The symptoms of chancroid may vary between gender but nonetheless appear a few weeks after initial exposure. In men a small red bump will form near the genitals and convert to an open sore only a day or two later. For women four red bumps form in the genital region and also become ulcerated, or open, within a few days.
The current way to determine whether or not you have chancroid is your doctor must extract some of the fluid from the open sores and is sent to a lab. The fluid is then analyzed with multiple tests and