Herpes Or Yeast Infection??? Posted: 03-24-05 18:06pm
So i've been diagnosed with a yeast
infection in the past. I'm male, by the
way. And they've always just told me to
use antifungal cream. And using cortizone
just made it worse. Now i've been getting
somewhat different symptoms. I got red
blotcy areas every now and then and
sometimes red bumbs. I didn't use the
antifungal cream first, I used the
cortizone and by the end of the day the
bumps and the redness went away. I talked
to a friend and have been doing some
research and the thought of herpes crossed
my mind.
I don't know or have ever read anything
about getting symptoms of herpes, like the
red bumps, putting on cortizone cream and,
poof, by the end of the day no more
symptoms. I'm just trying to get a second
opinion as to whether or not I could have
herpes. I just figured herpes' symptoms
would stick around after putting something
like cortizone on....
I also had a blood test done for herpes
about 3-4 weeks after I had sex and had a
chance of catching anything and the test
came back negative. Could 3-4 weeks have
been to soon to get tested? I mean i've
heard of getting outbreaks within 2 days
of contact with it. Thank you very much
for your time.
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mike101
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Oct 2003 Posts: 136 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted: 03-24-05 19:03pm
Topical cream treatment of herpes is
largely ineffective and is normally not
prescribed. Moreover if the anti-fungal
cream did not include aciclovir it would
not have any benefit.
Blood tests for herpes often return false
negatives, which is why a scrapping or
puncturing of an active infection site is
preferred.
Often creams of any type put moisture back
into the skin which clears up a variety of
problems associated with dry skin.
Based on your description it is unlikely
you have herpes.
Mike
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 03-25-05 03:51am
Yes, it could even be exzema(sp?) as I
know corizone even helps with that. You
can't just get any antifungal cream for
the yeast infection, you would have to get
a certain kind which may be why it hasn't
been working. I mean, I know that as a
woman if I got a yeats infection,
cortizone may take the itch away for a
little bit (if it didn't burn to high
heaven) but it wouldn't do anything for
the actual infection.
If it is the yeast infection, the red
bumps could be from the infection getting
into your pores and hair folicles. It
happens to women too especially if they
shave down there. I would go back to the
doc and get a cream from him/her that will
actually be effective and ask about the
bumps when you are there.
