diagnosis

[jill730]

I just began a new relationship and my partner and I agreed to get tested for STDs, but we had sex several times before we got the results.  My results were negative, but his doctor told him that he had exposure to HSV-2 and that he has to have additional tests.  We probably have had sex 10-20 times (including oral sex) with and without a condom before we received this news.  This is my first time being sexually active in a long time.  I do have some vaginal dryness and some mild irritation, but I don't know if this is from being sexually active or whether I have the HSV-2 virus also.  Please provide any guidance that you can. thanks.

[jill730]

it wasn't over herpes; it was over lying.  i was willing to live with this, but now am very concerned that i have contracted it.  i have had a yeast infection before and this doesn't seem like yeast i've had before.  i've never had bumps in connection with yeast. is hpv an std? i'm unfamiliar with that?  what do you mean by oil glands?

[auntiejessi]

Bumps under the skin aren't herpes.  In a row might be hpv, but they can also be oil glands.

Since you are having some itching, you should get checked for yeast, bv, etc.  You should also test for herpes again in a few months.

I'm sorry you ended the relationship if it was over herpes.

Aj

[jill730]

in addition, the bumps are all under the skin and not above.  so i can't pop them and they are close together and kind of clustered.  they don't hurt when i touch them and appear most in the pubic hair area

[jill730]

also i read that the virus is associated with blisters and not small bumps.  i haven't seen any blisters.  is this true? if not, what could be causing small bumps like this?

[jill730]

I have been having itching.  I looked in the mirror and notice rows of very, very small bumps.  You would not notice the bumps unless you looked for them closely with a mirror.  Some are in the pubic hair area.  I am not sure if I have this because I am about to get my period and its just a harmless itching or it is herpes.  Please help as I am very concerned.  I ended the relationship and hoped that in the short time frame of the relationship that I did not contract the disease.  When I tested in April I was negative for hsv2.  Should I test again?  I don't see any open sores and the bumps that I have are very small and the itching is there but not severe.  Any assistance that you can provide would be a great help.  Thanks.

[auntiejessi]

Its external, usually around the area of the sores.

If you have itching, you should be seen to get checked for yeast, bacterial vaginitis, etc.

Aj