does this sound like herpes to you?

My boyfriend said yesterday he had small white spots on the tip of his dick and sometimes they would be all over but it's mainly at the tip and he said it's itchy. He had this problem before around July or June of last year he got checked an they said it's nothing really to worry about so they gave him cream. It disappears and comes back. He put the cream yesterday and now it's gone. I keep telling him it's not herpes because usually it would burn etc an it doesn't burn it doesn't burn when he pees either. I tested negative for herpes so I don't see why he thinks he would have it. By the way he's uncircumcised and sometimes when he takes a shower he would put shampoo on his penis to wash it I don't know if that's the cause or if it's possible that males can get yeast infections or by having a lot of unprotected sex which we have been doing. Don't be rude his asking for advice thanks