Herpes? Tests said no
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hello. a few weeks ago I was at the gynecologist because of pain around my vagina. i first thought it was because of rough sex, because it felt like there was some kind of little crack at the "entrance " of my vagina. first my gynecologist said its a fungal infection. it didnt get better and i got those vesicle. she diagnosed genital herpes through eye. i had much pain at peeing/sitting and everything. and it was itchy. so I made a swab and additionally a blood test at my family doctor. both test were negativ. only my hpv1 value was 1 higher than normal but my doctor said its not important. my gynecologist said it was a really heavy fungal infection. since then its still itchy, especially in the night.
now i feel very sick and have fever since 1 week. didnt thought about herpes, because both test were negativ. but today i found one bump again.
could it be that both test were wrong and that I have herpes? how safe are those tests? sorry if my english isnt that well, im german. that was the only active Forum i found about herpes.
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Noname01 lis1112
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How long after the sore showed up did you get it swabbed?
anything past 48 hours can give you a false negative.
the blood test, if IGM, is pretty unreliable altogether.
If it was an IGG test, theyll only test positive if its been about 4 months since youve been exposed since it tests for the antibodies, not the virus.
Your best bet is to go in 4 months and get an IGG type blood test!
lis1112 Noname01
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The first time I went to the doc was on 5th june, there I had terrible pain while going on toilet, sitting..
I get medicine against yeast infection. I was there again the next day. Because it didnt get better. she gave me cream with cortisone.
the weekend it get more horrible. got those blisters and my vagina felt like it would swell and peeing burned as hell, i wanted to cry everytime
the cortisone cream burned as hell too, so i didnt used it anymore. At the 11th june I went again to the doc and then she said that with herpes. but didnt make a swab. I get to her one day after to make it. there we're still those blisters and I think she also down scratch something from them down. and at the 18th of june I made the blood test
lis1112
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I was at the gynecologist again. she is it absolute sure that its not herpes, because I have no other symptoms, only this itch. she said that I should have more than one blister and as I said more symptoms. she is absolute sure. but Im still unsure. can you get blisters from yeast infection or other things?
please someone give me answers. it makes me crazy.
xDx91xPi lis1112
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on my first outbreak i hap multiple blisters, but now any other outbreaks i had have been a single tiny blister or area of irritation.
did it itch in the spot were it came up?
dermaworried xDx91xPi
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The HSV2 blood test that looks for IGG antibodies is only reliable after 3/4 months since the suspect sexual intercourse (or since the first outbreak). In your case if I understand well, you should test at the end of august, first days of september just to be sure.
lis1112 xDx91xPi
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no, the itch is more at the entrance of my vagina. but not there.
lis1112 dermaworried
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Yes, I will of course. but the swab was negativ. so im confused. are there other things where you can get blistern from at the vagina?
xDx91xPi dermaworried
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i know i have hsv2, i dont need further testing. 0
i was asking her because the first outbreak is the worst and then usually becomes less severe on the next couple.
she should also be tested for hsv1 as this is becoming more prevalent in genitals.
neither of them however can tell you were the virus is located so swabbing there area is best in my opinion.
xDx91xPi lis1112
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do you shave? could be something bacterial if it wasnt a new razor? or an infected ingrown.
lis1112 xDx91xPi
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i got tested for both. in the swab both was negative. at the blood test the value of hsv1 was 10 (normally 9). but never had herpes at lips before. so i really dont know haha. im just so confused about this. getting negative test back, then getting sick with fever and get one blister. but my gyn is so sure about that its not herpes. it makes me sick haha
lis1112 xDx91xPi
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yes i do shave. the razor isnt new so maybe could be yes.
compgeek lis1112
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You need a swab and culture, I am not a doctor, but that looks like a ulcer!
lis1112 compgeek
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Im not sure i think my gyn only made a swab. it came back negative