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ok...just want some feedback from some personal experiences since doctors really arent helping...ive had red bumps consistantly for the last 8 months in my genital area...mainly around my hair folicles...when i shave or get waxed it makes it worse...i thought it was herpes and had a blood test...my doctor told me that i had hsv 1 but not 2 and some people contract type one when they are a child and have no problems...i have never had a cold sore in my life...but lately the bumps down there have been causing me some discomfort...im not sure what this means since my doctor said it isnt herpes...but in the last few days i have also noticed that on the inside of my bottom lip i have patches of white...it doesnt hurt or anything and it goes away when i brush my teeth...is that a form of oral herpes that maybe i never noticed until i got my diagnosis?? also i saw my ex for the first time in months last week and he had huge sores on his lips...where do i go from here??? some advice would really help me out...thanks i know people read a lot of these stories every day...but im really stuck

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Hi em, Well I think you should consider the fact that maybe you dont have Herpes "down there." They say up to 80% of people dont know they have herpes, so that means its common for people not to have any outbreaks. Maybe you have oral herpes but no symptoms. and the bumps down there are ingrown hairs from waxing. now that i think about it, i got a brazilian wax last summer and i have 1 bump from a ingrown hair and i still have it a year later. maybe your just really sensitive to the waxing, its totally possible. You could get a second opinion with a different doctor. about your ex,dont even worry about his coldsores, cause he could of got them in the last few months since you saw him. You know if it was herpes shaving and waxing wouldnt make it worse, but it would make ingrown hair and irritation from the wax/ shaving worse. really im not a doc but i think maybe you dont have it??????? ladybug

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