Herpes? BV? Sensitive skin?

[lokilover28]

I am a female who has been sexually active (protected) with a new male partner for the past month. I believe I had a BV or yeast infection this past week due to itchiness and irritation on the vulva. Once, I believe I was scratching so much and created a small cut along the crease of my inner vagina. It was a small cut that burned when I peed and still is a little itchy but since I figure it was a YI, I didn’t think anything of it. Now, I am worried it could have been a start of a herpes outbreak. I never saw any bumps or anything. But tonight I had protected intercourse with a man who says he’s clean but hasn’t been tested in a year. Sex was slightly painful as he’s a bit girthy. After sex, I noticed I have about 3 more cuts in my inner vagina right near the hole and the perineum and additional itching. Does this sound like herpes or is my skin just sensitive down there?

[auntiejessi]

Honestly, it could be herpes, as the sores sometimes look like paper cuts, but BV is awful, and can cause a lot of irritation.

If you can, get seen today. If they think it's herpes, make them do a type specific culture or PCR swab (which is preferable) to test you for herpes. Don't let them visually diagnose you. Also make them test you for yeast, BV, trich, chlamydia, gonorrhea.

It could also be an allergic reaction or sensitivity to the condom, or the lube on the condom, but you really need to get it checked out. Don't panic yet - just get checked.

[lokilover28]

Thanks for your comment! Do you think it’s a coincidence that the cuts showed up right after sex? I only had one cut from scratching before sex and now I have about 4 that showed immediately after

[auntiejessi]

It could be coincidence, or it could be part of a herpes outbreak.

It could be an allergy to a condom, the lube, etc., etc., like I said before, but this is all pure speculation. The only way to know is to test.

I wish I could tell you definitively, but only testing can do that.