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Concerned about HSV and my pregnant girlfriend
Please Grace. Your expertise and honest advice is greatly appreciated!
Also Life360 and any other knowledgable veteran on this forum Thank you.
I am male 29. In early June, 14 I received unprotected oral literally for less than 5 seconds where a ts put my penis in there mouth and I placed a condom on and engaged in protected anal sex for less than 30 seconds ( after the first initial thrust ) extremely brief and I ejaculated in condom. About two days later I began to experience a tingling sensation in the tip of my penis an irritating sensation like but not burning or hurting at all when I urinate however I had to urinate often and very weak stream as well as the tingling which got worse on day 3-4. Felt like the tip of penis was irritated from rubbing against something so I decided to go to see a Dr. because It bothered my sleep as well as work.
I got tested for all STD's and gave me a shot and gave me azithromycin. Everything came negative however they didn't test for HSV. So on day 13 after possible exposure I went back to Dr and tested for Hsv which came back negative for hsv 2 but for hsv 1 was 47.80 . I'm very stressed and have a lot of anxiety and restlessness.
I have a pregnant GF who is in her last weeks of pregnancy ..we have abstained from sex since this incident and I wanted to wait until after the birth to go back to having sex. When she found out she was pregnant the Dr. Tested her Hsv and she told me she was fine not sure if the tested for hsv1 and hsv2 or they told her negative because a lot of preg women have hsv 1 oral or whatever . I just know I have never had any cold sores or outbreak and neither has my GF that we can ever recall. We had a baby boy ten years ago and no problems either. I never got tested for Hsv before but did have full screening for all the other stuff in 2012 and everything was negative.
I'm very afraid, stressed and full of anxiety. I need help please.
Have I had this hsv1 for along time? I was not aware nor my GF because we never got tested and never had any textbook outbreaks!.
What are my options or next steps to clarify how long I've had Hsv1?
Could my GF have Hsv1 for a long time as well and not know it?
Obviously I have to wait till 12 weeks to ensure I did not get hsv 2 but how likely was that? And what are my next steps In regards to m GF ?
Thank you for your help guidance and care .
Also Life360 and any other knowledgable veteran on this forum Thank you.
I am male 29. In early June, 14 I received unprotected oral literally for less than 5 seconds where a ts put my penis in there mouth and I placed a condom on and engaged in protected anal sex for less than 30 seconds ( after the first initial thrust ) extremely brief and I ejaculated in condom. About two days later I began to experience a tingling sensation in the tip of my penis an irritating sensation like but not burning or hurting at all when I urinate however I had to urinate often and very weak stream as well as the tingling which got worse on day 3-4. Felt like the tip of penis was irritated from rubbing against something so I decided to go to see a Dr. because It bothered my sleep as well as work.
I got tested for all STD's and gave me a shot and gave me azithromycin. Everything came negative however they didn't test for HSV. So on day 13 after possible exposure I went back to Dr and tested for Hsv which came back negative for hsv 2 but for hsv 1 was 47.80 . I'm very stressed and have a lot of anxiety and restlessness.
I have a pregnant GF who is in her last weeks of pregnancy ..we have abstained from sex since this incident and I wanted to wait until after the birth to go back to having sex. When she found out she was pregnant the Dr. Tested her Hsv and she told me she was fine not sure if the tested for hsv1 and hsv2 or they told her negative because a lot of preg women have hsv 1 oral or whatever . I just know I have never had any cold sores or outbreak and neither has my GF that we can ever recall. We had a baby boy ten years ago and no problems either. I never got tested for Hsv before but did have full screening for all the other stuff in 2012 and everything was negative.
I'm very afraid, stressed and full of anxiety. I need help please.
Have I had this hsv1 for along time? I was not aware nor my GF because we never got tested and never had any textbook outbreaks!.
What are my options or next steps to clarify how long I've had Hsv1?
Could my GF have Hsv1 for a long time as well and not know it?
Obviously I have to wait till 12 weeks to ensure I did not get hsv 2 but how likely was that? And what are my next steps In regards to m GF ?
Thank you for your help guidance and care .
No, not really. You're way overthinking a very low risk situation. The origin and timing of HSV infections is often obscure and it isn't worth the trouble trying to sort it out. See my previous comments above and do your best to sotop worrying about it.
Thank you for taking the time today to assist me and be so helpful!
I'm not quite sure about her status on hsv. I know that she has been tested full panel in 2012 bit what they don't tell you is that they don't test for hsv. I don't know if she has ever been truly tested IGg I highly doubt.
Most recently I know that her OB tested her shortly after becoming pregnant as she mentioned it to me and said basically she was tested for everything and all was okay. I'm not sure if the tests were blood or culture.
I took my test 6/17/14 and Spoke to Dr. Who said I was negative for herpes. When I returned to her on 7/24/14 she tells me and shows me results saying I'm negative for hsv 2 and positive for hsv 1 and shows me the index. So point is yes I agree and understand some Dr's do not tell their patients they are hsv 1 positive. With that said maybe that happened to my GF at the time of her testing most recently? Your thoughts?
Is their any measures that can be taken at this time in regards to my gf and her or should I just pray and trust ? About 3 weeks away
I'm not quite sure about her status on hsv. I know that she has been tested full panel in 2012 bit what they don't tell you is that they don't test for hsv. I don't know if she has ever been truly tested IGg I highly doubt.
