hiv herpes

whats the corelation between herpes and hiv ,do they mean you can catch herpes and hiv at the same time,likethey piggyback each other

[Teak]

You can. Not everyone that contracts hepes contracts HIV and nor does everyone that contracts HIV contracts herpes.

[howsat]

I thought the corelaton was that if you had an open sore then it was more likely to catch hiv...but are you saying many people catch both at the same time

[Teak]

That's not what was said at all. Reread the reply.

[howsat]

you said it piggybacks

[Teak]

Move on. If you can't understand what you read it is no use answering any of your questions.

[howsat]

I said can you catch both at same time and you said you can

[Unsure127]

HIV and HSV are two different things. Yes you can have both at the same time but each one manifests itself differently when first exposed. For example if a person who has both and infects another person, the newly infected person would first experrience HSV. From what I've read HSV normally takes about 2 weeks to start showing symptoms.

Even if you had a HSV and HIV test perfomed at the time of your exposure, you would only test postive for HSV because HIV takes longer to show up in the body. Unfortunately you must wait 3 months and test again for HIV.

Teak, please let me know if this information is incorrect. I am currently going through this same situation myself. I am HSV2 positive and waiting it out to see if I may also have HIV. For everyone please remember a little lie can go a long way.