With a recent infection a blood test could come back negative if taken less than 1 or 2 months
You may read that the average time to become positive after a swab-verified outbreak is 21 or 23 days; but there are conflicting spins on that line of data. Most of what I have read indicates that it should speed up your antibody development, but no one knows how much. Which sucks, I know.
If you are experiencing what you think is an outbreak, it's best to be seen by a doctor to have it looked at within 48 hours of the formation of the blister.
I don't have any symptoms except some pain from urination so if I have anything, they're internal. A girl licked and sucked in my scrotum for 29 seconds and now I'm paranoid. Dr handsfield in the std forum told me I don't need to worry. Probably should follow his advice.
Probably should. He's been at it a long time.