A related discussion,
Definitive negative? was started.
Mostly blisters and sores, just smaller than usual. Maybe it wasn't an infected hair follicle; or the hair was ingrown; or who knows? I never said you had folliculitis, only that it might be possible based on your decription.
Genital herpes infrequently occurs in hairy areas (especially the initial infection) because 90% of initial herpes involve places most subject to friction during sex. That's because herpes infection usually requires more than just laying the virus on the skin; the virus has to be massaged into the skin. Thus the head of the penis and penile shaft in men and the labia minor and vaginal opening in women, plus the anus in persons who have had receptive anal sex -- and uncommonly on places like the scrotum, pubic area, buttocks, etc.
K thank you so much. I am very reassured now. I was doing better with the anxiety until this bump appeared. My doctor isn't as knowledgeable as you so I would like to ask you a few more things then I promise I'll be done! :P
What is a "mild" herpes outbreak like? Why do herpes not usually appear on hairy areas? If it was an infected follicle why wasn't there a hair in it?
Done!
You have started a number of threads asking the same questions in the herpes community forum, were given reassuring responses, and most recently indicated that you had finally convinced yourself there was no signficant risk and that your test results are reliable. I have to wonder what happened in the past week to change your mind so that once again you are "going nuts here".
1) Because herpes can be atypical, nobody can say for sure. But there are many skin conditions that cause genital area skin bumps that aren't herpes and herpes lesions don't act like pimples or bleed much if popped. Conceivably a pimple, or hair follicle infection, or molluscum contagiosum. But herpes doesn't behave the way you describe and uncommonly occurs in hairy areas like the scrotum or public area.
2) As you were told on the community forum, most people have positive results by 6-8 weeks. But sometimes it takes 3 or even 6 months.
3) You're welcome. You can be very confident you don't have genital herpes.
Regards-- HHH, MD