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Painless open sore on the genitals
Syphilis is infection with the bacteria Treponema pallidum.
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Painless open sore on the genitals?
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A 20-year old asked:
I have a painless sore on my genitals. What could cause this?
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A 31-year old male asked:
What cause an open sore on genital area ??
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A 28-year old female asked:
Whats the likelihood of infecting your own genital area with herpes from your own saliva/cold sore? The saliva was in tissues that had direct contact with an open cold sore and were used right away to wipe the genitalia?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I have oral herpes. If i touch the open sore is it possible i can transfer it to my genital area?
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A 22-year old male asked:
What does it mean if you have a genital open sore or cut with no blisters or tingling feeling, could this have been a trauma wound?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Open folliculitis sore by genital (no std) painful. dial soap for anti bacterial treatment for 2-3 times a day Is this normal 2 b painful?
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A 41-year old male asked:
Can vaginal fluid from a female enter the blood stream into a genital wart on a male? Condom was worn the whole time. Warts are in the Pubic area. Conflicting information I have read on the web. Please help? Is this considered an open sore a wart?
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A 41-year old male asked:
Can vaginal fluid from a female enter the blood stream into a genital wart on a male to transmit hiv? Condom was worn the whole time. Warts are in the Pubic area. Conflicting information I have read on the web. Is this considered an open sore a wart?
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A 38-year old male asked:
I have what feels like lumps just under my skin located between my ribcage and pelvis on the left hand side. it is not sore just wierd?
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A 36-year old asked:
Could a canker sore come on genitals?
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A 48-year old asked:
Sore genitals. Can women get a sore achy clitoris from too much activity?
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A 39-year old asked:
Is it possible to give my self herpes on my genitals from a cold sore?
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A 34-year old asked:
I'm just wondering, if you have a cold sore is it possible to spread it to your genitals?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have pelvic inflamatory disease but my bf and i both developed a chancre like sore on out genitals what could this be?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Can you get oral herpes from someone even if there are no sores? And can you spread to genitals if theres no sore?
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A 20-year old male asked:
I have a sore spot since a couple of days left of my genitals which is hurting when touched and getting bigger. How to treat it, what could cause it?
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A 26-year old female asked:
During oral sex, how likely is it to contract herpes in the genitals from someone who has had an oral cold sore in the past but has no active lesions?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Is it possible to spread HSV-2 to my eye, if I touched an active sore on my genitals and then touched my eye?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Can you give yourself genital herpes from touching your own cold sore than your genitals?
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A 19-year old male asked:
There's a small lump on the inside of my thy near my genitals. It's sore to the touch. I squeezed it and some pus/blood came out. What is it?
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A 18-year old female asked about a 19-year old female:
I don't have a cold sore, I have a spot. I touched my PJ shorts where my genitals are but didn't actually touch my genitals. Will i get Herpes now?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Can I give myself genital herpes if I touched my cold sore and then scratched my genitals? Also Ive had this reoccurring cold sore since I was a kid.
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A 26-year old female asked:
I burned genitals with nair. Was v red and v sore. Now(3 days later)its still red and slightly itchy at night. Should it last this long?Using sudocrem
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A 25-year old female asked:
Can you get a new herpes infection if you already have it in your genitals? Ex: randomly developing a cold sore for the first time but already have the infection on the genitals?
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A 18-year old male asked:
What is the chance of HSV1 transmission to the genitals via oral sex during the "healing stage" of the cold sore?
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A 18-year old female asked:
If you touch your cold sore and then touch the clothes you're wearing, can it seep through the clothing and cause herpes on genitals?
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A 24-year old female asked:
If i've had hsv1 for years and recently (unknowningly) had oral sex with a guy who has a cold sore, how likely is it for me to get it in my genitals?
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A 28-year old male asked:
My cold sore has healed and no visible wound from virus. Am I able to kiss my girlfriend or receive or perform oral sex. I never had virus on genitals?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have a cold sore and have had it for about 2 days, I was messing with cold sore since I didnt know what it was at first but then I touched my genitals to just check but now have a itchy feeling all over my body could this mean I have genital herpe?
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