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Hello all, i apologize in advanced for the long paragraph...i want to be thorough.
I'm a 35 y/o male, have a significant other, only ever been with her.
About 8 weeks ago i wanted to branch out and explore another body before i committed to the same and only person ive ever been with. I did some finding and sought a csw, met up with her, clean looking asian woman, of course the agency swore she was clean. Mostly light kissing, she tried to get a little deeper with it but i didnt allow, she performed oral with no condom, and intercourse was protected. I paid close attention to her lips (both) and both looked clean, she was very diligent with cleaning up and washing afterwards. Fast forward to a week later, and i began to panic as i suffered from swelling on my foreskin, i attributed this to the fact that she was very very tight, but nonetheless i did reading on the internet and learned all there is to know about the herpes virus, i will say i became obsessed with this particular issue, because if the irritation, my doctor swabbed for the PCR or DCR (not sure) and it came back negative. At this point my paranoia and anxiety had gotten the best if me, it triggered my eczema and the constant itching and burning became confusion as to whether it was oral hsv and genital hsv or eczema. At week 6 i returned to my doc and we tested for HSV 1 and 2, they claimed the results would be the same after week 6 to week 12, after 12 we would test again if i deemed necessary. My doctor has assured me that he does not believe i have the herpes virus, at week 8 i sometimes continue to have irritation on my foreskin and the occassional burning around my lips, my doctor has asked that i only return if i see sores, at some points im not sure if the sores would be extremely visible or they can manifest in other fashions.
Im hopeful that im just stressing out due the anxiety of reading the symptoms i clearly do not understand, as i said, ive never dealt with amything like this, and i just want to be able to move on. Any help would be truly appreciated. Again, sorry for the long paragraph.
I'm a 35 y/o male, have a significant other, only ever been with her.
About 8 weeks ago i wanted to branch out and explore another body before i committed to the same and only person ive ever been with. I did some finding and sought a csw, met up with her, clean looking asian woman, of course the agency swore she was clean. Mostly light kissing, she tried to get a little deeper with it but i didnt allow, she performed oral with no condom, and intercourse was protected. I paid close attention to her lips (both) and both looked clean, she was very diligent with cleaning up and washing afterwards. Fast forward to a week later, and i began to panic as i suffered from swelling on my foreskin, i attributed this to the fact that she was very very tight, but nonetheless i did reading on the internet and learned all there is to know about the herpes virus, i will say i became obsessed with this particular issue, because if the irritation, my doctor swabbed for the PCR or DCR (not sure) and it came back negative. At this point my paranoia and anxiety had gotten the best if me, it triggered my eczema and the constant itching and burning became confusion as to whether it was oral hsv and genital hsv or eczema. At week 6 i returned to my doc and we tested for HSV 1 and 2, they claimed the results would be the same after week 6 to week 12, after 12 we would test again if i deemed necessary. My doctor has assured me that he does not believe i have the herpes virus, at week 8 i sometimes continue to have irritation on my foreskin and the occassional burning around my lips, my doctor has asked that i only return if i see sores, at some points im not sure if the sores would be extremely visible or they can manifest in other fashions.
Im hopeful that im just stressing out due the anxiety of reading the symptoms i clearly do not understand, as i said, ive never dealt with amything like this, and i just want to be able to move on. Any help would be truly appreciated. Again, sorry for the long paragraph.
I truly want to start believing that, again, thank you guys. I hope your support and knowledge and the fact that you help ease peoples mind gets returned to you tenfold.
I completely understand. Don't let your stress and fear cloud the medical facts. They always trump the anxiety.
Thank you guys, your words are truly soothing. I know i made a mistake, i just hope it wouldnt haunt me forever. Im so distraught over how stressful this has been
What you describe absolutely does not sound hsv related. The odds of contracting hsv1 from tbe iral are incredibly small and hsv2 from your orotected intercourse is even smaller. New study's have come out statibg condoms are around 95% effective. So lets say you had unprotected sex. Then if she had genital hsv2 your odds are roughly 1 in a 1000. Add a condom to tbe mix and your odds are really to liw to quantify and certainly not worth worrying about. Like i said your symptoms are not hsv related and i agree with your Dr.
Stress and trauma from over examination are issues I see most often.
Stress and trauma from over examination are issues I see most often.
Hi, I'm a female and I've been experiencing similar symptoms for months now. From what I've read online, (try googling atypical herpes medhelp, and read some of the paid questions/answers) atypical herpes is kind of a myth. Asymptotic herpes, as well as really mild herpes happen all the time but since you're playing close attention to your symptoms, you would notice a mild outbreak. Plus, you had a negative blood test, I would try and let this go if I were you. Test again if you're really concerned, but I think your test would come back negative again. Breath, everything is fine. You don't have herpes.
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