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Suffer From Vaginal Discharge And Sore. Herpes Or Bacterial Infection?
I had increased vaginal discharge and then a small sore. I went to my primary care doctor who suspected herpes then did a swab culture and found negative on both type 1 and 2. She still insists it s herpes but I am not sure about that. I was born with a very weak immune system and 2 days prior I was kayaking in a river brackish water, a little stagnant and got soaked. Can there be any kind of bacterial infection that could cause this? I haven t been sexually active in 2 months . I had some antibiotics at home and started them the day I saw a lesion and it seemed to help, dissapeared in 3 days. Would a herpes lesion dissapear that soon? I took doxycyline
Fri, 12 Jul 2013
Hello.
Your description does not resemble that of herpes, but we can never be sure without a physical examination.
For whatever reason your doctor suspected herpes; the test has reported a negative result.
Another fact we cannot overlook is that you have not mentioned sexual contact but immersing yourself in poorly conditioned water, which could most probably have caused a bacterial infection and not a viral one. Another important fact is that you experienced a response to antibacterials therapy, which makes it even more likely for you to be suffering from a bacterial infection, not a viral one. A herpes lesion would not disappear with antibiotic therapy.
Please visit another doctor and get accurately diagnosed.
Best wishes.
Your description does not resemble that of herpes, but we can never be sure without a physical examination.
For whatever reason your doctor suspected herpes; the test has reported a negative result.
Another fact we cannot overlook is that you have not mentioned sexual contact but immersing yourself in poorly conditioned water, which could most probably have caused a bacterial infection and not a viral one. Another important fact is that you experienced a response to antibacterials therapy, which makes it even more likely for you to be suffering from a bacterial infection, not a viral one. A herpes lesion would not disappear with antibiotic therapy.
Please visit another doctor and get accurately diagnosed.
Best wishes.
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