r/HerpesGenital

Is this genital herpes

Is this genital herpes

30 years old. Condom broke with a new partner 7 days ago. Had two spots show up like this 3 days ago. No pain, burning, itching, ulcering, flu symptoms or any of the classical symptoms. Looking closely it seems like there is a hair sticking out of it but I’m not sure.

Tried to see a doctor on short notice but it’s not possible where I am right now.

u/jamoh91 — 13 hours ago

Is it a herpes outbreak?

Age27, it's painless I have done hiv and vdrl titre/tpha test all are negative what should I do now? I have used acloveer400 3times a day and one ointment now these spot are getting dull, should I do HSV test?

u/Butter_cup003 — 2 days ago

Is this just friction/irritation

female 23 years old, the first photo is from months ago for reference of what the skin typically looks like there. SECOND pic is from last night, THIRD/LAST pic is from right now this morning. I clearly have a lot discharge recently you can see the trapped/build up. And long hair, so i’m wondering if it’s from friction. I went on a bike ride yesterday which i haven’t in so long especially not with long hair down here and I am wondering if I caused friction from sweat/hair/discharge. I have no pain it just feels like the hair is scratching at the skin sometimes

u/Fickle_Park_5864 — 2 days ago

28M really concerned, doctors dont know what it is..

Hi guys in February I had protected oral and vaginal sex with a sex worker. 3-4 days later I started experiencing some urinal problems and like feeling of wetness at tip, itchyness, all around sensitive penis skin and corona, red scrotum etc. (Im circumstanced)

Started using clotrimazole for a week didn't really help. Got tested 7 days after encounter and tested negative for literally everything and some blood test (pcr tests)

After a week or so it kinda tuned down to until where it started again after couple of weeks. Again red scrotum, feeling of wetness at tip and dryness of penis(especially noticeable when penis is hard) Out of panic I started taking doxycycline and for 10 days plus had a shot of ceftriaxone.

Got tested again 7 days post medication, and negative for everything. The only thinf I haven't tested reliably so far is HSV. It was included in my previous tests but only via urine pcr(if lesions are present in urethera).

Anyways what got me really worried is I seem to have dry skin on my penis from then, it's lasting for a couple of months now. Looks like dry powder, sometimes there is so much of it, it looks like someone put powder over my penis head and also the dry skin cracks and peels and there are 2-3 bearly visable kinda more pink spots at my skin near where skin of base meets the head. Sometimes its better sometimes worse but always it is visable during errection. When penis is flacid it is not visable. I sometimes have itchyness on scrotum.

Here are some NSFW photos. Please help me what could this be? Should i retest?

Here are some photos from week ago. Taken at different days.

Bear in mind on some days it looks completly normal(no redness, but dryness is always present when errect)

First three photos are from Februray this year while the others are ranging from 3-4 weeks ago up to now.... Thanks for your help...

I am 28, i tested urine pcr for everything, doctors dont know what it is. There is nothing to swab for... Please help...

u/Outrageous-Apple-140 — 2 days ago

I’m a male I’m 22 years old concerned

I never in my life received this pain a pain in my entire first time Anal sex caused pain tailbone gooch pain lower back pain that radiates down legs I took a picture and saw this

u/Lost_Internet_6825 — 3 days ago

27 year old male

I had this girl spit on my penis and rubbed it with her hand. No contact with her mouth. Never noticed any blisters and was never painful to the touch. Was too late for PCR swabs, any advice is appreciated. The redness showed up 2 weeks after. Never been diagnosed before.

u/Responsible-Cherry73 — 5 days ago

22M Update: Still waiting on test results but I’m pretty confident this is HSV and am severely depressed about it.

