I was doing some research which I know better than to do after having some perianal burning the past few weeks. I have never experienced this before and had read that herpes can be a culprit behind this. I have been to the doctor who told me the skin was extra dry down there and to use a barrier cream until it cleared up. I haven't had any redness, bumps, blisters, or ulcers in the past 3 or more weeks that this has been going on. The burning sensation feels fine after a shower and normally doesn't start back up unless I've gotten overly warm and sweaty or if I've been sitting down for an extended period of time. I've only been applying moisturizer about a week, but expected some kind of change. Has anyone else experienced something similar to this? Or am I being paranoid?