In Need of Additional "Second Opinions"

Hello all, I have been full screened for STD's and STI's and had blood work done and it all came back negative with the exception of Oral HSV-1, which I've had since childhood.

This testing was done twice: at around 1 month after the relationship I was in ended and the second being 4 months after the relationship ended.

My partner and I had both protected and unprotected oral sex and intercourse.

The symptoms I experience are a tingling sensation in the groin area and sometimes on the inner thigh, at its worst it's itchy but not uncontrollably itchy. The second notable symptom can be described as, folliculitis. So, pimple like bumps with a white tip. These bumps have never developed into anything more and usually disappear the next day but sometimes, at most, 3 days from when they appear. They usually appear one at a time but I have had 3-4 at once but they do not cluster. I informed my doctor who allowed all the tests and he informed me that there was nothing to worry about. My partner had oral HSV-1 and no other STD's.

It has been 4 months since my last testing. So around 8 months since the relationship I was in ended. I am wary of starting a new intimate relationship due to the unknown condition I could potentially have. I am fairly certain at this point that it is Genital HSV-1 or best case scenario, an infection of some sort such as staph or any other bacterial infection. I plan on returning to my primary doctor soon for another full screen and re-diagnosis but would really appreciate other's thoughts and experiences.

It's my understanding that primary care knows little about genital HSV-1 and I plan to emphasize it this time around to get a full scope of what this could be.

Here is a picture of the bumps at what I have experienced to be the worst. There is around 4 and they itch a little.

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