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HSV1 and electrical current?
Hi,
I was diagnosed with genital HSV1 in December 2008. I had a very mild first outbreak with about 3 sores on both sides of my vagina and have not had a reoccurrence since.
I had unprotected sex with a (fairly unknown) partner the weekend of February 22nd and had an outbreak on my vagina that began March 23 and lasted until about March 17th. The sores were identical in location and pain to my prior outbreak and occurred on both sides of my vagina again. One week prior to this outbreak I was diagnosed with BV (bacterial vaginosis). In the months leading up to this outbreak, I had been extremely stressed and had lost about 20 pounds, making me somewhat frail.
After my outbreak had been cleared up for about 3 weeks, I started having what feels like an electrical current at the base of my spine .This has been on and off for about 2 weeks now. I'm still a little underweight and very stressed. Is this electrical current indication enough that I contracted HSV2 genitally from my sexual episode in February and that this is not simply a reoccurance of my HSV1 genitally? I was assuming this outbreak was my HSV1 again since I know that BV and stress can be triggers for a reoccurance and that I have (some) immunity to HSV2 genitally since I already have HSV1 genitally. Does the fact my outbreak occurred on both sides again indicate it was a primary onset of HSV2? (I read somewhere that outbreaks only occur on both sides of the vagina only if its a new infection).
I would appreciate ANY input at all. Thank you so much for reading.
I was diagnosed with genital HSV1 in December 2008. I had a very mild first outbreak with about 3 sores on both sides of my vagina and have not had a reoccurrence since.
I had unprotected sex with a (fairly unknown) partner the weekend of February 22nd and had an outbreak on my vagina that began March 23 and lasted until about March 17th. The sores were identical in location and pain to my prior outbreak and occurred on both sides of my vagina again. One week prior to this outbreak I was diagnosed with BV (bacterial vaginosis). In the months leading up to this outbreak, I had been extremely stressed and had lost about 20 pounds, making me somewhat frail.
After my outbreak had been cleared up for about 3 weeks, I started having what feels like an electrical current at the base of my spine .This has been on and off for about 2 weeks now. I'm still a little underweight and very stressed. Is this electrical current indication enough that I contracted HSV2 genitally from my sexual episode in February and that this is not simply a reoccurance of my HSV1 genitally? I was assuming this outbreak was my HSV1 again since I know that BV and stress can be triggers for a reoccurance and that I have (some) immunity to HSV2 genitally since I already have HSV1 genitally. Does the fact my outbreak occurred on both sides again indicate it was a primary onset of HSV2? (I read somewhere that outbreaks only occur on both sides of the vagina only if its a new infection).
I would appreciate ANY input at all. Thank you so much for reading.
The symptom your mentioning , tingling, would be considered prodrome from an old infection and most outbreaks occur in the same spot, give or take an inch. Since the virus resides in the base of your spine, there may be some connection. The tingling is the virus traveling up the nerve. If the tingling last more than a few days without a sore developing, it really would not be consistent with herpes. You might take the herpes test 3 months post exposure to see your hsv2 status.
Thank you for your response! I was diagnosed with my HSV1 genitally by a swab of a sore back in December, 2008.
Hi, how were you diagnosed with genital hsv1. Yes primary outbreaks often are on both sides and non primary most often on one side.
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