Does anyone experience painless sores are herpes?
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i am freaking out because i have ulcer on my penis but it is not pain at all to touch.
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Posted , 2 users are following.
i am freaking out because i have ulcer on my penis but it is not pain at all to touch.
0 likes, 18 replies
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FelizCastus wilsonwkz
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Herpes ulcers usually hurt to touch. If you have a lesion and are concerned, even though it doesn't hurt, go get it swab tested asap for greatest accuracy. The longer you wait, the less accurate the swab test will be (false negative more likely, even if it is herpes). The swab test is better than any of the blood tests.
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If an actual ulcer (open sore) due to herpes, it would normally feel sore. Some of the lesser skin presentations of herpes might be painless, but yours is an actual ulcer. If you are an MSM (can't remember if you mentioned that before), then actually you should test for syphilis, although the latency period between the ulcer reappearing is not normally so brief, if I'm not mistaken.
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I am only familiar with the blood tests for syphilis (no idea if they swab for it), and you need to ideally wait at least 4-6 weeks post-exposure for the TPHA and VDRL tests (yes, there are two types of blood test; it's confusing), retesting at 3 months for complete assurance.
YoureNotAlone wilsonwkz
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FelizCastus YoureNotAlone
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Other conditions can cause ulcers. Syphilis is not encountered very often these days, and when it is, tends to be within the MSM community. Don't freak the poor guy out!
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