Bumps/Acne on penis Head only, Herpes.

[Jimhalpert679]

Hello everyone I never thought I’d be making one of these brbhere it goes. I had a recent sexual encounter about two months ago in which after me and the girl had sex without protection. She gave me herpes 2. I felt a tingly sensation on my penis. Forward two weeks and I start to get back pains as well as stomach pains. I then start to get some sort of acne on my penis it looks bumpy and looks weird but doesn’t hurt or itch. My foreskin does itch sometimes. I am uncirmisiced. Anyways the bumps can only be seen when my penis is erected. They are like little tiny bumps and two big bumps and a red blotch. The doctor tested my blood for igm antibodies and I was positive at 1.27. Regular being .91 I cried then got over it cuz I’m a bad son of a gun. I am on valtrex but get pains inside my urethra and my Testicles as well as what seems to be behind my pelvis. No outbreak yet hopefully never but does anyone have this issue? It’s not pearly pupille whatever. It’s all over my penis head and the pains keep coming. They throb. Any advice from a professional or someone who’s been through it as well.  

[auntiejessi]

I posted this on your other thread, and will ask for it to be deleted so you have all your responses in one place.

Hi -

Ignore the IgM. It's an unreliable test. It's not recommended to be done on adults as it's wrong probably as often as it is right. It also doesn't differentiate between type 1 and 2, so even if you do have herpes, you may only have type 1 or type 2.

Ask for a type specific IgG blood test. That will tell you if you have type 1, type 2, neither or both. It can take time to build those antibodies, so depending on how long it's been since your most recent exposure, you may need to retest. Most people will develop them by around 6 weeks or so, but some can take up to 4 months.

We don't look at pics here - we aren't doctors, and can't diagnose. However, little pinhead spots are not herpes. Herpes is blisters. Little pinhead spots could be pearly penile papules, but those are usually found around the head of the penis, not on it. Also, look up lichen nitidus - see if that fits. If your doctor says it's normal, it's likely normal.

[Jimhalpert679]

This is a picture of the bumps. THIS IS MY PENIS SO BEWARE.
https://ibb.co/c52FXo
https://ibb.co/dFFDJT

[P222022]

Im no expert but I've done plenty of research. The igm test seems to be a waste of time. I recommend the herpes igG test or even better the western blot test. The igm test isn't recommend by some doctors (including mine) because of the false positives that test gives. Hope that helps alittle. Best of luck!!

[Jimhalpert679]

Hello thanks a lot. My igg came back negative but the igm was positive. My doctor told me igm means that it was recent exposure. That igms are the first responders in your body then when they die the igg take over. Are you sure ?