The only place where it does not scab over is inside a vagina.
Herpes travels to the surface up the nerve in a liquid state, that opens scabs over and heals. But this can be so subtle that its barely noticable.
Life would a herpes related cut still have liquid in it and scab over?
A first time sore will appear at point of contact and the reason you might first notice it as it became irritated. personally i feel its from the sex but if you have any reservations then by all means have a blood test.
And I'm only concerned with this exposure I have tested before. Would you recommend testing?
Can they appear immediately as open cuts or tearing from the beginning and skip stages?
Too soon for a sore to appear as an open cut.
What do you mean by cutting it close? Thanks.
Hi, yes they can appear as you describe but getting them at the 2 mark is really cutting it close as most often takes at least 3 days. Since it happened right after the rough sex, it would appear more likely connected to that.
Does it warrant testing now? I dont think the concern would be from having one brief affair but if your sexually active and never had a hsv test, i would recommmend it just to confirm your status. Test at the 8 week mark as this would include this recent affair as well.