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Redness along the rim of penis head

Since December i have had some redness & tiny little red bumps (minimal) along the rim/ head of my penis. I did have unprotected sex, since then I have tested for chlamydia, gonorrhea & trich. Negative. After telling the person I had the encounter with my issue she went to the clinic two or 3 weeks after the encounter to test for HIV, Hep B, Hep C, Syphillis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, Hsv 1 & 2. Everything came back negative & I have the paper work from the clinic and labcorp. I spoke to two doctors and they both said this looked like a yeast infection, I took fluconazole and was told to apply lomotrin twice daily. Since taking the pill most of the redness went away. I’m left with two small patches of redness on each side of the penis head with tiny red dot like bumps. Since the fluconazole i feel no irritation anymore I can just see the two tiny red spots that have gone down tremendously but don’t seem to be going away completely. What else could this possibly be if all the other std tests were negative?
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Fungal infections can be really hard to get rid of. Since it's responded to the fluconazole and the lotrimin, I see no reason to suspect it's anything but yeast. Also, you and your partner tested for everything. (Most of what you tested for wouldn't give you symptoms like this, but it's good to know that you didn't have it.)

Have you returned to the doctor since your symptoms haven't fully cleared up? You should.
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Hello, thank you for the response. As of right now, no I haven’t returned. I still haven’t finished the full 2-4 weeks of the cream I was told to do. But that was going to be my next step. I have bad anxiety and dwell on this more than I should.  
Finish the cream - give it time to do it's thing.

I get the anxiety - no one wants anything on their genitals, but just try to remember that fungal infections can be tough to get rid of, and it's not an STD.

Do you talk to anyone about your anxiety? If you don't, talk to your doc about it. There are some really good treatments - meds and/or therapy - that may help.
Thanks for the reassurance, I need that.
No, I’ve always dealt with my anxiety on my own & I’ve really been able to get control of it these past few years but this particular situation has brought back some obsessive anxiety. I don’t think I’ve ever checked myself as much as I have the past 3 months. I feel like I keep examining myself and thinking  new things are popping up and disappearing every day. :/
Constant checking will just cause irritation, which could give you symptoms that you'll get anxious about, and then you'll have more anxiety, and the cycle starts all over again.

Just use the cream as directed, and let your skin heal. I know it's not easy.

You mentioned the word obsessive - that's a decent sign that it's time to get some help for your anxiety. Just think about it. I'm sure it's exhausting worrying so much, and there are things you can try that may help.

Have a good weekend. Go do something fun!
I just sent high quality photos and spoke to a dermatologist who explained to me the redness I see that I was mistaking for tiny bumps were actually tiny blood vessels that can become prominent from inflammation or infection and in my case she said yeast infection that looks almost fully cleared up & now looks normal. You were correct
Congrats! I hope you feel better now!
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