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Why is some genital herpes blisters painful and some are not?
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Skin nerves: The blisters hurt because they expose some of the tiny nerves in the skin. Some areas of the skin has more, or less, nerves than others. Also, some blisters have different depths than others.
Answered 5/11/2015
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