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First herpes outbreak?

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anon95019
anon95019

What do y'all think? I don't know what else it could be...I've kinda come to terms with it already tbh. I'm sexually active. I also think I developed a yeast infection (haven't had one before so not positive) around the same time as this rash/outbreak, so small chance that it could be a yeast infection rash?

However, this rash/outbreak has gone away so I'm not able to do a swab test at this point. I've been doing some research and it sounds like HSV-2 blood tests aren't very accurate. Any tips on how I should proceed with testing?

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  • anon95019
    anon95019

    Posted

    The white near the labia is from the flash of the camera. The outbreak/rash never came to a head or blister.

  • marie2025
    marie2025 anon95019

    Posted

    your pictures are kind of inaccurate to give you a good opinion as to what this could be, it looks more like irritation than ulcers are vesicles that herpes usually comes in. I would suggest going to the doctor and showing them these pictures, or just monitoring yourself and abstaining from sex until the symptoms come back or until you know whether or not you have the virus via blood test. blood tests are not as accurate as swab test,but if you’ve had this ongoing issue for more than 90 days or three months, a blood test will give you a better estimate as to whether or not you have a virus. you generally wont have antibodies if you dont have the virus.

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