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Help - possible herpes?

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callie44580
callie44580

Hello,

About a month ago I was sexually active with a guy a few years older. I’ve never been in a situation like that before, and was kind of scared to tell him no. I didn’t let him put his penis inside of me, but he did rub it on my lady bits. Afterwards I noticed I had a few bumps (although I hadn’t shaved down there before so I thought it may be ingrown hairs). However it’s been around a month and I still get bumps that end up bleeding or scabbing over. 

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  • callie44580
    callie44580

    Posted

    Also would it have a difference that hair is growing out of a couple of the bumps? And they're not directly by each other. 

  • haz83342
    haz83342 callie44580

    Posted

    Put a pic through laptop. 

    If it is the same appearance over a month so mostly not herpes. 

    If they change from vesicles and bumps to scabs and then heal then it is herpes. 

    Herpes also is painful and itchy. 

    • callie44580
      callie44580 haz83342

      Posted

      It only hurts when I touch them, but I wear loose fitting jeans and boyshorts, so if I wore tighter clothing then it would probably hurt more. It itches sometimes, but not all of the time. Do the bumps in the picture seem to be herpes to you? And at first there was only the one bump, which I put myself at ease by saying it was probably just a razor burn or ingrown hair. However, a few more bumps are here now and I haven't shaved in a couple of weeks. 

    • haz83342
      haz83342 callie44580

      Posted

      Herpes start as vesicles then bumps then scabs. Itchy sensation is a must but may be mild in some people. Dont remove scabs. It might make permenant scars. Scabs might take 1 week to go alone. Still cant say if it is herpes. But mostly yes. Better see a doctor. 
    • callie44580
      callie44580 haz83342

      Posted

      Does herpes look like the pictures I showed? I’ve been concerned even though my pictures don’t look like what I have seen on the internet. And I don’t think my dad would react well to me going to the doctor because when my sister got a positive test for on her mouth he threw a fit. 
  • callie44580
    callie44580

    Posted

    It's not itchy all of the time, but sometimes it itches. Also, it does scab over but it seems like it stays scabbed? until I scratch at it. I don't know if you can see, but in the picture that I sat on my toilet to try to get all of it pictured, one of them has a hair growing outwards after I scratched at the scab. Does that make it less likely to be herpes?

    • princess52104
      princess52104 callie44580

      Posted

      NO herpes would form on the inside of the lips. Everyone experiences with herpes is different 
    • callie44580
      callie44580 princess52104

      Posted

      Does this seem like it could be herpes to you?? Hair was in one of the bumps and came out when I had scratched the scab. 
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