i'm 17 years old and i've been sexually since i was 15. i've been with multiple partners and there has been a few cases where sex was unprotected. i'm on birthcontrol and i have been for a year. my last sexual partner i had sex with without condoms and didn't have issues with it. this is my situation, about a month ago i got a strange rash on my upper butt (right at the top of my butt crack). i thought it was just a normal rash so i put cream on it. since i wasn't concerned, i had sex with my boyfriend PROTECTED with a condom (and he was a virgin, so i know it wasn't him). i hadn't had sex with anyone in months when the rash randomly appeared. my lymphnodes in my hips were swollen too, but i thought it was an injury from football. so i went to my doctors and they said it might be herpes and my lymphnodes were swollen cause my body was fighting off the virus. so i waited for the test results and it came back negative, no herpes? so i don't know what it could be. my rash faded, but there's still a little bit of presence there. i had sex with my boyfriend again (which was kind of careless of me), and it was also protected. but now my vagina is red and irritated. i don't know why and i just really want to figure out what the hell's going on. i've had a yeast infection before and i got rid of a UTI about 2 weeks before i discovered the rash. can someone please help me out? i need to know what's going on with my body. i'm not going to touch my boyfriend or let him touch me until i find out what's going on. this is really scaring me and i'm losing sleep over it. someone please help me out.
Edited 10/25/2009 5:42 pm ET by bcameron2009
I would suggest going back to the doctor and getting tested for all STD's/STI's including HIV/AIDS. Just to be on the safe side. I am not trying to scare you and I for one know how scary it can be to go through something like this. I've been there before and I went and got tested for everything (which all came back negative) but you will feel better and have a peace of mind knowing what it may be that is causing these symptoms you have mentioned. Then again it might not be anything relating to STD's/STI's which of course would be a good thing.
Hi, and welcome. I agree with the other person who replied to you, you need to return to your doctor and be thoroughly tested. Go while you still have the symptoms you are describing. Ask about the statistical chances of having a false negative for the Herpes test.You are showing a lot of common sense in refusing any sexual contact with your boyfriend while you do not know what is going on. Have you visited the Herpes, HPV & Other STDs" board?Did you have anti biotics to deal with the UTI you had recently? If so, is it possible that you have a yeast infection as a result? This can happen all too easily, and I speak from personal experience.Please, you need to go back and see your doctor as soon as possible. Take care, and let us know how things work out for you.
Hi, welcome to the board, and thank you for helping with your suggestions for the original poster. I agree she needs to go back and be tested, and also to have her other symptoms investigated. I'm glad that things worked out for you when you had your scare.
