked for that and didn’t find anything. Since it doesn’t sound like you have any external sores/lesions, your doctor can swab inside your urethra with a PCR and check if it’s the virus. It’s almost close to 12 weeks since your chlamydia diagnosis, I assume you haven’t had any further exposures, so you could always test via an hsv IgG to see if there are antibodies. Good luck.
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