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Hi. I’m a 27 year old male. I’ve never had any symptoms of either oral or genital herpes.
About 10 days ago, I kissed and received oral sex from a woman–no intercourse. She did not appear to have any visible cold sores.
About 7-8 days after the incident, I noticed a strange sensation in my penis. I wouldn’t really call it “tingling,” more like a dull throb in the head of my penis. On day 9, it went away. On day 10 (today), it came back. For an hour or so, it intensified to the point that it was painful, but most of the time it is more of a nuisance. I’ve had no tingling around my mouth.
So I’ve had the sensation, off and on, for 3-4 days. I do not have any visible sores whatsoever, anywhere.
A few questions:
1. Could this be herpes that I’m still in the prodrome phase? Would that really last 3-4 days, and be intermittent like mine is?
2. Since I kissed her (more vigorously and longer than the oral sex lasted), would it be unusual that I’d be showing signs of genital herpes, but not simply a cold sore?
Thanks.
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The symptoms that you describe are not consistent with herpes, no. If you acquired genital herpes from receiving oral sex, I would fully expect some sort of skin presentation that is different than normal. Lying on top of you with genitals touching does not present enough of a risk to get herpes, in my opinion.
Remember that a person can acquire other STD’s from receiving oral sex than herpes. do you have any discharge or pain with urination? Have you been checked for other things?Terri
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It sounds like you might have a fungal infection of the skin near the scrotum – leg junction.
I think it would be an excellent idea to see a urologist to sort this out for you. You can get a herpes antibody test (IgG type specific ) to know if you have herpes or not, even if you don’t have symptoms. I would think they could order that test for you, yes.
I think if you have these symptoms for a week with no lesions, you aren’t going to get lesions probably.We have used up all of our questions. If you have more, you can renew your subscription.
Terri
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If we are looking at the same bump I am, these are pearly papules which are completely normal. I see these each and every day. No worries.
Terri
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Yup we are looking at the same bumps. My opinion stands.
Terri
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That seems unlikely to me. Some people do get pain in the leg prior to an outbreak but it is almost always unilateral, just one side.
Terri
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Have you ever had a cold sore on your lip? If yes, then you would not get genital hSV 1 from receiving oral sex.
This bump is a little concerning though I think really unlikely to be herpes. Nonetheless, I think if you can, you might want to get seen today to get it swab tested if a clinician that you see has any concerns it is herpes . My guess is that this is a pimple. I’m a little confused about what I’m looking at also. Are you uncircumsised? Does this bump look like a pimple to you?Terri
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Better picture. No, it does not like herpes to me. Rarely have I seen new herpes present only on the head of the penis also. It might or might not be painful to the touch, but I would say the majority of the time, new herpes is tender. Blisters would form early on in an outbreak. Have you had a herpes antibody test?
Terri
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No problem, that’s what I’m doing here! Sometimes I can just feel people’s anxiety though the computer. I get it, it’s scary to sort out sometimes.
Terri
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aaaaah. this, from a great distance, looks like molluscum contagiosum to me. Molluscum is characterized by skin colored bumps with white centers. Upon close inspection, there is a dimple in the middle of the bump. If squeezed out, the center of the bump is a white thick cheese like substance. Again, it’s a picture and hard to say but that is one possibility. It looks nothing like herpes to me, from your photo.
Terri
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It is a skin condition, so close skin to skin contact. and of course it could be something else entirely. I’m just going from a photo.
Terro
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