cannot tell if this is herpes or not for the life of me

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hi everyone

I have an appointment with my gyno in about a week and a half and I intend on having her check me out as well but the anxiety is killing me.

this started after a shave with a new brand of razor a week and a half ago so I thought it might be an ingrown hair. popped it, no hair came out, kinda started to get a little worried. have been trying to leave it alone outside of putting neosporin on it. the skin over the initial bump turned white which started to freak me out a lot and as of yesterday there have been a couple more clear bumps - I popped those (i know, I need to stop messing with it) and now they're just flesh colored bumps.

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photos show the progession of the healing process, basically. the initial wound is looking better but the fact that more bumps have appeared is concerning to me. I have no itching and no significant pain (if I go a while without putting on more neosporin itll get a bit irritated but nothing major) but I really do not know why I would have bumps on my vagina unless its herpes??? I really do not want to spend all of my time before my appointment stressing about this so any help would be appreciated!!!

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  • Posted

    does it hurt at all? does it burn?

    • Posted

      Regina - no burning for sure. the only time I feel anything is if I'm wearing tight bottoms so I've been avoiding that, and even then it's a very very minor pain, more irritating than anything. I've read that herpes doesn't always cause itching and burning though so I'm still kinda worried.

  • Posted

    it could be but also could be irritation! please dont freak out, show these to your doc when you get a chance

  • Posted

    it resembles herpes but honestly it could be anything! have you experienced any other symptoms--swelling, feeling under the weather?

  • Edited

    hey ive had a similar thing and have no idea whats going on lol. I keep touching them (they itch and ones really sore) image

    Everything ive found says herpes but im hoping it just irritation (i shaved with a new razor, then had pretty rough sex). Im getting tested on friday so ill let you know!

    • Posted

      hey really! It got worse ill attatch pictures but i went to the doctor and she said its most likely herpes. the test is coming back in a few days. It def looks alot like it to me now.

      Did yours end up looking like any of the pics i attatched? image

  • Edited

    hi all - just wanted to give an update - mine ended up being an ingrown hair. all bumps and marks are gone, i am back to being a smooth woman!!! thank you everyone for the help and advice it was very helpful with my anxiety.

    • Posted

      nothing about that resembles an ingrown hair.. looks very similar to herpes

  • Edited

    hey i know this was a while ago but i think we have the same problem what did you use to get rid of the bumps and marks ?

  • Posted

    hi! how did they determine it wasnt herpes? blood tests take months. i have literally the exact same thing ans i just want to make sure too:) i wish this whole process wasnt so scary! thank you for sharing everything too

  • Posted

    this looks like a classic mild herpes outbreak higky recommend a igg $ igm blood test renember it take sctual schooling to be a health care professional which neither one of us here have

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