It's not always herpes
Sometimes when a person gets diagnosed with genital herpes, they start recognizing symptoms in the genital area. That's a good thing, because most herpes is unrecognized but not asymptomatic.
However, don't assume that all symptoms in the genital area are herpes symptoms. People with herpes get yeast infections, they get bacterial infections, they get genital warts, they get molluscum, they get scabies, they get urinary tracts infection and they get other STDs like Chlamydia and gonorrhea.
It's important that herpes not become a dumping ground for all symptoms. On my WebMD message board, I get lots of questions from people who are having continuous symptoms -- non-stop itching or irritation and they report that their antiviral medicines "aren't doing anything".
Antiviral medicines, acyclovir, Valtrex and Famvir, are all very effective and reduce outbreak frequency by about 70%. In healthy adults who have fully functioning immune systems, these medicines always improve symptoms. But they improve symptoms that are related to herpes. So if no improvement is seen in symptoms, then they are likely caused by something else. It worries me that some people get so stuck on their herpes diagnosis that they miss getting appropriate diagnoses and treatment for other infections.
If you have herpes, and antiviral medicines "aren't doing anything" to improve your symptoms, think other types of things going on and get that sorted out.
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However, don't assume that all symptoms in the genital area are herpes symptoms. People with herpes get yeast infections, they get bacterial infections, they get genital warts, they get molluscum, they get scabies, they get urinary tracts infection and they get other STDs like Chlamydia and gonorrhea.
It's important that herpes not become a dumping ground for all symptoms. On my WebMD message board, I get lots of questions from people who are having continuous symptoms -- non-stop itching or irritation and they report that their antiviral medicines "aren't doing anything".
Antiviral medicines, acyclovir, Valtrex and Famvir, are all very effective and reduce outbreak frequency by about 70%. In healthy adults who have fully functioning immune systems, these medicines always improve symptoms. But they improve symptoms that are related to herpes. So if no improvement is seen in symptoms, then they are likely caused by something else. It worries me that some people get so stuck on their herpes diagnosis that they miss getting appropriate diagnoses and treatment for other infections.
If you have herpes, and antiviral medicines "aren't doing anything" to improve your symptoms, think other types of things going on and get that sorted out.
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352 Comments:
I have developed a small wart near the head of my penis.
I am not circumsized, and have had to go without showering a few times. Plus I am sexualy active with the same female for almost a year now. And she has no warts or symptoms of diseases (I took her virginity, seriously).
I feel maybe because I'm not circumsized, my penis is always moist, from precum, ejaculant that lingers, and/or urine, as there isn't always a adequate washing facility around for hours.
Could this be a normal wart?
I've had genital heprpes since 1984. I also had a bad case of chicken pox in 1970. Now, for the last two weeks I am experiencing severe neuralgic pain to my right side low back but no rash. Is this shingles and which virus is responsible the HSV Type 2 or the chicken pox. Does valtrex prevent a rash from occuring if taken soon enough. Yikes this thing hurts.
46 y.o. female
My boyfriend has just been diagnosed with chlamydia. I had myself tested & it came out negative. We've had unprotected sex for over 4 months now. Is it possible for him to have it & not me??
I have dark
I have dark bumps under the skin around the anal area. I also have white bumps under the skin of the vaginal area. What are those things? No doctor ever mentioned anything, but I'm selfconscious about it.
does genital warts apear imediatly after oral sex with a man or does it take time for a wart to develope i feel a small ball undet my toung it does not hurt is it genital wartts
This morning I noticed a small pimple-like bump in the top part of where my pubic hair starts. I had it once before and it popped just like a pimple, scabbed, and then went away. What is this? Should I be worried?
Alrighty, you with the bump right above your pubes, you shouldn't get your panties in a bunch, it may be simple in-grown hair, or shaving bumps... Never the less ask a doctor, cause I'm just giving you my opinion.
You with the oral sex question. Genital Warts can be immediate or prolonged, go see a doctor, and hope to the heavens you aren't infected.
Chlamiydia girl, you are extremly lucky, I believe it can be possible, but still, more precaution will keep you from sweatin bricks in the future.
