1. I get really confused when it comes to genital to genital transmission of HSV1. So if a person generally only sheds 4 days a year and they have a long term partner, it still seems at some point that partner would come in contact with virus? Is it because when the virus sheds it is not as infectious as HSV2 would be since it’s not in it’s “preferred” location? I would greatly appreciate if you could explain the reasoning behind this conclusion.
The reason that HSV one genital infection is not commonly transmitted through intercourse is because it is so rarely shed. If it is only shed on four days out of the year, a person would have to be having intercourse every single day of the year to have any likelihood of being infected. Is it possible that someone might have intercourse on a day that HSV-1 was being shed from the genital area? Sure it’s possible it’s just really unlikely.
2. I had a bump on my outer labia that I could sort of feel under the skin and left it alone. The next day it hurt so bad and I had to squeeze it for relief. White pus mixed with blood came out, could this be herpes or a sebaceous cyst?
That sounds more like a pimple or a cyst rather than herpes. Herpes does not have pus in the lesions it has clear fluid.
3. I know this isn’t your area of expertise, so if you don’t feel comfortable answering I fully understand: Are sebaceous cysts common on the vulva?
I wouldn’t say that they’re common but they do happe
4. Regarding Herpetic Whitlow: I will sometimes get really itchy fingers and scratch them so much that blisters will appear, if i leave these blisters alone they kinda just “deflate” and eventually go away. Could this be Herpetic Whitlow?
It’s hard to imagine what you’re talking about actually. I’ve never heard of someone scratching so hard that they get a blister but if the blister only comes from scratching that does not sound like herpes to me.
Terri