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Herpes or Vulvodynia?
I was diagnosed with vulvodynia almost 2 years ago due to overall burning and discomfort in my genitals as well as some pain when touched. I tested positive for HSV-1 and negative for HSV-2. The doctor said not to worry about the HSV-1,that most people pick it up as children. I never have cold sores.
About 2 1/2 weeks ago I had lots of oral sex with someone new--both given and received. There was some penetration but not much because he was impotent due to a recent surgery. There was a lot of fingering. I was very dry most of the time and uncomfortable. Afterward I experienced a lot of discomfort and burning. About a week or so later I got a paper cut in the corner of my mouth and it reddened around that area. It looks a lot like angular cheilitis.
I put tea tree oil ointment on my inner labia. I put undiluted tea tree oil on a cotton ball and put it in my inner labia all day and all night.
Soon thereafter, I saw two sore spots side by side--one on the shaft that goes up to the clitoris and one right beside it on my inner labia. They were barely detectable and I could only see them if I stretched the skin a certain way and really looked. They seemed like skinny oval shapes. They became more visible but no blister, no visible raised area, no ulcer with pus in it. It looks sort of like a very flat blister. It looks like a chanchroid except not white and it's not indented that much. It has been a few days and the skin has not broken. It blends in with surrounding skin but the skin on them seems thinner, though.
Yesterday I put Neosporin on them, and it really soothed the area. It also seemed to diminish the appearance. I can barely see them.
I am wondering if it is possible that I picked up some sort of yeast or fungal or bacterial infection from my last sexual encounter. That would explain the angular cheilitis on the corner of my mouth and I know that yeast can aggravate vulvodynia, and there can be sores present with vulvodynia. I also read that yeast doesn't always cause a discharge (I haven't noticed any discharge).
I am going to my doctor Friday afternoon to get a culture of the sore and a blood test, though I know I will need another blood test in about 3 months because HSV-2 antibodies may take that long to be detectable in the body.
What do y'all think???
About 2 1/2 weeks ago I had lots of oral sex with someone new--both given and received. There was some penetration but not much because he was impotent due to a recent surgery. There was a lot of fingering. I was very dry most of the time and uncomfortable. Afterward I experienced a lot of discomfort and burning. About a week or so later I got a paper cut in the corner of my mouth and it reddened around that area. It looks a lot like angular cheilitis.
I put tea tree oil ointment on my inner labia. I put undiluted tea tree oil on a cotton ball and put it in my inner labia all day and all night.
Soon thereafter, I saw two sore spots side by side--one on the shaft that goes up to the clitoris and one right beside it on my inner labia. They were barely detectable and I could only see them if I stretched the skin a certain way and really looked. They seemed like skinny oval shapes. They became more visible but no blister, no visible raised area, no ulcer with pus in it. It looks sort of like a very flat blister. It looks like a chanchroid except not white and it's not indented that much. It has been a few days and the skin has not broken. It blends in with surrounding skin but the skin on them seems thinner, though.
Yesterday I put Neosporin on them, and it really soothed the area. It also seemed to diminish the appearance. I can barely see them.
I am wondering if it is possible that I picked up some sort of yeast or fungal or bacterial infection from my last sexual encounter. That would explain the angular cheilitis on the corner of my mouth and I know that yeast can aggravate vulvodynia, and there can be sores present with vulvodynia. I also read that yeast doesn't always cause a discharge (I haven't noticed any discharge).
I am going to my doctor Friday afternoon to get a culture of the sore and a blood test, though I know I will need another blood test in about 3 months because HSV-2 antibodies may take that long to be detectable in the body.
What do y'all think???
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Other then that I can't really say that any of this has to do with anything related to a STD.
Other then that I can't really say that any of this has to do with anything related to a STD.
Also, I forgot to add that I am wondering if the sore spots were caused by a burn by the undiluted tea tree oil. They are side by side and right where I placed the cotton ball.
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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.
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STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
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