A 45-year-old member asked:
can you pop a genital herpes pimple?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Very bad idea.: It is teaming with herpes simplex virus which you will release if you pop a lesion.
Answered on Jul 31, 2015
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Yes: Go see a primary care or gyn practitioner to make the diagnosis.
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