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herpes or yeast infection?
Dr.- I had protected sex with stripper and the day after i noticed a burn at the tip of my penis not when i peed. I had the burn for about 4 days it went away. It came back 3 days later, my doctor gave me lavaquin for 3 days it did nothing. At the end of 3 days i had a red rash on my foreskin, now i remember seeing this rash before the incident and the day after the incident. I quickly put alcohol on it and it turned red so i put neosporene on it and the next day it was not red anymore. I showered that morning and cleaned that area. it became red again, went to the doctor and he gave me perscription for Valtrex and cold sore ointment he wasn't sure!, and took a blood test 11 days after incident and everything came back neg. I was then sent to dermatologist who took a swab but stated it didn't look like herpes, he told me 2 weeks to get results which i am still waiting for. but he said it doesn't look like herpes, maybe eczema or yeast or reaction to condom. He told me continue valtrex and to put on this antibiotic cream he gave me. The Cream didn't really do much it seem to get worse the red spot, became very sore to touch, it seem to have 3 small bumps no pus just red. They bumps and redness went away about 5-6 days later but still have itchy feeling. I read up about yeast and i did the home saliva test and my spit became stringy and sediment fell to the floor (a lot too) so i am trying to believe it is not herpes so i started to put monistat cream on and immediately it was making cheesy stuff appear all under foreskin and where the rash was. The doctor keeps telling me that if i had itchiness before the incident and have seen the rash before aswell you might have contracted a yeast from my girlfriend. The cheesy stuff has been coming out for about 6 days now but getting better with the monistat, the itchy went away but i still have the mild burning tip. I am a mess! i cannot focus on anything and i dont want to loose my relationship. please help.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
I have no further comments. The way to know the cause of a medical problem is to see a provider, not ask questions online. Your symptoms don't suggest herpes, however.
I won't have any further comments on this thread.
I won't have any further comments on this thread.
Hey doctor this past sunday i took a shower and noticed under my foreskin was red and it is sore to touch, there is no visible lesions but it hurts sometimes and is sore the burning of the urethra still exists. I get a wierd tingling burning down my left leg every morning,i dont know what that is.Is it even possible to have an outbreak last a week and then clear up for a week and begin to get another one week after it healed, the redness is sore feeling and hurts just as the red rash with 3 bumps that i had 3 weeks ago. Sorry to pester you, i haven't received my viral culture yet it has been 2 1/ 2 weeks i dont what takes so long. Please help!
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Herpes never causes symptoms more than 1-2 weeks at a time. Continuing "burning" cannot be herpes; and herpes always responds to Valtrex. I cannot say whether other findings support herpes, but it is not the cause of your current symptoms. Beyond that, I have no opinion.
I appreciate your honesty, I have been very depressed my primary care physician has told me it looks like herpes and put me on valtrex. Yes i did see a dermatologist and he did say it doesn't look like it but judging on my events and symptoms. Does this sound like herpes? I dont have a rash or blister anymore but i still have a burning tip. I am nervous and it doesnt sit well with me that i could be experiencing burning tip for 4 weeks. please help
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Sorry, I cannot help. You have seen at least two providers, including a dermatologist. A dermatologist's opinion that the lesion isn't herpes is highly reliable. Anyway, since you had condom-protected sex, herpes or any other STD is unlikely. In any case, a distant online expert cannot compete with the opinion and advice of provders who actually have examined someone. Clearly no STD is responsible for your problem, and that's as far as this forum goes.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
Good luck-- HHH, MD
You are reading content posted in the STDs Forum
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.