-Yoshi
I never had unprotectsex and i only have tree sex partners. I have a white, clearish, strigy discharge It's something like sperem I seen it aleast twice and I very concern about it. I looked in a mirror and i noticed two small bumps in the opening of my cervice are by my libia. Can u tell me what it is? There's no itching or burning sensations or any other bumps.
Tamkiya,
My girlfriend has the same discharge. It may not be an STD, but it could be a yeast infection.
That or chlamidiya... Given if you sexual history is truth than it could be a type of HPV.
I've heard that you can get it witout having sexual contact, but contact with something that had the virus on it (i.e toilet seat, chair, etc.)
I'm not sure, so you should ask your doctor, because I ain't one LOL.
-Yoshi
hi
i have a swelling right behind my right ear . Its like when i touch the bone behind my ear it hurts . its kind of swollen . Is there something to worry abt ?
Also recently i got to know that i have a fibroid growth at the side of my uteras . Is it something to wrry abt ? does it get cured by medication .
Hi, I am sorry to add another question/post. But I am puzzled to what I have, and dont know if herpes can do this.
I dont date or go out often, I havent had a boyfriend in years, and I have never been infected with anything. I went out Saturday, had a beer, kissed a boy, no french kissing. In three hours I had to go to work, and my lips became chapped and burned. No blisters. No cuts. Just red, and burned. My chin, from my lip around from the corner of my mouth to my jaw became bright red, no blisters, no cuts.And I didnt even kiss him like that, not at all. Just like a few pecks. My chin is normal skin just red. Symptoms started 3 hours after kissing him, and now my lips are still huge, puffy, red and swolen its been 6 days. Is this herpes?
I have been diagnosed with genitaal herpes, and my pelvic bone feels like its detioriating i like when i touch it it doent feel normal and i have told my doctor about it , is it possible for this to happen because of herpes.
I have just found out that I have genital herpes. I have been married for 25 years and have been faithful. My spouse swears that he/she has been faithful as well. Both of us had sexual partners before we were married. Can anyone tell me if the symptoms of genital herpes can develop that many years after having sex with several partners?
can herpes appear else where on the body? on the inside of my arm by my elbow i have a cluster of small blisters started as 1 but has spread to 6 when it starts there is a slight burning/tingling sensation. my ex husband was cheating on me - i left him and got test for everything! I was told all the std tests etc came back negative, this blister thing first happened when I was with him, it has ocurred several times in the past few years always in the same spot...what is it!!?
If one of my children have genital herpes and my other children drink from her glass or eat from her food can they catch this?
Can you get herpes from touching something like a bottle of soap that someojne with an outbreak touched and then touching yourself somewhere that you were nicked from shaving?!?!
My blisters are appearing on my thighs, kness, ankles and also on my wrists. They are not the least bit painful, but do itch. Is this genital herpes?
I am a female and when I was diagnosed with herpes I talked to a pharmacist who told me to mix female anti-itch cream with anti-fungal foot cream - half and half -and apply to blisters. It worked immediately and the pain diminished and soon the sores were healed. A friend who had herpes for years used the recipe and got relief too. It's wonderful.Maybe it wasn't herpes, or do doctors know about the recipe but want to make money? Relief to you all!
I have a "pinching" sensation on the side of my penis. Occasionally, during an erection a blister/bump (never comes to head or breaks)appears in this area. After my erection goes away...so does the bump and I cannot find anything on the skin in that area.
Any Ideas?
Patrick1964
okay i had gential herpes -it went away after takin valtrex....my boyfriend of 17yrs had a cold sore in his nose...but he was tested for everything in the book and his test came back negative....how could i be the only one get herpes when i have only been with him... he says that his cold sore did not cause me to get herpes??????? i do think he either cheated on me or it came from his cold sore in his nose -when he did oral on me..... i'm so hurt becuase of this...now we are soooo angry with each other...i dont even want to have sex with him. cuz i'm afraid that i will get sick again...
lost in love??
how long does it take for gential herpes to show up? is like 2-4days after having sex/oral
i have bumps along the opening to my vagina.its itchy and bleeds easily.can you tell me what this might be?
