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Un Protected oral sex and redness and blisters on penile head

I had a unprotected oral sex followed by protected intercourse 6 days ago. 2 days later I had rash and redness with crusty blisters on my penile head. I still have the redness and itchiness with little discomfort. I am HSV1 positive but have not had symptoms in a year or so. Could this possibly contraction of HSV2 or something bacterial. What testing and when should I get it done.
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If you have hsv1 already (I'm assuming orally?), it would be very, very unlikely that you'd get it again genitally. You have antibodies that protect you from getting it in a different location.

Hsv2 is very rarely found orally, and since you only had oral sex, this wouldn't be that.

It could be bacterial. You should let a doctor check it out, and do it soon. The more it heals, the harder it is to diagnose. If you have a foreskin, it could be balanitis, but a doctor really needs to see it.

Let us know what happens.
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Oh and if they say it's herpes, which they might based on a description of symptoms, because a lot of doctors don't know enough about herpes, insist that they do a PCR swab. A regular culture won't do anything 4 days into it, unless you have fresh blisters they can test. Make sure they do a type-specific test if they swab or culture it.
Yes I have a foreskin and I am uncircumcised.
Then it could be balanitis. In any case, you'll need to see a doctor to get a diagnosis. Balanitis is very common, not an STD, and easy to treat, but there are different things that cause it, so the type of treatment depends on the cause. Your doctor will be able to determine that.
I could not get an appointment yesterday and today. Going to see the doctor tomorrow. Also I have no confirmation about genital or Oral HSV1. My symptoms showed up on my genital when I first had them.
Did you test positive on a blood test for hsv1? Statistically, that's oral, but could also be genital. The only way to know where you have it is if you get genital symptoms, have them do a PCR swab on them to see if it comes back as hsv1.

Let us know what the doctor says today. If he thinks it's herpes, he can do a PCR swab on it now. A regular culture isn't sensitive to do now that it's been so many days. The PCR has a better chance of finding the virus if it's there.

Good luck!
The doctor did not opt for any test and said it appears to be balanitis and has prescribed steroidal topical cream and 2 doses of antibiotics 500mg. And yes I tested positive in blood test for HSV1.  But when I went for test it was this weird feeling on my genitals which I never had before and had a unprotected oral (give and take) a month before that. But after the test the doctors said it was an old infection based on the numbers.
I am personally getting tested later on anyways which I do annually.
I'm glad you got a diagnosis and treatment. :)  Thanks for updating us.

It's quite likely that your hsv1 is a pre-existing oral infection. It can take up to 4 months to test positive on a test, though some do sooner than that, but since your only symptom was a sensation, it's more likely that it's an older hsv1 infection.

Keep us updated if anything changes.
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