I am 20 years old, and I am in school. I met this girl I like, and we’re dating now. She is a virgin, we don’t have s€x, just romance. Then, one Thursday, she called me to come sleep at her hostel over the weekend, saying she is ready for intimacy. I was so happy. Then, on Friday, I didn’t know what came to my mind, but I decided to visit my family. During my stay in my family house over that weekend, my pen!s started itching, and then bumps appeared on it. I was afraid, thinking, ‘Is this an STD?’ So, I went to the hospital.
They gave me some medicines, but I didn’t see any change. The doctor asked about my s£x life, did some tests, and they concluded that it was a bacterial infection, not STD. I spent a lot of money on medicines, and mind you, it’s been 6 months since I had $€x. Then I thought I should do HIV, hepatitis, and all STD tests because I was afraid I shouldn’t pass an infection to the girl. All came back negative. Little did I know that there was something called herpes. I was still treating the infection with no changes.
Then I went online to know what I could use to stop the infection, and I came across genital herpes. I was afraid that this might be what is affecting me. I went back to the hospital to ask if it is genital herpes. The doctor said it is not genital herpes, that it is not always as severe. However, I was not at peace, thinking, ‘Why did I go to my family house and not wait to have s€x with my girlfriend, someone I wanted to have s€x with all this while?’ If I had waited in school and not gone to my family house, I would have had s€x with her without using a condom because she is a virgin.
Eventually, I decided to do a herpes test, but the doctor said I shouldn’t. Still, I insisted. The result came back positive. Mind you, the herpes blood test may be correct or not. It’s 50/50, that is why it was not recommended, and it doesn’t have a cure. I just decided to do it because I was afraid I shouldn’t pass an infection to my virgin girlfriend. The thing is that I am not sure if I have it or not, and I am afraid if I really do have it, I shouldn’t pass it to her. I feel like God removed me from a problem I was supposed to enter that weekend.
I am not sure what God is actually telling me. Please go online and know about genital herpes, and then you will understand my story. Genital herpes is not d€adly and doesn’t cause harm, it just causes painful blisters and ulcers in the private part. I guess that’s not what happened to my pen!$. You can have it and not show symptoms till you d!e. It doesn’t cause d€ath or anything. What should I do? I would be in the comment section.