Terri,
I have genital herpes. would this cause me to have repeated discharges. I seem to have a discharge all of the time. Even if I go to the doctor, they usually say it's nothing. Or, sometimes they give me medicine for a BV, but the discharge always comes back and it has an odor. I was wondering if it could be from the herpes.
I also read that it can ben Candida.
like 3 days ago i was feeling some pain by my virgina. i couldnt pee or wipe my self it hurted so bad..at first i thought it was nothing to worry about because i thought the guy i was sleeping with was clean but i guess not n i cought herpes. im only 15 years old n i have something that will never in my life go away. a lil while later i looked in da mirror n i seen a couple blisters down in the privite part of my body.. i was so scared n i called my mom in da mouring wen i was at school and i told her i want to go see a doctor n i did.. well they said rite wen they looked down there that it was herpes. i cried for 3 days straight just thinking about wut i have n that i ruined my life. now im scared to tell the guy ive been haveing sex with has it but i dont want to tell him cause he goes to my school n i dont want ne1 to kno. what should i tell him? i dont kno what to do but sometimes i feel like i cant do ne thing but wanna die. im so depressed that its gonna kill me n i dont want that.. i have dreams in my life when i got older. i wanted to get married to mr.right n have a family but now i dont kno if i can do that because of herpes. im scared to touch some one or i cant even kiss some1 because ima pass it on. what should i do? i need help.. i got medicane for the pain n stuff but i just wish it would go away n never come back but it cant..to all the pepole or teenagers who have sex n dont get checked i would advice u to do so.. im only 15 years old n i messed up big time n it hurts so much to think about it but please just be safe..
I was recently diagnosed with genital herpes when apparently i had my first out break. The five small reddish bumps have totally dissapered but have left small scars, whcih look white compared to the rest of the skin on my penis. Does anyone have any idea how to get rid of teh scars????? Please help
What do you mean, "People with herpes get genital warts" etc.? Are you telling me once you get herpes you automatically get other stds as well???
Is is possible to have a false positive test result for herpes? I have been with my husband (and only him) for 10 years now. I was told by my ob-gyn through a culture test that I had herpes in January. I have never had an outbreak until then. My husband was just tested last week and his blood test for herpes came back negative. Is it possible that my results were wrong?
what is it if i have pimples all over my scrotum butnever had sex and they dont just come and go?
lately ive been gettin pimple-like bumps on my vagina, they come and go away. i hadnt had sex in over a year but i do pleasure myself. is this something i should look into?
I have these liittle bumps (8 total) on my lower abdomen where my pubic hair is and I also have a few on the base of my penis. I am not sure what they are but they don't hurt and they have been there for over 5 months. I am wondering aht this could be!!
To all who have left questions about bumps, etc. here:
The only way to find out what they are is to visit a healthcare provider and get them examined. We're sorry, but the Internet isn't the place for a diagnosis.
You can also visit the symptom checker or try a search for more information, and of course, our message boards are another great source of information.
Thank you!
Lately I have noticed that I have these small white bumps in my gential area. I have been tested and my tests have come back negative. But I am still concerned, these bumps have what looks like are whiteheads and just seem to become inflammed which causes itching. Should I go back in or what could these possibly be?
well my boyfriend and i tried these new mint condoms and we always use protection and he is clean and so am i but when we used these condoms he got a rash on his area around his penis could this just be an allergic reaction?
ok i have heard that its not always herpes and that gave me some relief. also one other persons syptoms sound like mine and they were told it wasnt herpes. but i still dont know what i have. i ended up having to have an abortion due to personal and health reasons and it has always been something i didnt think was wrong i mean its that womans personal choice but always said i couldnt do it until i had to. well i was so upset and freaked out by the whole thing that i never went back for my follow up. about a month after the precedure two small bumps were at the top of my vagina clost to my clit and they dont itch or hurt or burn i noticed them when i was shaving in the shower. well they have spred some and they are more down by my anus and a few by my opening of my vagina and one on each thigh next to my vagina. i have seen pictures of herpes and it doesnt look like the pictures but still i am freaked out and want to know what it is. i was tested for everything back in october and had nothing and have had the same man as my partner since and he doesnt have any bumps or anything any where on him. again i am a little freaked out and scared to go to the doctor. anyone have any suggestions? some one please reply i am really self conscience about this now. will the female itch cream mixed with the foot cream work for me? and is it ok to put it right above my clit like that?
