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Protected encounter two weeks ago herpes concern
I had protected vaginal sexual encounter with a women for few minutes two weeks ago and 4 days later I started itching badly in my groin and anus area. The itch in the groin created few cut marks and they healed in two days. The itching in the groin and anus region continued and I am still having the issues with itching.
I could feel crawling, tingling and itching sensation all around thighs, beneath scrotum and under the area between scrotum and anus region. I saw a GP immediately and he looked into the redness and said there is no concern. The urine culture and swab test, chlymidia and herpes test came out negative. I then saw a dermatologist few days later and she advised that those are not sores and she is not worried about the herpes.
When I read communities people kept saying that they got Herpes without having symptoms and I am scared to death. The dermatologist prescribed me an ointment and a cotrisone shot for relieving the itching. It seem to help but the itching is not completely gone. Should I get tested for Herpes? I am scared to death, please help. i m still applying the ointment and keeping myself clean and dry but the itching is very irritating.. Should i be concerned?
I could feel crawling, tingling and itching sensation all around thighs, beneath scrotum and under the area between scrotum and anus region. I saw a GP immediately and he looked into the redness and said there is no concern. The urine culture and swab test, chlymidia and herpes test came out negative. I then saw a dermatologist few days later and she advised that those are not sores and she is not worried about the herpes.
When I read communities people kept saying that they got Herpes without having symptoms and I am scared to death. The dermatologist prescribed me an ointment and a cotrisone shot for relieving the itching. It seem to help but the itching is not completely gone. Should I get tested for Herpes? I am scared to death, please help. i m still applying the ointment and keeping myself clean and dry but the itching is very irritating.. Should i be concerned?
Your itchiness is not herpes. You did not catch herpes from this encounter. First of all, condom protected sex is not 100% protection for herpes, but it is pretty close. Assuming your partner had herpes, which is more likely she did not, but let's say she did, on average without a condom you probably had a 1 in 1,000 chance of catching herpes. Now, a properly used condom that did not break during the encounter is probably 90% effective as a biological barrier. Therefore, reducing your odds of acquiring herpes to about 1 in 10,000, i.e. almost zero. Relax. I very much doubt you caught herpes. And congratulations for being kind to yourself and using a condom and practicing safe safe!
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My 4 week testing came out negative. Should I trust it or should I wait for two more months as I still have the itching crawling and redness? Can it be something else?
Yes, accept your results. You tested negative and no one here felt you ever were describing herpes.
Hello, I am not doubting your analysis but I have seen people posting on different forums saying that they have itching conistantly for few months followed by terrible out breaks, I am literally peeing myself whenever itch in the genital area. I feel Something is just crawling in genital areas, on my lips, face, beneath eye lids. I am scared
to death. The doctor got pretty mad when I visited him for the second time and asked him for a follow up test. When websites say we need to wait till 4 months why would my dermatologist say what he sees here is not a concern. I messaged Terri Warren of ASHA sexual health and She says the symptoms are not in line with herpes and I have read in her posts that it can be asymptotic many times. People contradict what they say several times. Any thoughts? My dermatologist who Ian 40+ years experienced feels this is nothing concerning and he advised me to go home and relax, but I m feeling like I m missing something. Any thoughts?
to death. The doctor got pretty mad when I visited him for the second time and asked him for a follow up test. When websites say we need to wait till 4 months why would my dermatologist say what he sees here is not a concern. I messaged Terri Warren of ASHA sexual health and She says the symptoms are not in line with herpes and I have read in her posts that it can be asymptotic many times. People contradict what they say several times. Any thoughts? My dermatologist who Ian 40+ years experienced feels this is nothing concerning and he advised me to go home and relax, but I m feeling like I m missing something. Any thoughts?
Thank you for reassuring. I still itch though even though i use the cream the itching never got transferred to penis skin or head. It always itches in tne thigh and hip area and anus area. What else could it be if not herpes?
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I don't know, but It is not herpes.
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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.
