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Herpes Diagnosis?

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allen17871
allen17871

Hi everyone.  A few weeks ago my girlfriend at the time went to the doctor for a "yeast infection" that popped up a couple days after drinking all night, catching a fever the next day, then waking upexperiencing horrible vaginal pain, and "bumps". The doctor was convinced it was herpes, ordered some tests, gave her some treatment and sent her home.  A few days after all that she told me she was so relieved she didn't have it.  I dug deeper and found out it wasn't because the test came back okay, apparently it was either inconclusive or still processing.  But the treatment helped the pain and bumps and she was certain the fever was induced from the drinking.  After doing some research I have my doubts.  The symptoms sound an awful lot like a first outbreak.  I'm curious what those of you out there with some experience think.  How reliable are doctors with their visual examinations?    My intuition says that a female doctor that sees many yeast infections would have a good eye for the differences and not haphazardly guess herpes.  I'm also imagining said doctor would treat for herpes before the result, so if her symptoms improved it might mean the opposite of what she thinks.  So...cause for concern?

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  • FelizCastus
    FelizCastus allen17871

    Posted

    Could be, but if she's only been with you in the last couple of weeks and this is her first outbreak, it presumably came from you, so it's not of infectious concern to you at least. The test will tell, and hopefully it was a swab, but it could well be HSV1, which many people unknowingly carry without symptoms. Or do you have a history of cold sores? Then again, it may not be herpes, so best to wait for her results!

    • allen17871
      allen17871 FelizCastus

      Posted

      No history of cold sores, outbreaks of any sort, or previous stds on my end. She had been a trip visiting home for about two weeks when all of this went down.  
    • allen17871
      allen17871

      Posted

      I meant to add that neither of us had been with anyone else to me knowledge, but I've heard it can lie dormant.

    • FelizCastus
      FelizCastus allen17871

      Posted

      But if it is herpes, it can only end up on the genitals through contact with the genitals, so typically intercourse (usually HSV2) or oral sex (usually HSV1). Also, in the vast majority of cases, the first outbreak follows infection within a week, up to two weeks. Delayed first outbreaks in symptomatic individuals are possible, but less common. Hopefully it's not herpes.

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