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A 35-year-old female asked:
Could i be having prodrome for my initial herpes outbreak? i had sexual contact over 30 days ago. no fever over the last few days. genitals tingle
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Dr. Pamela Pappasanswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Possible: Did your sexual partner have herpes? If so, the symptoms you now have could be related. Local pain ; itching, plus fever, headache, malaise, myalgias, and tender lymph nodes are more usual than "tingling." average incubation period after exposure is four days, but ranges from two to twelve days. See your doctor -- viral cultures can be done on any visible sores.
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Dr. Hunter Handsfield commented
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Provided original answer
If all else fails, speak with your doctor(s) about alternatives to metformin and/or other approaches to keep your pre-diabetes in check. But don't get your hopes up; I doubt this is the problem.
May 15, 2022
Dr. Odhett Cojocaru commented
Internal Medicine 26 years experience
Metformin is an immune modulator and in some cases it was proven to decrease viral activity of some herpes viruses, I doubt it is the cause of the outbreaks. High sugars though can be the cause!
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When a person has an outbreak of herpes 1 or 2 can it cause tingling all over the body? Also can herpes 2 cause only itching on the genitals without painful outbreaks?
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