Ok so I'm a 17 year old male high school
student. And I'm a bit worried (or
paranoid) that I might have type two
herpes. I know I should go and talk with
my doctor but I want to see what I can
find out or is anyone knows anything with
what might be going on. So about 3 months
ago I think, I began noticing some small
red dots on the head of my penis, but I
never really thought anything of them. My
father has type one herpes and as far as I
know I don't have it. About a month ago I
engaged in unprotected oral sex (bad idea
I know) for the first time. More recently
(over the last 2 or 3 weeks) after I
masturbated I noticed that the inner
foreskin was a bright red like it was
irritated and the head of my penis has
some red almost rash looking spots. As of
now it is hard to tell if there is a sore
or not but I cannot see one easily. Also
recently the head of my penis has been
itching. And from all that I have read
much of what is happening to me seems to
be some symptoms of the type two herpes
virus/disease. Now I've been watching it
for about a week (and done nothing to
irritate it (i.e. masturbating)) and the
redness of the foreskin has disappeared
but the rash is still there. And I have
also noticed small cuts in the skin making
it painful to retract the foreskin. My
original thought was that was because of a
tight foreskin but after all this I'm
beginning to think I might have type two
herpes......and to be honest I'm scared
because the more and more I read the more
and more it seems to me I have it. I hope
to god I don't but it is a possibility I
must face. If anyone out there knows more
or happens to have had a similar
experiences or any advice (other then talk
to my doctor which I will do if nothing
changes in the next week or two) please
tell me. I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you.
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serratia
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 42 Location: Texas
Posted: 05-26-07 17:08pm
Yeah I would definitely schedule an appt
with the doctor just to make sure. For
now, my biggest advice to you would be to
avoid having any kind of sex with others
until you get it checked out by a doctor.
Also, make sure you use condoms from now
on!
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archer989
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 2
Posted: 05-26-07 20:30pm
I certainly intended to from now on. One
time forgetting is one too many for my
liking.
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