“Herpes or bv?”

Please make an appointment with a clinic dor pelvic exam and cultures. It could be either.... if it is extremely painful with ulceration most likely herpes. If you have scratches though in the skin from irritation and scratching from BV and yeast that could also be painful. The beat way to know is to have a provider look at the area and send a culture. If also else fails and if the lesions are gone consider HSV 1 and HSV 2 IGG and IGM blood work. This will let you know if the herpes virus is or has ever been in your system and if thisbis a new(primary or old (recurrent) infection. I hope this helps.
Dr. Robertson

It may be impossible to know without someone doing an exam on you and collecting some vagina cultures, a Wet Prep, and possibly even some blood work. However, with painful sores on the Vulva, the first concern would be an HSV infection which would require antiviral medication.

Hello,

Yikes, that sounds bad. BV is not usually associated with sores. I recommend seeing a provider ASAP to get tested and start treatment.

This sounds like a primary herpes outbreak. Go to urgent care and get a prescription for an antiviral medication. You can also use topical lidocaine gel to calm the pain/itching, and take Motrin/Advil. You may also want to get a panel of STD tests.
Dr. Joyce

Your symptoms could be related to a herpes outbreak or any other type of infection. You need to see a gynecologist in order to get an accurate diagnosis.