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Nerve damage from herniated disc or herpes prodrome?
Last year I had severe lower back pain and tingling on the left side of my groin for a week. Occasionally it would move to the top of my groin, with "shocks" on the right side. No sores/ bumps. I was tested for stds, by urine and genital culture, which were negative. A ct scan showed a herniated disc.
This week all symptoms returned.My question is
1. Could this pain be from herpes that was misdiagnosed and unrelated to my disc?
2. Would a genital culture have shown herpes?
This week all symptoms returned.My question is
1. Could this pain be from herpes that was misdiagnosed and unrelated to my disc?
2. Would a genital culture have shown herpes?
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Did you have a genital sore that they cultured? You should get a type specific IgG blood test to rule in/rule out herpes as a cause.
This could for sure be your disc, but it could be your disc and you could also have herpes. Only a test will tell you for sure.
This could for sure be your disc, but it could be your disc and you could also have herpes. Only a test will tell you for sure.
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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.
