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Hi - so I've done the whole see a bunch of doctors thing and still have little success. So I had red skin irritation on the tip of my penis with a red bump near the urethra. It was preluded by a pain in my penis head and I could see what appeared to be a bruised nerve. So I took valtrex and it went away but never got tested.
Since then my symptoms never were bumps or anything as I sometimes take valtrex randomly despite never having a test done (I'm hsv1 positive for cold sores) but now I get dry skin on my penis an the tip
Gets really scaly. I can put desonide cream on it or just shower and it goes away but it's been recurring now for a while regardless whether I'm taking valtrex at the time. I've also started getting dry skin at the base of my penis . I also feel like I now have swelling right under my penis head when I get an erection which has not been a symptom until recently. Doctors say its nothing but dermatitis but the symptoms get worse and haven't stopped. It's been about 2 months. Any help or thoughts? I'm thinking of trying lotramin out. This all started back in may after unprotected sex and in July I had a blood test and urine sample and got nothing but hsv1 positive which I knew I had previously from a cold sore
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If it was 12 weeks at least then you are very probably negative for HSV2.

The math from May to July means that looks a skinny 12 weeks! You need to be very accurate here. Being HSV1 positive would mean a true 16 week result would give you most comfort.
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I did and It was negative at like 12 weeks
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I think you should obtain a IgG HSV2 test. Your body has had plenty long enough to generate antibodies.

The outcome should, particularly if negative, give you strong guidance on diagnosis and next steps. Seems to be speculating otherwise.
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