Hello,

it is the holiday season and I have been freaking out because I think that I may have genital herpes. I developed what seems to be a rash on the head of my penis, and after closely inspecting it, I can see miniscule bumps in the area of the rash.

I have had symptoms of genital herpes in the form of itching, and tingling.. But it has been about 5 days and the rash seems to be fading already. There were never any "sores" or "blisters" and nothing has been "leaking fluid" - and like I said before the bumps are smaller than even the head of a pin. I am un-circumsized and the rash seems contained within the head of the penis and the inner foreskin.

I have been having un-protected sex with a girl for the past month or so, and symptoms did not develop until only recently. According to research it seems that it takes 2-20 days to develop symptoms. Could this rash be attributed to having sex too much? Has anyone else experienced any rashes or anything that scared them into thinking they had an std?

I do plan on going to the doctor to get blood tests done, ect. But it is the holiday season and I doubt I will get an appointment until january or later. Any words of advice or shared experiences would be appreciated.

Thanks.