 [ Symptoms ] what are these fluid filled lumps around my anus  i had anal sex with my boyfriend a week ago both sexually clean as checked by doctor and no other sexual partners & the other day above my anus in the crack started itching & the day after i developed a cluster of pus like fluid filled small lumps above my anus and in the crack these are itchy & painful <negative_smiley> im freaking out because all the research i have done say its genital herpes is there anything else this could be i used a lot a massage oil as lube also any information would be great [ Disease ] i am sorry to hear you are going through this the only way to properly diagnose this is by physical examination so i suggest you make an appointment with your gynecologist or primary care provider to have these lesions looked at while it is true these lumps could be a symptom of genital herpes they might be caused by something else altogether there are actually a few different conditions that could cause this type of outbreak that is why a physical exam is required i wanted to note that getting a clean bill of sexual health from a medical professional is not entirely reliable unless you had the appropriate lab work done the herpes simplex 2 virus hsv 2 that causes genital herpes for example can be undetectable by physical examination if you are not having an outbreak at the time in that case it would only be detectable by a blood test so it is possible for a person to have hsv 2 and not even know it i wish you all the best and hope you get a diagnosis soon meanwhile you should avoid having sex in order not to transmit this if indeed it is a sexually transmitted disease