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Please help.. have been worrying for months

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lina9898
lina9898

Hi,

I hope someone can help... I have had these white spots all over both of my labia minora. They did not hurt, it just felt a bit uncomfortable and slightly itchy. I went to my obgyn because I was so worried, I thought it was herpes. He told me it didn't look like herpes at all but had no idea what it was. A few days later it disappeared. 3 month later I did an IgG combined blood test for HSV 1/2 and it was negative. I was happy and sure that I don't have herpes. But I started worrying again so I did a IgG test for HSV2 and the combined one too. It was still negative. I read that the HSV 2 IgG test misses about 8% of the infections... I'm so depressed because I still think that I have herpes but can't get diagnosed. I have been feeling so sad for months... Now I can't even sleep or eat..

It really does look like HSV to me.. I couldn't find anything else on the internet what it looked similar to my "rash"...

So do you think this looks like herpes? Or do you have any ideas what it could be or how I could get a diagnosis? I still have redness down there quite a few times...

My boyfriend says he is sure that there's nothing but I'm so scared to infect him with herpes or anything..

I'm 19 and we are together since we were 17. I've had 2 sexual partners before. I assume he also.

I hope anyone can tell me what to do.. I've felt like my life is over for the past months..

Thank you for reading my long story!

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  • taylor84717
    taylor84717 lina9898

    Posted

    I am no doctor, however that does not look like herpes to me. It looks like yeast. Maybe you can try planned parenthood? Hope you feel better soon.

  • anomtb
    anomtb lina9898

    Posted

    Hi, did you find out what this is? What have you used to treat it? I have the exact same problem and it comes and goes and I dont know what to do.

  • lina9898
    lina9898

    Edited

    Hi.. no I didn't find out...

  • jjarndyce
    jjarndyce lina9898

    Posted

    This looks like candida, thrush. Try an over the counter tablet, cream or pessary and see how you go...

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