[Question #11309] Possible Genital Herpes Infection
15 months ago
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I am a male that recently had sex with a new female partner. We have had sex twice now and each time a condom was used. About 12 days after the second time we had sex, I noticed some slight itching/irritation on my scrotum and sort of around the anal area (more higher up around where the division of my buttocks begins). The itching/irritation was almost negligible. It only seemed to last for 2 or 3 days and then went away. I checked for symptoms like lesions but didn’t find anything. I’m just wondering if this could possibly be herpes. I have oral HSV-1 and get typical cold sores on my lip, but this did not present at all like the symptoms I experience when I get a cold sore. Is the only way to know is to get a blood test and see if I test positive for HSV-2?
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
15 months ago
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