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What Are The Symptoms Of Herpes?

on the 12th of sep. i was at a party drinkin and somehow ended up with a guy. about 3 days ago his ex comes to sayinn i should get checked he has herpes. i contact him and he says he jus sayin that to scare all the girls he talk to away from him. but yesterday i noticed my genital area was swollen and a milky yellowish white substance was coming out. I am also takin Sulfmeth/Trimethoprim 800/160 TABS. could this be herpes or jus reaction from medicine because it does say vaginal irritation or discharge.
Tue, 16 Sep 2014
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Hello
You are taking sulfamethoxazole+trimethoprim , that's right but this never causes any vaginal discharge , however, in few cases this causes hypersensitivity reaction so this may be the cause of vaginal irritation .
But this allergy ( irritation occurs on day 1-2 as you start this drug ).
These are symptoms of genital herpes simplex :
Can be asymptomatic , subclinical , mild or severe.
Incubation period 2 to 12 days .
painful vesicular lesions/painful ulcers and tender lymphadenopathy occurs.
Lesions are usually multiple.
Can cause urethritis and cervicitis , which can not be distinguished clinically from chlamydia and gonorrhea .
Diagnosis can be confirmed by culture ( gold standard ) , highest yield with vesicular lesion ( as from vaginal swelling )
PCR
Type specific serology
cytological changes.
So in my opinion don't think so and at once consult a dermatologist and get his opinion.
Hope this will help you.
Milky yellowish discharge is due to infection ( cervicitis amy be the reason )
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What Are The Symptoms Of Herpes?

Hello You are taking sulfamethoxazole+trimethoprim , that s right but this never causes any vaginal discharge , however, in few cases this causes hypersensitivity reaction so this may be the cause of vaginal irritation . But this allergy ( irritation occurs on day 1-2 as you start this drug ). These are symptoms of genital herpes simplex : Can be asymptomatic , subclinical , mild or severe. Incubation period 2 to 12 days . painful vesicular lesions/painful ulcers and tender lymphadenopathy occurs. Lesions are usually multiple. Can cause urethritis and cervicitis , which can not be distinguished clinically from chlamydia and gonorrhea . Diagnosis can be confirmed by culture ( gold standard ) , highest yield with vesicular lesion ( as from vaginal swelling ) PCR Type specific serology cytological changes. So in my opinion don t think so and at once consult a dermatologist and get his opinion. Hope this will help you. Milky yellowish discharge is due to infection ( cervicitis amy be the reason )