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Herpes or friction cut infection?

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Got some friction cuts from sex , came home and used Vaseline and had a bad break out (it looked like white colored skin tags ) stop using the Vaseline and the "skin tags" started to heal...Used the Vaseline again and the "skin tags " came back , stopped using the Vaseline and it went away....Now it looks like this and I'm scared it's something worse like herpes although my Boyfriend says he doesn't have anything....1st Pic Was Taken On The 5th...2nd Pic Taken on the 7th(after i stopped using the Vaseline for the second time ) And 3rd pic took today...It hasnt blistered up or anything and really only hurts when something is rubbed against it or if urine touches it ....Wtf is this ? I'm hoping it's just a skin infection .!imageimageFile size is too big

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    You find out by going to the dr. They take a swab of your open sores. They can also do the blood test but all that tells you is if you've been exposed or not. The swab is the most effective way to tell you exactly what that is.

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    you should get tested now while the sores are open. Once they heal they can't test them. It's the only way to know for sure. When I get a flare up mine look like yours right before they start to heal and disappear.

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    my sores don't ooze or scab.

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      I've been doing research and saw that coconut oil helps to heal skin infections...been using it for about 6hrs and it's working !

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