What Does Herpes On The Vagina Look Like

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U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Understanding Genital Herpes

Overview Cause Transmission Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Prevention Complications Overview Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the United States, one of every five teenagers and adults is infected with genital herpes. Women are more commonly infected than men and it is estimated that one of every four women has herpes. Although at least 45 million...

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Thank you!! I recently went in to my gyno..theres was a very tiny little sore on my vagina,it had no pain at all and went away. My doc did no culture, just said it was herpes & sent me home with med prescription & a pamplet. He was VERY cold...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

I'm sorry that your doctor was cold to you; that's clearly not helpful when you are told something that is upsetting. I cannot second-guess your doctor; if he looked at the sore and he determined that it was herpes, you are either going to... Read more »

HIV and Herpes piggyback?

I had unprotected vaginal sex in January. Within 5 days I had genital ulcers, muscle pain in legs and extreme fatigue. A culture revealed a positive Herpes outbreak. It lasted about 3 weeks. My partner described same symptoms and was diagnosed as...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

A negative test 8 weeks after exposure should be very reassuring. The vast majority of people will convert their serology within 3 months of exposure. If you'd like further reassurance, get another test now.But remember, you'll continue to... Read more »

Herpes HELP needed!!!

Ryan,I had mutual masturbation with another guy, about a month later i noticed a small red spot on the edge of the head of my penis, it never itched or was fluid filled. I put some lotion on it and it was better the next day. I still can see where...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

I am not aware of a home testing kit for genital herpes detection. Any sores that you have in your genital region that you suspect are sexually transmitted should be examined by a doctor when they are present. It is much easier for a doctor to... Read more »

Is removing Removing the penis from the vagina.

I'm in a relationship with someone, and there have been times with did not use a condom. He just pulled his penis out of me, and we just press against one another until he has his organism. I want to know is that safe, because the condoms...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your questions. When we're talking about the levels of risk through intercourse (vaginal or anal), there is no one answer since several variables actually determine the true level of risk. Both pre-cum and semen contain... Read more »

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cankers/ herpes/hiv

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi there,
I am new to this forum but have been on a few other similar forums recently.
I had vaginal sex with a sex worker on jan 16 2004, for the firts time and the condom broke.
Since then i tested out to 21 weeks which came back negative, using the... Read more »

condom broke - got herpes

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

Hey,
My case seems somewhat different from others at least to me. I contracted herpes as a result of 30 seconds exposure to sex worker's vagina during intercourse as the condom broke. I have not been feeling well ever since. I have not had any... Read more »

genital herpes or herpes simplex

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Could herpes cause changes in your mouth like dry mouth, white hairy tongue? Thanks for your response.

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Strange smell from the vagina

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

A year ago I had some unprotected intercourses, and after that I feel an strange discharge( sometimes it burns, sometimes it has an strange odor in it coming from the cervix, sometimes I have no fluid ). I had done two pap-smears, and a cultive and... Read more »

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