HERPES

How long do symptoms appear after contact?

24 March, 2014

h3>Dear Dr. Tom: How long do symptoms appear after contact? Dr. Tom’s Response: Dear Anonymous: The infectious response to herpetic exposure varies widely. One man reported to us on the web page that he experienced penile discomfort within a few hours after cuddling, but not having intercourse with his wife who was undergoing a recurrence. […]

Can you get Genital Herpes from Herpes in your Mouth?

Dear Dr. Tom: If you have oral sex with someone who is infected with herpes and get herpes in your mouth, when it reoccurs, does it then become genital herpes, or would it just reoccur in your mouth? Dr. Tom’s Response: Dear Anonymous: Oral sex whether by fellatio or cunnilingus brings the virus from the […]

They are Afraid of me Touching Them with Herpes

Dear Dr. Tom: I don’t know what to do; my mom and my sister are afraid of me touching them. I don’t know what to do? My husband does not seem to understand what it’s like. Can you help me? Dr. Tom’s Response: Dear Anonymous: The family situation you describe seems as though it can […]

Can I shed or infect anyone in Between Outbreaks?

Dear Dr. Tom: I have had genital herpes for two years with outbreaks every two months until 4 months ago. I started taking famvir daily and have not had an outbreak since. I have had unprotected sex many times over last 2 years only when no symptoms have been present and have never infected my […]

Is it Possible to Catch Herpes from a Hand Job?

Dear Dr. Tom: I am worried because I recently noticed a blister or boil on the shaft of my penis. It’s rather embarrassing to say, but I didn’t have oral or regular sex with anyone in the past few months. I did have, however, what some call a "hand job" from a promiscuous female. I, […]

Why Are Blood Tests for Syphilis and Herpes not conclusive?

Dear Dr. Tom: I went to a doctor about three weeks after I noticed a red sore near the head of my penis (between the head and the top of the shaft). He said it was probably just from friction from masturbation, and not a STD. However, he said it is hard to tell since […]

Can you get Herpes Wearing Another Woman’s Bathing Suit?

Dear Dr. Tom: My wife wore another woman’s swimsuit who we knows has herpes about three weeks ago. She has developed a small swollen spot above and left of her clitoris. This spot resembles an ingrown hair and does not bother her at all. I did shave her within the past week, how worried should […]

I was exposed to Herpes Type 2

Dear Dr. Tom: OK, I am a health care professional a nurse and I was recently exposed to type 2 I don’t have any open lesions or anything that Id classify as vesicles, no drainage just red raised bump like areas started with a small group on the penile shaft, that didn’t hurt but they […]

Can Herpes be a Little Zit Type of Thing in my Crotch?

23 March, 2014

Dear Dr. Tom: I have a little zit type of thing in my crotch I don’t know what it is it isn’t in side of me but I am scared. I have never been sexually active and I am 15. What’s wrong with me or what is this???? Please help! Stephanie in California Dr. Tom’s […]

I had Sex Too Soon after HPV was Burned Off

Dear Dr. Tom: Hello, I was diagnosed with HPV, my doctor had burned them off and told me not to have sex for 1 month well i did after 2 weeks, I thought I was healed. After 2 days of having intercourse with someone I don’t really know I have a blister near the entrance […]