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Does this look like genital herpes?

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ash04443
ash04443

randomly saw a few cuts between scrotum and inner thigh two days ago. not deep and i dont think theres anything to swab. almost 2 months out from last sexual encounter and she has ghsv2 confirmed and shes on antivirals and we used protection. and i have never had symptoms after. theres not really anything to swab as it has pretty much healed but no pus or ulceration. what could it be? image

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  • marie2025
    marie2025 ash04443

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    you could get a blood test. though they are not as accurate as a culture or swab they are a good indicator if you need further testing. this could simply be irritation or a bacteria imbalance or a yeast infection. makes and females both can experience them. best way to know though is to form a hypothesis and test it.

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