lost scared and confussed
I do not know what is causing me to have these sores on the inside of me thighs next to me hairline. I thought at first it was infected hairs due to shaving but now after searching the web i think maybe a sign of herpes. Please help me.Any advice would be nice
i am un circumsized, i had an itching around my head and pulled my fore skin back, i then noticed what looked like raw skin. like what skin looks like while it peels due to a sunburn. what could this be?
i have gone comando for almost 12 years, and with this i hurt my libia sometimes. i pinched the inside of my libia very hard the other day, and now a small bump has formed. when i look at it it just looks like a bump, no real redness or head, but it is very painful. i have started to ware loose underware, but this is inside the vagina, so will this heal on its own? and it there any medication i can put on it to dull the pain? thank you
i have recently had a rash on my cervix around my labia and i went to my ob/gyn and she told me that its herpes and she did a test and sent it somwhere to make sure...i had sex once...one time with 1 guy and we were both virgins and used a condom...that was 3 years ago...since then i have not done anything more than kissing with only 3 guys...its been a week and they still didnt get my tests back and now they re saying that it can take up to 14 days...the suspense is killing me...could i have herpes even though i have not been sexually active in a long time and that one time we used a condom and both were virgins...can herpes be spread through kissing?...
thanks
Does She Have To Cum To Spread Anything, Or Is It Just Any Contact? She Was A Virgin. And Her Tests Came Back Negative
When I Pull Up On My Upper Lip And Look, At The Piece Of Skin That Is Like A Tie Between My Gums And My Inner Lips, There Is What Looks Like A Skin Tag And A Whitish Discoloration, Slight Pain When Contacted.
Are Either Of These Signs Of Herpes?
I was wondering if you might know if something is wrong with me, because it burns when I pee and I have a constant pain on my lower right side almost between where my hip and thigh are. even when I walk it tends to hurt. I'm female, and I also found out my sexual partner has found what looks like and feels like psoriasis on his penis. and so maybe thats whats going on with me but I dont' itch or anything.
i get bumps that appear on my vaginal area but they go away, there like pimples what could they be??
7:46 person,
Maybe you should check out possibility of having an ovarian cyst. the other symptoms I'm not sure of but constant pain by the hip/thigh was a small cyst that got taken care of with medicine. good luck.
I have had rashes for almost a month now all around my torso that itch a lot. i am to see a doctor soon but could you help me…they kind of look like ringworm but they are not round and a nurse told me they are not...i saw an episode of "House"(episode of the healing boy) with a herpes patient and my sores/rashes kind of reminded me of it. There a re no other symptoms. and also the last time i had any sexual contact was two years ago and this only came along this year. i got tested and i am not HIV positive. I am really uncertain and hope that you could identify what it could be.
OK this might sound crazy but i dont know umm when i was 3 i was molested by a man who had genital herpes the last time i had a break out i was 7 years old my grandma said it was nothin compared to the first breakout now i am 18 goin on 19 and i still have not had no breakouts nothing whatsoever well i have had unprotected sex but i wasnt told til i was 16 i had them and i never got a complaint or call from ne one now can i still pass them or am i now just a carrier its been almost 11 years since i have had an outbreak can ne one answer this for me ???????
To the anonymous girl with the bumps along the vaginal opening- you are not alone! That is the very reason I am even on this page. I have them too! I thought they might be pimples, but pimples don't itch. I noticed it every once in a while and then I had a baby and it hasn't stopped since I had my little guy...bumps for almost 5 months!
HELP US!! Any thoughts anyone??