It’s around my third week with this problem on my anus. Last photo was about a week ago, but noticed some kind of yeast like curdy discharge. Saw the doctor last Friday, it was near closing time so he was in a rush to go, but from what I gathered he’s on the fence about it being herpes, so he did a pcr and a culture swab, along with a urine test. I’m terrified but I’m pretty sure I’ve got it. Does anyone here have sores that look like mine? Thanks.

u/Odd_Investigator6994 — 5 days ago

Help please- extreme health anxiety and fear

Can anyone please help me with what this is? 27F.
I’ve recently been seeing a new partner, lots of hand to genital contact, and if sex does occur (very very rarely) we use a condom. Sex lasts very little (his business). He says he doesn’t have herpes or cold sores, and I’ve never seen him with one.
I shaved Monday night, saw him Tuesday, shaved again Friday. Noticed this late on Saturday/early hours Sunday morning. Complete breakdown, sat in bed as we speak waiting to call the drs / sexual health clinic first thing in the morning. I have severe health anxiety, and have an irrational fear of herpes (stupid I know, as I’d never judge someone for having it!!)
The bumps are painless, don’t itch, and I don’t have any that I can see on my vulval skin. I’m rundown at the moment, but I have a high stress job, and not long ago had a breakdown of a 10 year relationship.
After hours of panicked research, I’ve resigned myself to the fact it’s herpes, or folliculitis. Im spiralling as we speak. Please help. I’m resisting the urge to constantly inspect, but I had a quick look before I went in the shower. No changes to them. Never had HSV, orally or genital. Never (knowingly) have been exposed to it.

u/A123M123 — 6 days ago

23, is this an outbreak?

I already know I have herpes, my ex cheated on me so I got tested. I haven’t had an outbreak since the very first one, two years ago. It looked much different than this, and was around my vulva instead of my glans. What should I do? It’s painful to touch, hurts even to run water over it. Last sexual activity was 5 days ago.

u/StopOriginal8424 — 8 days ago

Question - 29- I read rules before posting - Painful clear/white bumps after masturbation, does this look like HSV or friction?

30M. These bumps showed up the same day after several days of dry masturbation with no lube while wearing tighter underwear than normal. They’re on the shaft, not the head.
Symptoms:
Around 8-10 small clear/whitish bumps clustered together
Very painful when touched or rubbed
No itching
No burning when I pee
No odor or discharge
They don’t seem to have opened into sores or crusted over
I don’t have fever or swollen lymph nodes

u/NextKaleidoscope2754 — 8 days ago

22M freaking out !! Is this herpes?

The bumps don’t hurt they only itched and showed up after a bout with some witch hazel and lidocaine. But my asshole stings bad and itches when I wake up. Now I’m noticing some kind of gross white stuff. God this is stressful.

u/Odd_Investigator6994 — 11 days ago

Does this look like herpes?

I'm 26 year old male. I had sex with a sex worker on July 12. We had protected vaginal sex with a condom, but I received an unprotected blowjob. I didn't lick her vagina or anus, but I did finger her vagina. After reading some Reddit posts about HIV, herpes, I checked my penis and noticed this area. Do you guys see anything abnormal in these pictures? Could this be HIV, herpes, or another STI? I don't have any pain, fever.

u/Status_Special3596 — 13 days ago

Help? 22F

Does this look like herpes? It didn’t cause me any pain. I just happened to look down there and saw it. It was there before I shaved so I shaved to get a better picture. It was there for around 3/5 days. I couldn’t have it swabbed as by time they could fit me in for an appointment it was gone. they said to wait for a blood test for 12/16 weeks so haven’t yet been tested. But just wondering if if it looks like?

u/Some_Owl6401 — 12 days ago

This has to be herpes right

19m I’ll link my other posts from r/std to give a better description.

long story short had unprotected sex on July 21st, next day the girl told me she didn’t feel normal the past few days and after sex it was a lot worse, I notice a white puss filled bumps and we decide to take a look at each others privates and she looks like she’s having a first outbreak.

In the first 4 days I’ve gone to 3 doctors who weren’t able to swab and also said there’s no way it was herpes now it’s day 5 and this is the progression, the last photo is right after leaving the shower, I just know I’m fucked! Do any of you know if it could be something else?

u/Frosty_Spinach_3004 — 13 days ago

24F

I’ve posted before finally had a visible bump. The only on I have. I have not had any sexual contact in 5 years. Last to I tested was in 2022( tested negative for HSV), I was also tested in 2021 (also negative for HSV)after being SA’d I shaved the area to get a better look I do believe I have Hidradenitis Suppurativa I have boils that come on the inner thighs.

u/Lumpy_Negotiation916 — 14 days ago