Most recently I know that her OB tested her shortly after becoming pregnant as she mentioned it to me and said basically she was tested for everything and all was okay. I'm not sure if the tests were blood or culture.
I took my test 6/17/14 and Spoke to Dr. Who said I was negative for herpes. When I returned to her on 7/24/14 she tells me and shows me results saying I'm negative for hsv 2 and positive for hsv 1 and shows me the index. So point is yes I agree and understand some Dr's do not tell their patients they are hsv 1 positive. With that said maybe that happened to my GF at the time of her testing most recently? Your thoughts?
Is their any measures that can be taken at this time in regards to my gf and her or should I just pray and trust ? About 3 weeks away
Well, you can safely assume you have had HSV1 for a long time, but you don't say exactly whether your gf was tested or what her result was. Most ObGs don't automatically test their pregnant patients for HSV. A lot of people have HSV1 and aren't necessarily told by their doctors, but I have no way of knowing about your gf.
Even assuming you have oral HSV1, the chance of transmission for any single oral sex event -- assuming you weren't having a visible outbreak -- is under one in many thousand. That's why it's often never transmitted to partners even after 20 years of frequent sex, oral or otherwise.
Even assuming you have oral HSV1, the chance of transmission for any single oral sex event -- assuming you weren't having a visible outbreak -- is under one in many thousand. That's why it's often never transmitted to partners even after 20 years of frequent sex, oral or otherwise.
Thank you for your response and attention to my question. I really appreciate it.
I'm just assuming that my GF and I have had hsv 1 for along time then?
In the beginning of her pregnancy she mentioned that she was tested and was negative. I'm not sure if they did blood or culture in the state of Illinois but she would have mentioned if there was an issue at that time.
So did the Dr.'s miss the hsv1? Or just didn't mention it because the majority of women population have it ? Your thoughts ?
Also about a week ago before I knew of my results I quickly kissed licked her vagina for about ten seconds very brief playful because she has been wanting sex and we have not have sex in a while. We have always engaged I a lot of oral sex throughout our relationship. Of course I would n have if I knew at that time I just found out about the results and that is why I'm so concerned she is less than a month away.
Your thoughts? Could she have hsv1 and not been told by dr's?
Please keep in mind that We always engaged in a lot of oral sex. Pregnancy at this point is my man concern she has been healthy so far. Thank again
I'm just assuming that my GF and I have had hsv 1 for along time then?
In the beginning of her pregnancy she mentioned that she was tested and was negative. I'm not sure if they did blood or culture in the state of Illinois but she would have mentioned if there was an issue at that time.
So did the Dr.'s miss the hsv1? Or just didn't mention it because the majority of women population have it ? Your thoughts ?
Also about a week ago before I knew of my results I quickly kissed licked her vagina for about ten seconds very brief playful because she has been wanting sex and we have not have sex in a while. We have always engaged I a lot of oral sex throughout our relationship. Of course I would n have if I knew at that time I just found out about the results and that is why I'm so concerned she is less than a month away.
Your thoughts? Could she have hsv1 and not been told by dr's?
Please keep in mind that We always engaged in a lot of oral sex. Pregnancy at this point is my man concern she has been healthy so far. Thank again
Your exposure was very low risk for herpes and your blood test only 13 days later shows you had HSV1 before that event. Most likely it's an oral infection since childhood and herpes almost certainly wasn't the cause of your symptoms. There is no way know when you were infected, and probably not whether it is oral or genital unless you have an outbreak that can be tested directly, which probably won't happen.
There was no risk for HSV2, which is virtually never transmitted oral to genital. You don't need testing for it at 12 weeks or any other time.
As for "what are my next steps In regards to my GF?", you have already taken them by her being tested and by avoiding sex until after the baby is born. (That should include oral sex as well as genital.) If you haven't told her obstetrician know of your positive blood test, you should do that as well. Despite millions of babies born every year to couples in which one or the other has HSV, newborn herpes is very rare and almost all those happen when HSV wasn't diagnosed in the couple.
All things considered, the risk of herpes in your partner or baby is minimal, and whatever small risk may remain has nothing to do with your sexual indiscretion in June.
There was no risk for HSV2, which is virtually never transmitted oral to genital. You don't need testing for it at 12 weeks or any other time.
As for "what are my next steps In regards to my GF?", you have already taken them by her being tested and by avoiding sex until after the baby is born. (That should include oral sex as well as genital.) If you haven't told her obstetrician know of your positive blood test, you should do that as well. Despite millions of babies born every year to couples in which one or the other has HSV, newborn herpes is very rare and almost all those happen when HSV wasn't diagnosed in the couple.
All things considered, the risk of herpes in your partner or baby is minimal, and whatever small risk may remain has nothing to do with your sexual indiscretion in June.
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Everyone is grateful. I realize everyone is busy. I ask that one of the veterans and or moderators please assist me.
The test was a Labcorp test type specific
HSV 2 type spec <0.91 index (F)
HSV 1 type spec 47.80index (F)
Everyone is grateful. I realize everyone is busy. I ask that one of the veterans and or moderators please assist me.
The test was a Labcorp test type specific
HSV 2 type spec <0.91 index (F)
HSV 1 type spec 47.80index (F)
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