Okay, I think I have these stupid vaginal bumps figured out. I think they may be a type of cyst. Check out the link below. The only catch is that they don't typically itch...weird, but the rest of it fits.
http://womenshealth.about.com/cs/dermatology/a/sebaceouscyst.htm
Hope this helps-
VAGINAL BUMPS-
the rest of the link didn't show up on the page-
Lets try again.
http://womenshealth.about.com
/cs/dermatology/a/
sebaceouscyst.htm
I experience an itchy sensation in the lower part of my vagina. I don't feel or see any bumps. I've been experiencing this for the past month and a have. It doesn't itch all the times only when I wear tight jeans or rough material. What could be causing this itching?
I have had a scab in my nose for a week or so. When I woke up this morning it was still there but now there are little red blister like bumps outside my nostril in the area between both. What are they and what can help them go away?
i have two little red dots on the tip of penis and they just popped up like aweek ago i also have a something that look s like a rash on the tip i am 13 and have not engaged in any sexual activiity so what could it be? i am also sure that neither of my parents had anything to pass on to me
i have notcied that i have fairly large white bumps on the far back of my toung and i was wondering if this was herpies. i have NEVER had sexual activity. could this be herpies??
my inner legs and ball sack area gots a rash and i got bumps on my base of my penis that hurt when i masturbate and when i masturbate my penis swells up...what should i do??
I have had these little flesh colored bumps on my penis since about age 9 and I don't know what they are they are painless, but never seem to go away. Is this something I should be worried about?
To the woman who has been married for 25 years... yes they can devlop many many many years after. My sister is a doctor and she just told me about this a few weeks ago.
She treated a woman who had been married for 40 years and both partners swore that they were faithful, and they were. My sister said that you can go years, soooo many years without noticing anything, then one day the symptoms appear.
I have a few small bumps around my penis and a few more on my penis. It doesnt itch but I was wondering if anyone has heard of anything like this.
Should I be worried?
i recently just tried anal sex with my boyfriend! thsi is the first time ive ever tried anything like that! i developed a couple of also blister lookign kinda thngs arounf my anal area and in between my anus and vagina i sthis normal or do i have herpes or something?
i've been having unprotected sex with the same guy and only guy for 4 years and i have been tested and it came out negative. but just recently i had sex and i'm starting to feel this itch and bump on my left labia. what can that be?
I have these fever blister like bumps that itch on my ankle and abdomen, what can they be? Also I get pimple like bumps on my vagina and they disappear after a couple of days they dont itch or hurt.
i always have a discharge that looks like semen i dont have any itching or burning what is the problem?
I had unprotected sex with this guy about two months ago and i've been getting weird symptoms like a couple of red bumps on my inner thighs but i don't know if its because of shaving or because of dry skin it may be nothing at all.
I have white pimple-like things down there and i have way too much unpretected sex. is this what i think it is?
Over the last 2-3 days my vagina has become increasingly itchy and swollen. There are no bumps though. I have never had sex, oral or vaginal so i don't think that it could be herpes. Do you have any other idea what it could be? :(
I am barely 16, it has been about 1 year since i started to grow pimply white little bumps around my head. Could it be because i am not circumsized? becuase the doctor told me it was normal becuase it was not red, or because they were to small to see.It has not gotten worse ever since but i have had unprtected sex a couple of times, would that make the infection worse? Plus the doctor said i have very sencitive skin...
Back in Oct I had this intense itch in my vaginal area. I noticed a small white "blister". I went to PPH and the Dr on duty did a culture and said that it looked like genital herpes but she wasn't sure. She prescribed Valtrex. The day after I started taking the pills, the "blister" was gone and the itch had almost completely gone (with some help from Vagisil wipes). I have had no other break-outs since that first one, however, the symptoms -the intense itch and discharge- come back quite frequently. Is this normal with the medication? Was I mis-diagnosed? I've read up on GH and my outbreak was nothing like the outbreak the articles have described. The blister didn't pop, it just went away. The time frame from start to finish (finish being the start of Valtrex) was less then 5 days.
I have become very depressed since being diagnosed and can't/won't talk to anyone because I am ashamed. I have some serious questions and need some serious answers.
