Herpes, friction blister, or...?

If you’ve had HSV 1 since you were a child. It would be really really hard to acquire it on your genitals

No this looks more like an ointment aggitatted it and causes redness.  My apouse had a similar situation. We have pics. If you would like more info just inbox us!

that looks so much like mine!! did you ever get a real test?!? ive been with my fiance and only my fiance for 4 years!! please reply!!

Just wanted to share some information because a very similar thing happened to me. I am 22 yrs old and I am a grad student who studies KSHV, another familial herpes virus and am also taking a virology course this semester.

I think the most important thing to understand is that while Herpes 2 is the 'sexually transmitted disease', and is primarily spread through genital contact, Herpes 1, the much more common version can also be spread through Oral sex. Transmission can definitely come from someone who is primarily asymptomatic as well. Meaning if your partner has either, they can spread it to you without experiencing cold sores or blisters themselves. Also some people NEVER experience an outbreak and unless they have been tested for both, they cant for sure say they dont have them. Specifically HSV1, as it is fairly common and 67 % of the global population has it.

I was a virgin before I had sex w my current boyfriend. A week after our first time, i became irritated in and around my vagina. I ignored it, after all it was a slight irritation. 1-2 days later that irritation did not improve and my vaginal hole was in a lot of pain, whenever it was touched or we tried to have penetrative sex. My vagina and labia also swelled and the itchiness that accompanied was not normal at all. I also had what felt like (Pain wise) little tiny cuts or abrasions on them when i tried to touch them (The pain around and in the immediate inside of my vaginal hole was most intense)(It hurt ALOT). I finally, and i think wisely, decided to see a health professional. After all, I was a virgin prior and my boyfriend had told me he was tested and safe (He was). I thought it could be a host of things. Maybe sex for the first time had thrown off my bacteria in my vagina, maybe i wasnt practicing safe, post-sex practices (I had'nt peed after a few times), maybe i was shaving too much and too deep and it was abrasions from that. My doctor took one look and said it was probably herpes.

The test results came back and said it was HSV1. My boyfriend had asymptomatically passed it during Oral sex. This is possible!

I tell this story because I was really scared at first. I had never felt something like this pain before and i generally have a healthy vagina. I think the best route of action is to just go get tested. Its hard for many people to understand that its asymptomatic and I think alot of times people assume they are clean if they dont have extreme and horrible symptoms, but you can never know unless you get tested. Treatment is fairly cheap and super effective. My symptoms went away 3 days after I started my anti viral and the good news is outbreaks generally are few and far between and the first one is the most intense as your body has'nt created immune memory for the virus yet.

Hope all is well.