Is it possible to have shingles and genital herpes?

Is shingles herpes? I have shingles ‘down there’ so does that mean I have genital herpes?

Answer #1

There are several types of herpes simplex…shingles being one of them (cold sores, chicken pox, genital herpes and shingles). I’m assuming you had this checked out by a Dr., and it is he who called it shingles?? I’ve never heard of anyone getting shingles “down there”…

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Answer #2

Shingles is a type of herpes, but it’s more like chicken pox than genital herpes - although there are similarities, it is a different virus that causes genital herpes.

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