r/HerpesQuestions

El día Lunes fue último día de mi mestruacion y fui de curiosa a tomarme foto, Encontré bolitas del tamaño de un poro, muy pequeñas con líquido medio transparente, no tenía impresión de ampollas grandes, pero tampoco eran granos. El día miércoles, me volví a repetir las fotos y el rastro era menos, se ve como punto (nada de úlceras ni costras) el día viernes, 4 días después de lo que miré inicialmente, me chequeo una doctora. Ella al ver la foto me dijo fue , se puede tratar eso va a vivir contigo toda la vida pero no lo vamos a curar. Le dije doctora eso es un brote de herpes, ? Me pregunto si me arde, le dije que no! Entonces me revisó en persona y dijo podemos hacer un pinchazo de un bulto si es que tiene líquido y hacerle un cultivo. Pero no hay nada, son venas de la mucosa de la vulva. Me raspó pero dijo no hay nada. No te preocupes me dijo. Nesecitas que te mande a tomar algo? Le dije que no

En conclusión ¿Debo asumir herpes por eso? Me han salido bultos extraños y diferentes medicos me dicen que no es herpes, sin embargo esta nueva presentación de bultos , son parecido a glándulas de Forycdce pero mi pregunta es, también se tornan transparentes? ¿Podría ser dermatitis ? Tengo múltiples afecciones en la piel. Y justo terminé de usar toallas sanitarias el día que eso lo miré. Otra cosa, no estoy en negación , incluso he ido a diferentes medicos. Todos dicen que mis protuberancias no son herpes, (no tienen comportamientos herpeticos) sin embargo, estos nuevos bultos los cuales desaparecieron, me dejaron pensando. Pero de todas formas , no quiero pagar más medicos si ninguno me quiere hacer una prueba de isopo ¿debo esperar poder hacerme la prueba de isopo? Pienso que en mi país si me la harán sin ningún problema. Aquí en Estados Unidos es más complicado

Pueden enviarme mensaje para enviarles la foto

I’ve seen a bunch of red light wand devices online that claim to heal cold sores quickly or even prevent outbreaks if used often. has anyone tried this, and what brands would you recommend? I’ve seen some go for like $300+ and some go for under $100. curious what your experiences are with that, if it actually helps and makes a noticeable difference or if it’s just a waste of money

I just got diagnosed with oral Hsv1 and I most definitely got it from my new girlfriend who didn't know she had it. If we both have oral Hsv1 does that mean that I can't get genital hsv1 from oral sex? Should I be worried I might get genital Hsv1 from her going down on me?

I had some cold sores pop up 2 weeks ago, and got a prescription for valtrex 1000mg every 8 hours for 7 days. towards the last couple days of taking the pills my lips were clear, and then i had a very stressful event happen and i was super stressed and then some cold sores popped back up. I finished the prescription but i’m still having cold sores on my lip now. I just went into the doctor and asked for more valtrex, and he said no because if I take it again it will make my immune system not respond to it as well in the future? or something like that which i was confused about. I asked well what about people who take it daily for suppressant? and he said no its not as effective. so i’m confused on that, is he right or should i go to a different doctor???

sorry i keep posting but my recent doc visit left me with a lot of questions. he examined my lip and said that the yellow crusting and weeping from my cold sores means it’s infected, although it doesn’t feel that way at all. i have no fever or swelling on the lip or pus or any sign of infection at all. every time i’ve had a cold sore in the past that gets to the stage of leaking, it leaks a yellow fluid that crusts over I thought that was just normal and part of having cold sores. he prescribed me an antibiotic cream to put on, said i should mix it with my abreva. do your guys cold sores leak yellow fluid? and is he correct on the fact that it means it’s infected? I feel like I got a lot of incorrect information from him.

Hi. I recently got diagnosed with ghsv-1 in March. I have had a hard time coping with this diagnosis and feel like my quality of life is ruined.. I really just need to rant as well as ask for tips on certain things. I have no one to talk to besides my mom.

I got ghsv-1 from a guy I was casually seeing. We used protection, but he went down on me and that is how I got it. The only reason why I have a strong feeling it was him is because he was sick at the time, and the next day I saw him I realized he had a bump on his mouth. I have never dealt with anyone who got cold sores so I had no idea that this could happen… Fast forward, I got flu like symptoms a few days later along with one singular “pimple”. Which then turned into multiple sores.

I am absolutely terrified to fully date again, to accidentally transmit, to disclose, and to even touch myself down there. I have been thinking about my diagnosis every day and I wish I could turn my brain off.

I am a single mom of a toddler and the one thing I’m truly terrified is of accidentally transmitting this to her somehow. I keep our loofahs separate now, I don’t take showers with her anymore, I wash my hands at least 6 times after I use the restroom to the point that I am developing eczema on my hands. I just hate this so much.

•How do I disclose this to someone? I need a literal script on how to do so otherwise I know I’ll panic. :(

•Is there any way that I could transmit this to my toddler accidentally?

•How do I keep my pubic area bare?!

I shaved once and it made me have an outbreak. I just feel so defeated.

Please give me some words of hope. I appreciate you taking the time to read this if you read this far, more than you know.

Hello. I get tested for HSV every year. Each time it only comes back as HSV1 ( through quest). I suspect it could be from when I was a kid. The number is quite high.

However, I have never had an OB that I know of and no partner had ever contacted me saying they ever got it (I’m 39 now). Never had a blister or bump. However, sometimes I get a small numbness/ tingle on my lip, but as hard as I look there is no bump and the feeling goes Away in a few days.

I ask drs how to know if I’m having an OB and they say there is no way to know if the sensation is herpes or not. Does anyone on here have hsv1 but never get an OB? How do you go about handling having herpes but no clear sign where it’s at or when it’s active ? Thanks

Hi guys, so my boyfriend and I have been together for about 5 months. I told him in the beginning that I have HSV-1, and he didn’t really ask anything else, and I didn’t go deeper into it.

For me, it’s on my lower back/upper butt area, and it’s from being assaulted when I was younger. I can’t really speak on what happened because I don’t remember, but sometimes I feel like maybe I should tell him everything I do know about it.

I’ve never told anyone about that before, but I do want to be completely honest. I also don’t have outbreaks, and my blood tests have been negative, but I had a positive swab before, so I think that just means it’s dormant.

What’s a good way to approach this? Do I need to tell him everything, or is there a better way to handle it?

For men who have genital HSV-1, where on your penis did you experience outbreaks? I have oral HSV-1, and my boyfriend and I plan to use condoms for oral. I’m wondering if that will provide enough protection.

I was diagnosed beginning of this month, had my first outbreak and am likely still in it, (infected on 02/04/2026, today is 19/04/2026) pretty much all symptoms have resolved except some mild sensitivity in my genital region. The worst part of it all is the severe constipation and inability to go on my own without laxatives, this has been happening for about 2 weeks so far and based on what Ive read can be ongoing for up to 6/7 weeks or permanent based on reading the Yale study. I just want to know if this gets better. Taking fibre supplements and mild daily laxatives do absolutely nothing, upping my fluid intake has done nothing but made me have to pee all the time and I require stimulant laxatives for anything to happen, it’s like digestion fully stalls when it hits my colon and I get constipated for days on end. I am taking Valtrex currently still and will be for suppression purposes for the foreseeable future as I am a very high stress person and the affects of this disease make it very hard for me to do my job during a full outbreak. I will be having another appointment with my GP soon. Please tell me this gets better. Please tell me it resolves. PLEASE.

Edit to add I’m currently taking 2000mg of Valtrex daily