Just a second opinion

[joker007]

Hi My question is , I have had a Herpes Outbreak before the last one was end of December 2010. I have been keeping healthy and going to gym. Just 2 days ago on Monday 13th June i went to the gym as normal. In the evening i felt itchy at the top of my penis , i did also masturbate that night, did not notice any spots . Then yesterday it still felt itchy on shaft of my penis and near the top , my previous breakout was near the base. I noticed i had two spots no fluid in them, I applied dynamiclear to them which contains St Johns Wort ..the spots pretty much turned into a scab straight away. I then proceeded to a GUM clinic just to get it checked out. The nurse there examined me and i told her i had applied St Johns wort to the spots. She said 100% that it was not a herpes breakout. I just wanted to know if this could be friction from masturbationa and the gym and also that the examination from the nurse at the clinic is correct. The spots are still scabbed as i said there was no fluid. I appreciate ur response on this . Many thanks

[joker007]

Hi Grace

Thanks for your reply, i would know if it was herpes breakout and the Nurse was expertly qualified to examine but thanks again for ur advice

[gracefromHHP]

there is absolutely no way for us to know what this was. you have a history of herpes so recurrences are to be expected. ob's will not always occur in the same exact spot either. in the future if you want to know if something is herpes or not, you have to do nothing and be seen for a lesion culture.  typically over time you get to recognize the signs of recurrences to make it easier to tell what is and what isn't herpes.

grace