Question: Hi, I am a 26 years old female. I recently had unprotected sex. 7 days after, I started getting itching that got extremely worse in the next two days. Itching and burning in the vaginal area and what felt to be inside wore so bad I couldn't sleep for a while.This was accompanied by cold like symptoms (sore throat, fatigue, runny nose). My dr ran STD tests and found chlamydia. I was treated with antibiotics and started to feel better within 48 hours. My vagina has been very swollen and I thought that my symptoms might be due to herpes not Chlamydia. Dr examined me and didnt see any sores that looked classic to herpes. I pointed to a bump or two and she swabbed it for viral culture. Viral culture came back negative. Dr put me on Valtrex because I am about to go on a honey moon and she didnt want to risk me having untreated herpes outbreak, but she doesn't believe I have herpes. After resuming oral sexual activity, I started getting itching and burning again, which had gotten significantly better (almost gone) during the past week. I am now confused and not sure what I have. I also have mild abdominal pains that come and go and can be intense after orgasm for few minutes. I was tested negative for BV and all other STDs. Any idea what I might have? Should I be avoiding sexual activity given that it aggravated my symptoms?

Thanks Dr. I know itching can by psychogenic and I am sure my anxiety doesn't help. However, there was a huge difference in discomfort that I've had yesterday, and I've had been having sex for two days. The vaginal area is also red again which had returned back to normal few days ago. The most concerning part for me is the mild abdominal pains. They happen in the very lower abdominal and make me feel irritated like I need to pee.