Herpes

Herpes symptoms?

I have had burning in my genitals (balls and that area, none on theactual penis/shaft). I had safe sex on Friday with a promiscuous woman and am worries I caught herpes. I have had the burning for 3 days now but no other visible symptoms. If this is hrpes, how long would the burning last? also - a friend of mine had sex with the same woman the same night and has no burning?? How does that make sense?

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1. One, guys usually do not show syptoms when they have herpses. For a guy who has syptoms, it usually will appear on the foreskin and shaft, which you do not have. You also start showing the syptoms any time after...I think it was two weeks, definately not a few days. Herpes outbreaks without prescribed pills last anytime between one to two weeks, and the outbreaks can be as close as two weeks or two years apart from each other.
2. if the burning is on the skin it may be a rash or it may be herpes but if its under the skin idk
3. You're allergic to sluts! haha Or she had a yeast infection & you have lower immuinities than your buddy - so you caught it & he didn't I'd get some yeast cream & twice a day for 3 days and see if it goes away. IF symptoms get worse or change - then it could be something else
4. could be a reaction to the latex in the condom, or a yeast infection. u would have a burning or tingeling sensation as well as swollen gential glands and mild flu like symptoms (ach muscles and fever), then blisters or sores would appear. i'm thinking it would be the same symptoms for males and females. the symptoms would last for as long as u had an outbreak. condoms by the way are inaffective against herpes. all it takes is skin to skin contact outside of the area that the condom covers and u could get herpes. hsv1+ (oral herpes) HSV2+ (genital)
5. not kool to share mates. She may be dirty as in sleeping around and spreading the diseases and not know it. What you are describing can be many things from syphilis to clap to herpes and even HPV and HIV. I recommend getting checked out at your doctor or local clinic they spne times do STD testing free of charge, however if you are positive for HIV, or transmissible STD they will notify you and the CDC. You need to know the girl and all you have slept with since your encounter. Your friend may have a higher immunity or not affected as of yet. Still you have to think about yourself no one else will. Hope all turns out good.
6. Different people react to the same disease in different ways. So let's not worry too much about your friend. He may not have contracted anything, or he may experience different symptoms than you. It is impossible to diagnose this over the internet. It could be a rash from a bacterial STD. It could be a reaction to the condom itself. It could be that she used some perfume on her genitals and you're having a reaction to it. Or it could be herpes. I would go get it checked out. I will warn you that a swab-type test for herpes, where they test for the virus on your sore, is notoriously unreliable if you swab a partially healed sore or a rash. You really need a clear-cut open lesion to get a reliable diagnosis with a swab test. On the other hand, the doctor could well diagnose it as something completely different, give you a cream, and all will be well. To answer your question - a vague burning sensation IN your genitals is not typical of a first herpes outbreak. I'm not saying its not herpes - but I am saying that it is NOT typical. Flu-like symptoms, swollen lymph glands, and of course some kind of sores or tenderness on your skin are typical. So its hard to say how long your atypical symptoms will last. Sorry. Go get checked out.
7. perhaps your buddy gave it to her and then you contracted it from her because of him? that would explain no symptoms in him. but the best way to know if you have it is to wait and watch, if anything tells you yes you have it [or any other disease] then get an annonymous test done at a local clinic. or you can do what my boyfriend did and go out of town and get a test done.
8. Most people infected with HSV-2 are not aware of their infection. However, if signs and symptoms occur during the first outbreak, they can be quite pronounced. The first outbreak usually occurs within two weeks after the virus is transmitted, and the sores typically heal within two to four weeks. Other signs and symptoms during the primary episode may include a second crop of sores, and flu-like symptoms, including fever and swollen glands. However, most individuals with HSV-2 infection never have sores, or they have very mild signs that they do not even notice or that they mistake for insect bites or another skin condition. People diagnosed with a first episode of genital herpes can expect to have several (typically four or five) outbreaks (symptomatic recurrences) within a year. Over time these recurrences usually decrease in frequency. It is possible that a person becomes aware of the “first episode” years after the infection is acquired. Genital herpes can cause recurrent painful genital sores in many adults, and herpes infection can be severe in people with suppressed immune systems. Regardless of severity of symptoms, genital herpes frequently causes psychological distress in people who know they are infected. In addition, genital HSV can lead to potentially fatal infections in babies. It is important that women avoid contracting herpes during pregnancy because a newly acquired infection during late pregnancy poses a greater risk of transmission to the baby. If a woman has active genital herpes at delivery, a cesarean delivery is usually performed. Fortunately, infection of a baby from a woman with herpes infection is rare. Herpes may play a role in the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Herpes can make people more susceptible to HIV infection, and it can make HIV-infected individuals more infectious. The signs and symptoms associated with HSV-2 can vary greatly. Health care providers can diagnose genital herpes by visual inspection if the outbreak is typical, and by taking a sample from the sore(s) and testing it in a laboratory. HSV infections can be diagnosed between outbreaks by the use of a blood test. Blood tests, which detect antibodies to HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection, can be helpful, although the results are not always clear-cut.