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Having herpes type 2
Hi I just found out on monday that I have herpes type 2 I am trying to understand how I got it me and my ex bf I just broke up with on monday night was having unprotected because we was working on a baby so I went to the doctor on may 5th to get blood work done and I got my results in the mail on may 11th telling me I have herpes I was so surprised I cried my eyes out I was wanting to know how does someone deal with having this virus im only 20 I still wanna have sex and kids how can I do this now someone please let me know because I feel alone and no one to talk about this to.
Hi as the days went by and I started taking the medicine that is when I started having outbreaks.
It seems that you did not have any kind of symptom. Is this right? If it is, you might be one of the many, many HSV positive that don`t have major outbreaks
Coco if you want to have sex, just follow this:
- do it when you don't have an outbreak
- let your partner know, and preferably get them tested because if they also have it, then you don't have to worry about spreading it
- use a condom to reduce, but not completely eliminate risk of passing it.
- taking daily suppressive therapy also lower the risk of spreading it.
For babies, you just need to let you obgyn know, most will place you on suppressive therapy to reduce chances of outbreaks before delivery. If you do have an outbreak at delivery time, your doctor will have to perform a c-section.
- do it when you don't have an outbreak
- let your partner know, and preferably get them tested because if they also have it, then you don't have to worry about spreading it
- use a condom to reduce, but not completely eliminate risk of passing it.
- taking daily suppressive therapy also lower the risk of spreading it.
For babies, you just need to let you obgyn know, most will place you on suppressive therapy to reduce chances of outbreaks before delivery. If you do have an outbreak at delivery time, your doctor will have to perform a c-section.
My post is actually directed at everyone other than coco.
Coco is just coming here for more information, and it can be really confusing and upsetting dealing with this information for the first time.
You will get a lot better with time. You might even get to the point where you don't have outbreaks at all!
In the meantime, acyclovir is a very safe, inexpensive medication that can reduce or eliminate outbreaks or symptoms.
There is a very good chance that with time your body will take care of this virus and you won't need medication at all.
Coco is just coming here for more information, and it can be really confusing and upsetting dealing with this information for the first time.
You will get a lot better with time. You might even get to the point where you don't have outbreaks at all!
In the meantime, acyclovir is a very safe, inexpensive medication that can reduce or eliminate outbreaks or symptoms.
There is a very good chance that with time your body will take care of this virus and you won't need medication at all.
I'm a bit surprised how often on this forum most responses go to great lengths to convince people they DON'T have herpes. Obviously, there are a lot of people who use this forum to try to get reassurance that every little bump and spot is not herpes. But one would think that a big part of this online "Community" is actually providing reassurance, advice and support to the people who DO have herpes. And given that 20% of the adult population ends up exposed to this common virus, I don't really see the point of trying to rule out each and every instance. Especially after a doctor has already confirmed the diagnosis.
Yes, there are false positives. There are also false negatives. Getting another test (preferably a swab from an outbreak) and a second opinion is worthwhile. But I want to think that we can also offer support to people who really do come here scared and upset and feeling very alone, who really do have herpes and need to know that (1) it's not as big a deal as they think it is, (2) they will get a lot better in the not so distant future, as symptoms subside over time, (3) millions of other sexy, smart, successful people have herpes, (4) viruses are a part of life, and this particular one has an unwarranted stigma attached to it--chicken pox and cold sores are also herpes viruses but no one freaks out about them! I could go on.
All I'm saying is, it does seem to almost reinforce the stigma about this virus when we all try so hard to convince people they DON'T have the virus. Many of us do. We need support too, not just denials about what we have--which is usually what one does in the face of "bad" things. Accepting that some things are just a fact of life, and it's not nearly as big a deal as you thought is very important to providing support.
Yes, there are false positives. There are also false negatives. Getting another test (preferably a swab from an outbreak) and a second opinion is worthwhile. But I want to think that we can also offer support to people who really do come here scared and upset and feeling very alone, who really do have herpes and need to know that (1) it's not as big a deal as they think it is, (2) they will get a lot better in the not so distant future, as symptoms subside over time, (3) millions of other sexy, smart, successful people have herpes, (4) viruses are a part of life, and this particular one has an unwarranted stigma attached to it--chicken pox and cold sores are also herpes viruses but no one freaks out about them! I could go on.
All I'm saying is, it does seem to almost reinforce the stigma about this virus when we all try so hard to convince people they DON'T have the virus. Many of us do. We need support too, not just denials about what we have--which is usually what one does in the face of "bad" things. Accepting that some things are just a fact of life, and it's not nearly as big a deal as you thought is very important to providing support.
On the test results paper I got in the mail said that I got in contact with it or it is present I don't really know what that means exactly she didnt put me on any prescription but I asked her to so I can calm the outbreak down if I have pme before it gets out of contract.
My number for the rest was a 6.14 for igg type 2 herpes I told him and he said I didn't get it from him but he was the only person i had sex with since I was in a relationship with him and he thinks he doesn't have it but I think he does because he had bumps like blisters on the side of his lip
There is a decent false positive rate with herpes blood testing. If you can call your doctor and get the exact test results - ie hsv1 igg 4.4 and hsv2 igg 2.3 or whatever they are, we can better help you figure out if you need further confirmatory testing or not.
Have you talked to your ex bf yet so that he too can seek out testing to know his own status?
https://www.westoverheights.com/herpes/the-updated-herpes-handbook/ is recommended reading so that you can learn more about genital herpes. Educate yourself so that if you really do have hsv2, you know how to deal with the virus. It also has information on testing too so you better understand why we ask for test results.
keep asking questions!
Have you talked to your ex bf yet so that he too can seek out testing to know his own status?
https://www.westoverheights.com/herpes/the-updated-herpes-handbook/ is recommended reading so that you can learn more about genital herpes. Educate yourself so that if you really do have hsv2, you know how to deal with the virus. It also has information on testing too so you better understand why we ask for test results.
keep asking questions!
I think the best thing to do is confirm the infection. Did you get the full test results that you can put here. We need to know whether it was IgG or IgM and the scores for HSV1 and HSV2.
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