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After shaving and having sex, my boyfriend had sores on his penis the doctors say it is herpes w/o lab tests i have no symptoms is it really herpes?
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Not clear: Can't give you an answer without seeing the lesions. Sometimes doctors can tell from just looking that this is herpes. In other situations a test of the lesions is necessary. The fact that you don't have symptoms doesn't help with diagnosis.
Answered 5/28/2016
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