Herpes infection?

[Rubyred3]

I had unprotected sex with an ex boyfriend earlier this month. About a week after that I very drunkenly engaged in unprotected oral and genital rubbing with a man of unknown status. He was never inside of me and was never fully hard and never came. The day after this happened I began to have swollen throat glands and lost my voice. I also noticed about 3 or four very small, painless, non-itchy bumps around my vagina. It is currently two weeks after the incidence and one of the bumps is still there on the outside of my vaginal lip. I am very nervous that this is herpes. It hasnt hurt or caused me any problems other than noticing them. I have a drs appointment in two weeks but I was just wondering if this sounded like herpes? I'm getting a lot of mixed answers. Thank you!

[Rubyred3]

Also my bumps never popped or looked really popable or open at all. They look more like just red painless little bumps. Not clustered together.

[Rubyred3]

Thank you both so much I appreciate all this information. The former parter denies he has hpv, however when I was in a relationship he had what he called "ingrown hairs" that were cauliflower bumps looking exactly like genital warts. I have just recently turned 21 so I haven't had a pap uet but I have had the gardisil shots. So I have questioned if it could have been that..however it would have just started appearing a year later. I will definitely be retesting for all stds soon..I just am very confused with what this could be.

[gracefromHHP]

since you had unprotected sex with a former partner, you should also make sure that you follow up with full std testing at the right times. you can test for chlamydia, gonorrhea and trich any time after 1 week post encounter. syphilis after 6 weeks. herpes, hiv and hepatitis after 3 months.

always protect yourself and if your pants are off, barrier protection should be in place! Not worth the worrying or the testing to engage in unprotected sexual contact.

have you had your gardasil shots for hpv too?

does this sound like herpes going on? no it does not. certainly follow up on it with your provider and get the std testing you need done at the proper times.

grace

[castello80]

Typically, herpes consist of multiple painful blisters in the genitals. I've heard some people with genital HSV-1 have mild primary outbreaks with little or no pain and the same with HSV-2. You were at more of a risk for genital HSV-1 IF you don't get facial oral cold sores already than for HSV-2, but HSV-2 is still a possibility since herpes is spread through skin-to-skin contact. If you have gotten cold sores in the past then genital HSV-1 is not something you'll get.

You should have been seen immediately after noticing the bumps on your vagina to have them swabbed by your physician. In the future please do this. Herpes blood tests are reliable three months after exposure (6 months for very few) while cultures are extremely reliable, and will give you a quicker answer. The issue with getting your bumps cultured is that now since you've waited, the viral load has decreased significantly in the bumps that probably won't be able to be detected by a culture. If new bumps develop then have the cultured by your physician as soon as possible.

There is also a possibility that this isn't herpes, and it's hard to say without doing necessary tests since visual diagnosis is only correct 30% of the time. Everyone experiences different symptoms (from extremely mild or none to extremely severe) so it's best to be seen.