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I had a sexual encounter with a woman. There was no penetration or oral contact. There was only frottage through underwear, hand to genital contact, and genital to breast contact. She had fingered herself before touching my penis. I have called std hotlines and posted on blogs similar to this and have been told this is very low herpes risk.
About 10 days later, I began to sense some "tingling" in my genital area. I was told that my actions were low risk and this was probably psychological. I tried running a lot to get my mind off it. I noticed some chafing between my scrotum and thigh area. It looked dry and red. When I started to touch it, I kind of stretched the skin and it "cracked" open. I had a few little slits, like tiny open sores. I went to my doctor and he said it does not look like herpes, and doesn't sound like I could have gotten it, but put my on acyclovir. The cracks healed in a few days, but I still have tingling.
Is there anything else this could be? Some kind of jock itch? The tingling has been happening for about 1 week. It comes and goes through out the day. Mostly it just feels dry and itchy.
This has caused great concern and anxiety. Any advice is appreciated.
About 10 days later, I began to sense some "tingling" in my genital area. I was told that my actions were low risk and this was probably psychological. I tried running a lot to get my mind off it. I noticed some chafing between my scrotum and thigh area. It looked dry and red. When I started to touch it, I kind of stretched the skin and it "cracked" open. I had a few little slits, like tiny open sores. I went to my doctor and he said it does not look like herpes, and doesn't sound like I could have gotten it, but put my on acyclovir. The cracks healed in a few days, but I still have tingling.
Is there anything else this could be? Some kind of jock itch? The tingling has been happening for about 1 week. It comes and goes through out the day. Mostly it just feels dry and itchy.
This has caused great concern and anxiety. Any advice is appreciated.
I read the doctor's answer to why IGM testing is not recommended, but I understand it is mostly because of the potential for false positive or confusion over positive results, but I am curious about the accuracy of false negatives. If someone is experiencing physical symptoms, is a false negative possible?
I understand that you think this is only my anxiety, and I do not mean to belabor this, and I can appreciate you trying to calm people during the period where results are not accurate. Its easy to imagine that there was exposure because the woman was not wearing any underwear, and although I was, the red, cracked skin I experienced was next to my genitals where she could have easily rubbed. Since the sensations are not responding to anti-fungal cream, antibiotics, etc. I am getting desperate. The CDC clearly states:
"Most individuals infected with HSV-1 or HSV-2 experience either no symptoms or have very mild symptoms that go unnoticed or are mistaken for another skin condition. "
And this leaves things open for interpretation. I appreciate your help, and do not mean to insult you, I am just getting desperate and not sure what to tell my partner. I don't want to feel that I am not contagious or falsely confident because of an inaccurate IGM, and then expose her to Herpes, as I understand that I am most contagious at this point if it is.
Again, I have no intention to disrespect your knowledge, but I am having very serious symptoms of something and my doctor just keeps saying it sounds like herpes, but we can't pinpoint anything, so I'm just trying to make sense of it all.
I understand that you think this is only my anxiety, and I do not mean to belabor this, and I can appreciate you trying to calm people during the period where results are not accurate. Its easy to imagine that there was exposure because the woman was not wearing any underwear, and although I was, the red, cracked skin I experienced was next to my genitals where she could have easily rubbed. Since the sensations are not responding to anti-fungal cream, antibiotics, etc. I am getting desperate. The CDC clearly states:
"Most individuals infected with HSV-1 or HSV-2 experience either no symptoms or have very mild symptoms that go unnoticed or are mistaken for another skin condition. "
And this leaves things open for interpretation. I appreciate your help, and do not mean to insult you, I am just getting desperate and not sure what to tell my partner. I don't want to feel that I am not contagious or falsely confident because of an inaccurate IGM, and then expose her to Herpes, as I understand that I am most contagious at this point if it is.
Again, I have no intention to disrespect your knowledge, but I am having very serious symptoms of something and my doctor just keeps saying it sounds like herpes, but we can't pinpoint anything, so I'm just trying to make sense of it all.
herpes pain would be constant.
once again , you had no risk for herpes. your anxiety is the real issue here!!!
once again , you had no risk for herpes. your anxiety is the real issue here!!!
Just started getting a shooting pain in my right thigh. Its intermittant, lasts a quick second, happens every 30 seconds or so. Its very painfull but brief, on the outside of my mid thigh. Is this consistant with symptoms of HSV?
this sounds more like jock itch than herpes.
I often wish I could just give some of you posters herpes for a day. you'd quickly see the difference between your symptoms and herpes symptoms!
once again, you had absolutely no risk for herpes from the encounter in question. don't try to convince yourself otherwise!
I often wish I could just give some of you posters herpes for a day. you'd quickly see the difference between your symptoms and herpes symptoms!
once again, you had absolutely no risk for herpes from the encounter in question. don't try to convince yourself otherwise!
As far as everything I'm experiencing it seems to be most closely in line with what other people's experiences with herpes are. I understand the prodrome period can last a while, and doesn't always lead to open sores or blisters. Everyone responds differently. I took Acyclovir right when it started, and that is said to prevent the outbreak or reduce it.
As of right now, I am getting a tingling in my scrotum and penis. It seems to actually get more intense in the evenings. Its like a rush of sensation to those areas that is very itchy and tingly and makes me very uncomfortable. I can't figure out how to treat this or how to minimize the symptoms. Its going on 3 weeks or discomfort and agony.
Of course I don't want Herpes. I hope its something else, but I just don't know what else to pursue or how to alleviate these symptoms. So I am constantly searching and pursuing whatever I can, and it keeps leading towards one thing.
As of right now, I am getting a tingling in my scrotum and penis. It seems to actually get more intense in the evenings. Its like a rush of sensation to those areas that is very itchy and tingly and makes me very uncomfortable. I can't figure out how to treat this or how to minimize the symptoms. Its going on 3 weeks or discomfort and agony.
Of course I don't want Herpes. I hope its something else, but I just don't know what else to pursue or how to alleviate these symptoms. So I am constantly searching and pursuing whatever I can, and it keeps leading towards one thing.
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