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Misdiagnosed?
June 2013 all my STD screenings were negative. Starting in July every time I shave I get blisters in my genital area that resemble herpes especially if its extremely hot out :-(. I initially was told it was an infected hair follicle. I was retested in August because itching and discharge (white, no odor) persisted and because me and the long time ex got back together right after June....My results came back positive for chlamydia. I since broke up with him because he lied about cheating and I was too concern about my health. We both got treated and I showed him my results. Till this day he hasn't showed me his. My concern is that my Igg for HSV 1 and 2 were out of norm ....HSV1 was 11.82 and HSV2 was 1.61....initially my primary doctor said I was negative for HSV2 b/c it was too low. I had Cold sores in the past(2008, 2009) so I know the HSV1 Status. In August (my follow up exam) my GYN gave me Valtrex and disagree with the primary doctors diagnosis, Its been 3 days and still I don't feel any better.....Can this be LGV or some crazy infection from shaving? I have a re-test schedule on 9/16. Just wanna get an opinion...btw no flu-like symptoms
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It sounds like you may need to have a Western Blot to sort this out. With a result like 3.43, a false positive is much less likely than with a result like 1.01 -- but your results have been all over the place.
DId you ever actually see your ex's results?
Have you had any more outbreaks recently? If you see anything suspicious, you should be seen for a swab test.
DId you ever actually see your ex's results?
Have you had any more outbreaks recently? If you see anything suspicious, you should be seen for a swab test.
Hello Grace! Ive heard great things about you and your support on this community. I posted a while back and recently updated. Was wondering if you can give me some feedback. My post is titled "misdiagnosed" i updated 1-20-14
Hi, its been some time Happy NEW Year. I went to re-test just to get a "conclusive" result. Between October thru December no discomfort, no blistering no bumps or infected hair follicles, i no longer shave that area just waxed and its been working fine. I used my primary doctor and she refused to use a different lab. anyway same lab same test (herpeselect) and it came back at 3.43igg, positive. I'm very confused In October i had my results for second testing (different doc and lab) including a culture swab and they were both negative. After reading so much online, i realized that im not alone in the world. It hasnt caused me any physical damage just a bit of a mental breakdown that pretty much im over now. I thank you and everyone else in this community for the feedback and support.
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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.
But from the appearance of a sore to scabing and healing takes about 2 weeks and if youve had this 2 months its most likely not herpes related.