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Ive had vulva pain for several weeks , which seems to have finally settled over the last few days. no discharge. Ive also recently had treatment for candida.

Today after a shower i noticed a bump in my groin with what looked like a hair follicle running through it, despite being quite flat to the skin. The top layer came off whilst i was looking for a hair. i have folliculitis on my pubic region and this is in my skin crease. Does it look like a herpes sore?image

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  • Dr.Fernandez
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    Hi!

    Well, it's very hard to tell if its a blister related to those of Herpes with this image.

    Usually genital Herpes affects most of your vestibular region of the vulva, and perianal region as well, very painful and multiple blisters that last up to 2 weeks or even more if it's the first herpetic outbreak. If your still not sure you can run a HSV PCR test to determine if your infected or not.

    Glad to help!

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