Hi,
Roughly a month ago I came into contact with someone who had a history of herpes. I freaked out immediately and contacted my doctor. It was mostly oral sex and with minimal penetration.
Shortly after a few days to a week i developed oral thrush and have been on oral nystatin. At 2 weeks I noticed this redness on my meatus that is small, doesn't appear to have gotten worse but not better either. I got it checked out and the provider didn't seem concerned but I don't trust her judgement on this. I got it swabbed for HSV, negative. At the three week mark I got tested for STDs negative from those results as well, however I've been obsessing over this now. At a month I asked to get a blood test for HSV and that is pending.
It is reddish but doesn't look swollen, almost looks like a slight crack in the skin and has a tiny indent that is shiny at times. it doesn't hurt, no itching but feels irritated because of me frequently assessing myself. Nothing draining from it. No pain urinating or ejaculating but im worried.
Please help and any thoughts or advice is much appreciated.
Tom
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I would go to a Sexual Health or GU Medicine Service
Since you developed oral thrush, first assumption would be that it’s a mild fungal infection, somewhere along the urinary tract causing urethritis.
Could also be something bacterial like trichomoniasis in the urethra.
A third a possibility is the herpes virus in the nerves of the penis. This is only a theory though and I feel like most physicians don’t know or consider this since they are taught to diagnosis HSV with the typical lesions. Do you know if your partner had HSV 1 or HSV 2? Also do you have any dermatological skin conditions anywhere else on your body like eczema, rosacea, psoriasis, etc?