IS this herpes or just irritation from pads!!!

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for about 3 days I've had this on my clitoris.There were no blisters.. just a slight itch .I had swollen lymph nodes in the groin but I also had a bacterial infection going on and was on antibiotics.... During this time I've been on my period which has lasted longer than usual and I got an irritation from the pads. I wonder if this could also be an irritation from the pads or herpes!

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  • Posted

    have you tried putting anything on it?

    • Posted

      I haven't put anything on it.. infact it's only looked like this since yesterday evening after I scratched it because it was a bit itchy .otherwise there were no blisters or sores before that just a slight swelling ,itch and a bit rough irritated skin

    • Posted

      did you have unprotected sex or oral recently? and has it changed at all today??

    • Edited

      I've been having unprotected sex with my boyfriend of almost 7 years from the time we met.. and I've never had any issues. Two months ago I thought I had genital warts but my gynecologist ruled that out... now this happened but before it did I had a strep throat and ended up getting a scarlet fever rash all over my body. I also got a rash around my genitals which disapppered within a few hrs... I assumed it was an allergic reaction to a new type of pad I was wearing... it's then that I noticed the changes on my clitoris.. I had a full std panel done in November and everything was good. Ofcourse didn't test for herpes .

      The clitoris looks worse today than it was yesterday.. I did scratch it yesterday because it was a bit itchy.

      now it just feels irritated.

  • Edited

    do you have a pic of what it looks like today? cuz i think typically the sores start to get worse, but that's so strange! I swear people can never get a break from these things even in committed relationships lol. it could be some sort of skin irritation since you have some other issues going on related to your skin. also are you getting any new sores anywhere else?

    • Posted

      here's how it looks . I don't have sores anywhere else not even in the mouth... Just on the clitoris

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    • Edited

      honestly that kinda resembles a skin irritation, but I would definitely see a doctor ASAP to get accurate results like go to an urgent care. the sores never had blisters and they don't resemble canker sores so it's possible that it could be something else. best to see what the doc says

    • Posted

      Thank you for your reply. I was wondering if it's not contact dermatitis but I have an appointment with my doctor on Tuesday.. atleast my mind will be put at ease once I know what it is.

    • Posted

      Yah some of the pictures look like a skin irritation, but if i were you, I'd go to urgent care and get a swab today. You wait till Tuesday and most of it might be healed by then and you won't get accurate results then it might become more of a mind f***. The swab test is accurate up to 48 hours or so after the sores appear.

    • Edited

      I did go to the emergency .The doctor doesn't think it looks like herpes...could be allergic contact dermatitis . They did a swab though. Today it seems like its healed... just something like scars left... no sores, slight itch.

      Ive been on prednisone because of the skin problems I've had.... so I wonder if that has helped with the healing.

      Herpes sores tend to heal longer... 2 to 3 weeks.

    • Posted

      Hopefully its just a reaction to something. It doesn't look like the typical sores Ive seen on here. Let me know what the outcome turns out to be. Fingers crossed! Either way you'll be fine.

  • Posted

    just an update -i dont have the results of the swab yet but i went to my gynecologist today . The changes on the clitoris were completely gone yesterday . I showed her a picture and she said shes 100 % sure its not herpes . Its possible that due to a compromised immune system while taking antibiotics and prednison i got a mycotic infection that caused the irritation .

    • Posted

      Got them yesterday -negative .It was a mycotic infection because i was taking antibiotics and prednisolone .

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