Hello, first of all I wpuld like to start of by saying that I am a gay male! I am not promiscuous and am in a monogamous relationship of 6 yrs. We are actually getting married in a month! I have told my fiance of my diagnosis and he is very supportive in his own way! I work in the medical field already so I am well i formed regarding universal precautions. I found d this website as i have been researching and hoping to communicate with anyone who may want to help!. It all started about 6 months ago when I got sick. I apparently had some sort of bacterial infection which caused an elevated white count. I went to the ER because I had flu like symptoms, weak, tired and generally feeling crappy and they put me on antibiotics and checked me for STD's and all was good. Apparently this was my first ob. As my body had yet to create detectable antibodies. Idk. But it's here now. I went 6 months following the 1 week of flu like symptoms without feel I g bad at all. I work outside in the heat and sweat a lot. I noticed a rash which was d efinently fungal in nature and went to my dr cause it was spreading and ended up going from my jock to my underarms. I also noted what I thought to be a bad heat rash with pimples occurring all over my thighs and buttocks. The Dr. Reassured me this was just heat rash and candida and placed me on oral lamisil for 1 week. The rash cleared up and I moved on or so I thought. I then was having some anal itching and went to the Dr. Who stated this was anal mucosal hpv and referred me to a dermatologist. Well, because I work in the medical field I went to a Colo-rectal Dr. Who agreed the seem. Wasn't the best idea and that she would do surgery to remove the condyloma. She then referred me to my county std clinic as i was stating I had some burning when I urinated and even when I did not. The next day I woke up to go to the clinic and noticed 2 small red spots on the penis head. I knew at this point as i was feverishly researching what this was. I went in got tested and waited 5 days for results which were positive foe hsv2. She said she cannot tell wether I had it around my anus or what as i was so raw from all the sweating. I then started researching and found that raw apple cider vinegar helps to kill hpv condylomas (warts). And started using that, the clinic called me in a vacyclovir script and started using that as well. 4 days went by at this point where the pain of urinating and testicle crawly feeling persisted. Finally by day 5 of the vacyclovir which was actually day 16 of total symptoms it started to relieve. I began an extensive vitamin regimen. I researched which is garlic 4x day, lysine 1000mg 2 x a day, 4 multi vitamins, 2 EFA pills, and 2 Tylenol as well as drinking 2 cap fulls of apple cider vinegar every morning. I feel great and close to being symptom free hopefully. I take epsom salt baths in the evening for 20 mins. When i get home and was my jands feverishly. I do not reuse the same towel. Obviously at this point u can see i am obsessing and nervous and have been through an ordeal. I hope some of u have some advise for a man who needs some. I cannot continue to obsess like this. I fear I have spread this all over my body before I knew what it was. I do not know who to go to for advice as my area has no STD COUNSELORS! except at planned parenthood. Sorry for the long post.