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Herpes or no?
I am freaking out, I am 20 years old and have never had a history of stds beside one case of chlamydia a long time ago. I have been with my boyfriend for over a year now, we had been having a lot of frequent rough sex lately I had swollen up and was pretty raw, and we continued to have sex and it honestly just made it worse but i didn’t think twice about it because we have done that manny times before usually a couple days and I heal up and feel back to normal well we had sex again one morning a couple days a go and I noticed a couple of little bumps on the outside of my Labia, and naturally first thing I thought was herpes well then I thought maybe just from being raw frequent sex friction and sweating and from rubbing and working a 17 hour shift the day before on my feet the whole time rubbing together. The pain worsened and felt like it was inside of my vagina as well. Everything I see on the internet doesn’t look like what mine is but I know I shouldn’t try to compare and diagnose myself for everyone is different. I made my mother and boyfriend check me out down there and said that it could be anything and not to worry about it that if it looked like anything like that they would tell me. Well I tried going to work and decided to go to the doctor instead, he checked me out and did a culture test and said it could be anything and not to freak out until we get the results back next week. That he has seen things he thought was herpes and ended up not being herpes and vice versa. And said that it could be any viral infection. Me and my boyfriend have never had any problems like this, he is clear down there. Now he does get cold sores and blisters on his mouth every once and awhile which is oral herpes but he has not recently gave me oral with one or ever that I remember when he was broke out in one on his mouth he has never had Genital herpes and neither have I. I think this is the 4th day since I have noticed and I am in unbearable pain, I am not sick or ill of experienced any kind of flu like symptoms, just the problem down there. It is painful to walk, and every once and awhile I leak some sort of liquid, doesn’t smell of have any color. I’m just wondering do I have herpes? I will lose my mind waiting till next week with the results. I also work in a nursing home should I not go back to work until I’m clear? Someone please give me some insight I’m so scared of having it. My bumps or sores just feel raw, I’m going to take a salt bath but I need some sort of relief!! Someone help me!!
Well the pain, sores and discharge are suspect but it doesn’t mount to a hill of beans until you get your results back. One thing to note, if your boyfriend gets cold sores and performed oral sex on you, it can transfer the virus to your genitals. This can happen even if he isn’t having a noticeable outbreak. The virus can shed even if the skin/tissue looks completely healthy.
A vast majority of people with hsv of either type, don’t have any distinctive symptoms. Herpes can present itself in various ways. A cluster of lesions, a cut, a single sore. It’s varied person to person.
You have done the right thing by going to your doctor and getting swabbed. It could be many different things. And yes, herpes is among them but try to relax, take baths and wait and see what the test says. IF your doctor does suspect hsv, have him prescribe you an antiviral to see if it helps. Good luck!
A vast majority of people with hsv of either type, don’t have any distinctive symptoms. Herpes can present itself in various ways. A cluster of lesions, a cut, a single sore. It’s varied person to person.
You have done the right thing by going to your doctor and getting swabbed. It could be many different things. And yes, herpes is among them but try to relax, take baths and wait and see what the test says. IF your doctor does suspect hsv, have him prescribe you an antiviral to see if it helps. Good luck!
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And you can work if you feel up for it. You pose no risk to those around you if you have a genital infection.
Thank you so much, yes I wasn’t aware until recently that he can transmit it to me through oral since he does break out on his mouth. Does that mean he’ll get it on his Genitals too? He never has, only on his mouth.
He also prescribed me medication used to suppress outbreak that I’ve been taking 5 times a day but no relief
If he already has HSV1, the common cold sore kind, he already has the antibodies for it. This essentially protects him from getting not in a new location (genitally). Is it possible for him to get it genitally if that is what you have? Yes, it’s possible but not as likely. HSV1, when a genital infection, sheds less frequently than HSV2. A lot less!
Hopefully your doctor did a PCR swab, far more sensitive than a culture, and of positive, make sure the swab is typed so you know for sure if it is HSV1 or HSV2.
You sound like you have the right attitude. Keep your chin up. Keep taking your meds. Take baths, especially with Epson salt. Keep the area as dry as you can. And be patient for your results. The wait stinks but you’ll pull through! Good luck!
Hopefully your doctor did a PCR swab, far more sensitive than a culture, and of positive, make sure the swab is typed so you know for sure if it is HSV1 or HSV2.
You sound like you have the right attitude. Keep your chin up. Keep taking your meds. Take baths, especially with Epson salt. Keep the area as dry as you can. And be patient for your results. The wait stinks but you’ll pull through! Good luck!
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