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So about 2 weeks ago I was doing my "female grooming" using my husbands electric trimmers. I nicked my self causing just a little bleeding, didn't think anything of it since it has happened before. Then over the next few days my labia became extremely swollen and there were open sores. I went to one doc and they said it was a skin infection, but also did a viral swab. Two days later the pain was outrageous so I went to my primary doc office and she said it looked like herpes. The test came back later that afternoon as positive for hsv type 1. I have been married for 10+ years and my husband and u are baffled how this could have happened. Any ideas? We are also concerned on how to keep my husband from getting it since we have read on many websites that you can spread it even if you aren't having a breakout. Any info would be much appreciated.
equivocal is negative if enough time has passed. your partner doesn't have hsv2 so you know you didn't recently contract hsv2 from him. no reason for more hsv2 testing.
his doctor misunderstands the testing - there's no such thing as having a little bit of antibodies against herpes from being exposed to the virus in the past. You never get a zero on the test and having a result of say .23 or something doesn't mean you were ever exposed to it - it's the way they do the test - you will always get a numeric result even if you never, ever had sex before in your life to have ever been exposed. make more sense?
his doctor misunderstands the testing - there's no such thing as having a little bit of antibodies against herpes from being exposed to the virus in the past. You never get a zero on the test and having a result of say .23 or something doesn't mean you were ever exposed to it - it's the way they do the test - you will always get a numeric result even if you never, ever had sex before in your life to have ever been exposed. make more sense?
So why is it negative? I thought anything above .90 was elevated thus positive. I was looking on other sites and it says 0.90-1.10 is equivocal. Are there new reference ranges? and his doc had said that he was exposed to HSV II, so does that mean that he was exposed at some time and built up some antibodies but doesn't actually have HSV II?
So his IgG HSV I came back as 6.53
And IgG hsv II was 1.01. What do you make of the HSV II level? Should he get retested?
And IgG hsv II was 1.01. What do you make of the HSV II level? Should he get retested?
it's fine to have sex again once you are healed. Odds are you contracted it from him and he's not likely to contract it genitally from you.
you might've contracted hsv1 from your partner the first week you kissed him, 30 years into a relationship with him or even never. it's actually just as much about bad luck as anything. you had an open cut, he was actively shedding the virus and ta da. Thankfully since it's hsv1 genitally, recurrences should be few and far between and this shouldn't interfere with your sex life too often as well as bother you frequently with recurrences.
you might've contracted hsv1 from your partner the first week you kissed him, 30 years into a relationship with him or even never. it's actually just as much about bad luck as anything. you had an open cut, he was actively shedding the virus and ta da. Thankfully since it's hsv1 genitally, recurrences should be few and far between and this shouldn't interfere with your sex life too often as well as bother you frequently with recurrences.
Thanks for the info! Yes we do have oral sex at least once a week. So he is going to get the Igg test done at his next appointment which is a month away. I can't remember him having a cold sore but he says he has had what he thinks was one that took quite a while for it to heal. So a few more questions that I didn't seem to get answered In the West over Heights info ( which was great BTW- thanks!!)
1. Once I heal up and between his next appointment, would you say it would be safe to be intimate or should be wait till he has had the test done.
2. It he is positive for HSV type 1 orally, then what I got from your comment above is that he is unlikely to get it genitally, and me get it orally. Is that correct? (you would think that after 12 yeast of being together if he had HSV type 1 orally I would have gotten it a lot sooner than this)
I really appreciate your time in answering my questions!
1. Once I heal up and between his next appointment, would you say it would be safe to be intimate or should be wait till he has had the test done.
2. It he is positive for HSV type 1 orally, then what I got from your comment above is that he is unlikely to get it genitally, and me get it orally. Is that correct? (you would think that after 12 yeast of being together if he had HSV type 1 orally I would have gotten it a lot sooner than this)
I really appreciate your time in answering my questions!
Has your husband ever performed oral sex on you? If so, that's how HSV1 is transmitted to the genitals, via oral sex with a partner who has oral herpes. Has he ever in his life had a cold sore? Even if not, about 60% of the adult population has oral HSV1, most never having symptoms. He should get an IgG type specific blood test to confirm his status. If he has it, it means you both do and it gives you each significant protection against getting it elsewhere. No precautions necessary, just avoid sex during obvious symptoms (not that you'd want to!).
I too have genital HSV1, and it's the "good" type to have genitally, as outbreaks are very seldom. You can read more about it in the herpes handbook, here:
http://www.westoverheights.com/genital_herpes/handbook/view_the_chapters.html
I too have genital HSV1, and it's the "good" type to have genitally, as outbreaks are very seldom. You can read more about it in the herpes handbook, here:
http://www.westoverheights.com/genital_herpes/handbook/view_the_chapters.html
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