Does the medication supress just the disease and not the symptoms?
Could I have been misdiagnosed and if so, what do I actually have?
I know GH in not curable but does it ever just not come back? After taking the pills for a certain amount of time, does it stay dormant and just not resurface?
I appreciate any replies and answers and I thank you in advance..
I was diagnosed at age 19(im just 20 now about to turn 21) But I have irration all the time. The doctor told me that its not caused from herpes...either BV or yeast infections. Or sometimes you can wipe yourself to rough when you go to the bathroom. So I was told to use the personal wipes. It may help! Also if you are sexually active and you maybe get irritated from that brand of condom. Or maybe you should try using lube.
ok well im a virgin no oral anal or sex of any kind. A week ago i found a rash with white bumps on my inner thigh near my testicles. Is it herpes? i have also been working out playing baseball everyday and thought it could be jock itch too. I have never had any kind of sex but i have french kissed someone about 8 months ago and no one else. This is scary. PLEASE HELP
As of yesterday, I've had a very slight tingling sensation in my penis. It comes and goes, a few seconds at a time and feels like a very mild 'cell phone in my pocket' sort of vibration. It's barely noticable unless I'm sitting still and not at all painful...just a bit concerning as to what's causing it.
I'm 40 years old, hetero, sexually active with the same woman exclusively for the last four months. I'm in exceptionally good health, exercise regularly and have had no major health issue.
Any idea what's going on?
a few months ago i had a diagnosed yeast infection that my boyfriend caught, but it cleared on both of us. now he has developed a very bad irritation on his penis. it has lasted for weeks and he has tried everything from antifunguls to antibacterials, nothing seems to work. he went to a doctor that said it was nothing, but he is in pain and is STD clean. what can this be and what can he try?
ok, so i am a teenage girl, and has never had sex before. Almost 2-3 YEARS ago, i had discovered a small pimple-like bump on the outside of my vagianl opening. It's wierd because it only hurts if i touch it, otherwise it doesn't bother me. I have no idea what it is...help??
My girlfriend and I had sex for the first time and we were both virgins. Four days later, her vagina was still in pain. She went to her gynocolegist to see what the problem was. Her doctor said, the I might have given her herpes. I dont understand why I would have a virus or have given my girlfriend a herpes virus when I have truly never had sex with anyone else. We are both hoping that it is just a UTI or a yeast infection. I dont understand why I would have herpes though.
i have white blister like bumps on the inside on my vaginal lips they come and go i have been tested for std's and all have come back neg. please tell me what these could be
I am a female who has been diagnosed with HPV. Is it possible to spread the virus to my female partner through oral sex?
To Anonymous who wrote this "I was diagnosed at age 19(im just 20 now about to turn 21) But I have irration all the time. The doctor told me that its not caused from herpes...either BV or yeast infections. Or sometimes you can wipe yourself to rough when you go to the bathroom. So I was told to use the personal wipes. It may help! Also if you are sexually active and you maybe get irritated from that brand of condom. Or maybe you should try using lube.
2:43 PM"
I tried the personal wipes and they did give me some relief. Thank you. It seems like the only time I feel "normal" is when I'm on my period. Does this happen to you? Also, are you taking any medications? I've become really depressed. I don't know how to deal with this. How do you handle it?
Thanks..
~S~
I have very small, painless bumps on my penis, right where my pubic hair stops. They aren't oozing, sore, or tender. They look like razor bumps. What could they be?
i ha ve a lil hard whie bump on my penis's under side feels kinda like a little syst but at first i thought it was a pimple or ingrown hair butit is really hard to pop and i havent yet and it always hurts. what could this be?
i have been experiencing a tingling weird feeling that feels like a urinary tract infection but i am not sure. my vagina almost feels swollen...could this be an std?
I have a bump right where my pubic hair starts and it is a little red and it won't go away. I washed myself and pinched it like a pimple but it won't go away. My friends say its a irritation of the skin(I once wore the same undies three days in a row when I was stuck out of town)and not to be worried but I'm real pesemistic.
can genital herpes effect the anus
can herpes effect the anus too
I have red dots on the inside of my arm by the elbow. they don't itch and they seem to show up more when i take a hot shower. what is it? please help?
