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Can herpes symptoms last for a month

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Scorpio1993
Scorpio1993

If a female who has blisters on her inner labia and around her vaginal area has had those blisters for a month with no change but with itching. What could this mean?

Can someone have herpes blisters for a month that havent ruptured or turned into ulcers?

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  • cfit
    cfit

    Posted

    Yes sometimes they take ages to go away and do itch, particularly if you have contracted the virus recently. Try putting betadine or similiar (non sting iodine based ointment) unless you are allergic to this, on them. Eat well and take b vitamins and lyseine.
  • MarianNicholson
    MarianNicholson

    Posted

    No, it is highly unlikely that a herpes simplex infection will remain unchanged for so long. I would expect that it is caused by something else. There are 24 different things that can be mistaken for genital herpes. Go to a sexual health doctor (in the UK there are free sexual health clinics in most big hospitals so ring up your nearest one and ask. For informaton check out the herpes org uk website . Best wishes, Marian Nicholson, Director, Herpes VIruses Association
  • izzyb3
    izzyb3

    Posted

    Mine have so far lasted over a month. I'd recommend going to a GUM clinic as they deal with it all the time and put me a 10 day course of strong acyclovir. It ended 4 days ago and I've stopped getting new blisters and the ones there are healing slowly.

    Also, you can get haemmeroid cream with lidocaine in it in supermarkets and pharmacies, it really helps soothe the itching.

  • Scorpio1993
    Scorpio1993

    Posted

    Hmmm mine is still lasting since i posted this and turns out i do have herpes... Oh well >_>
  • Scorpio1993
    Scorpio1993

    Posted

    Thankyou all for your replies
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