Im positive for hsv2 but partner is negative

[mischa86]

Hi, i havent had sex for a year when i broke up with my 5 yr relationship with my ex then i have a new boyfriend whom im with for 10 months. i have been diagnosed postive for hsv 2 because i went to the doctor right away, and told me that it is the first episode of outbreak with herpes.I just don't understand where i could have gotten it if my boyfriend now has been tested and is negative? I told him right away about it because Im always honest and sure that I didn't cheat on him and he may have it but he didn't know but when he got tested he is negative, I only had two boyfriends. We use condoms before but as time went by we do not anymore. I'm just confused where i got it? from my ex whom I havent had sex with for almost 2 years now?

[curious90]

i'm having the same problem. my ex boyfriend was 3 years ago and i hadn't had any symptoms of herpes or other partners until my husband (whom i've been with for atleast 2 3/4 years now). 2 weeks ago he had his first ob. he was diagnose visually, but not with a blood test, and i haven't gone to get an IgG yet. so i know what you are going through. i wish you all the best.

[mischa86]

Thank You so much.

[gracefromHHP]

A blood test can only tell you what you have, not how long you've had it.

if you have a negative igg for that type and a + lesion culture then it's likely to be a new infection.  Otherwise there's no way to tell.

grace

[mischa86]

So is that gonna tell me how long i have this? I just had the first outbreak. Thanks so much for replying. I really appreciate it.

[gracefromHHP]

You need to get yourself a type specific herpes igg blood test to see what your own status is.  Depending on the results you might have to repeat it in 4 months.  

You only need one partner to contract genital herpes. It's not just something that folks who play the field get.

grace

[mischa86]

My current bf was tested negative for hsv2. She didnt do a blood work for herpes for me, the blood work was for syphilis and hiv that turned out negative. I'm just confused how i got this. :( But the dctor was sure it was hsv2 coz of the lesions i had. She also adviced me to get a vaccine for hpv. And pap smear every year. She gave me vicodin for the pain but im better than last week though. My current bf is postive for hsv1 and negative for hsv2 gonorrhea and chlamydia. I am just so upset I don't understand where I would get this when I don't have a lot of partners.

[gracefromHHP]

How was your current bf tested for herpes?

I'd call monday and ask if the lesion culture came back as + for hsv and if so if it's hsv1 or hsv2. Also ask if you had any blood work done for herpes too.

grace

[mischa86]

So i might have this for two years now and didn't know at all? She tested me for syph hiv trichomonas chlamydia and gonorrhea that turned all out to be negative. She did a viral culture but she never told me what happened to it she said she just did that to make sure ot was hsv2 on my first visit but on the second visit she didn't tell me about the viral culture she got but i do have hsv2 cause the outbreak was so bad and i couldn't walk, i was in so much pain, i thought it was only hemorrhoids but when I checked it out I got so scared, ive never seen anything like it before. But anyway, my question is how come the outbreak was 2 years after? what might have triggered it to just come out in 2 years? I'm just so upset and couldn't believe.

[Emma_08]

It's possible you got it from your ex and have just recently noticed an outbreak.  Were your lesions cultured for HSV-2?  A lot of people are not aware that they have a genital herpes infection and sometimes outbreaks are so mild that they are mistaken for something else.  If your current boyfriend has tested negative for HSV-2 and you haven't been with anybody else, your ex boyfriend is the only other possibility.  However, if your doctor diagnosed you with genital herpes based on visual examination alone, I might question this.  A viral culture is the most accurate way to diangose herpes.
Best,
Em