Maybe, people are too afraid to get herpes because it is cannot be cure, as a result, once there is any symptom, they guess it is herpes.
i have this pink blister lookin thing on the tip of my penis, on the inside. it hurts whenever i touch it, what could it be?
To all commenters asking "What could this be?":
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ok i thought i had a yeast infection but i don't think thats what it is..about two weeks ago i had sex and about three days later the condom came out of my vagina...when i was having sex we just figured that we flung the condom across the room...my boyfriend told me to check in my vagina and see if it was there but i didn't believe that could happen...anyway my vagina has been itchy and i have this one painful bump on the inside lip of my vagina..i don't know what it is and i am in college so i don't have a regular doctor and the student health center is too expensive for me to go and just get random tests...does anyone know what could possibly be wrong with me.
do medicines like Valtrex reduce warts from HPV????
i have small bumps in my pubic hair but not on or near my genitals is this herpes
I did not heard Valtrex can reduce warts from HPV. Only heard that herpes simplex treatment is found to reduce plasma and Genital HIV viral loads
i am 18 had sex with the same girl for eight months i had a red rash on the top and side of my penis the one on top turned into a blister about the size of a dime on the side it turned into a small blister it doesnt really itch or hurt. when i went to the doctor he said he didnt know what it was he said it could be herpes or just a friction burn but he didnt test me for herpes. can anyone tell me what this might be.
there is this bump right under my vaginal lips that i think might just be a pimple or an in-grown hair, but i'm just worried it my be something else although i don't have sex but with one person who doesn't have any stds. and if it is just that i'm wondering what would be causing it and what should i do to get rid of it?
ok well I have a soar throat a lack of appetite and my vagina burns on the inside I have bumps only on one side of my vagina but I ahve a bunch spaced out at the top of the vagina and then down from that in the thigh area i have noticed a small cluster of them HELP
i have one small bump on my pubic region and it wont go away i think it might have been an ingrown hair at onepoint and because i keep pickiting at it it began to scab...however how can i be sure exactly what it is...please help
I dont know if i have herpies or what it is but on under my anal there are small bumps that make it hurt for me to walk and they also bleed very easily if i scratch at it can someone tell me what it is and what i should do about it
I have genital herpes from way, way back, like ca. 1975. Recently I have had wicked itching inside my penis.
There does not appear to be anything visible that is unusual on the skin on the outside of the penis but I will wake up at night with a terrible internal itch in my penis. Does this all add up?
I just was declared a herpes patient, and I have a bump in my genital area, but from waht I see on this website my bump looks nothing like herpes or genital warts...I'm confused
i have a hard bump with a tip that looks like a pimple that wants to pop and its at the top part of my thigh were my pubic hair is. it kinda of hurts cause its hard but it doesn't itch. Any ideas?, I,m clueless.
me again my bump popped and something and blood came out, weird i'm still confused
Can you get herpes and still be a virgin. I have not had sex with a boy but found a little bump on my leg near my vagina.. Does that mean i Have herpes
I recently had sex with my girlfriend for the first time (Who was a virgin, like me), and the next morning I woke up with a bunch of tiny, itchy red dots all around my penis, on the had and the base. What could this be?
ok i have had this twice in my life and it seem it only happens when i run a fever. i get a rash on the side of my penis. it starts as an itch then after a while it starts to swell up. its a red itchy rash and not sure what it is. the last time i had it, it sweeled up bad and the rash got scabbs. maybe its some sort of fever blister. i dont think i have an STD. Just had a physical and full blood work done for HIV & STD's. Can anyone help.
BrendanLee
ok ive never had many sex partners and im 19 im married and pregnant one morning i had a little spotting but i had sex the night before the next morning the doctor examine me and said he THINKS i have herpes and and he ran test and the test for the herpes culture came back negative but the test for the herpes simplex came back <0.8 i really dont know what that means thats why i ask for your help and ive had blood test done before for everything being that i was in the military and nothing out of the ordinary showed then:)