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Questioning diagnosis and what it means
by scarednunsure, Dec 15, 2007 08:05PM
Dear Doctor,
Last December I had a genital herpes outbreak. All year, I have been suffering with the thought that I have genital herpes. I was recently (November) given a blood test to type the virus and it came up as HSV-1. What does this mean for me? Can I transmit this through kissing or oral sex? Do I really have genital herpes then, and not cold sores? I am not currently in a relationship but if this happens, I want to be able to explain the situation correctly. Thank you very much for your help.
Scarednunsure
Last December I had a genital herpes outbreak. All year, I have been suffering with the thought that I have genital herpes. I was recently (November) given a blood test to type the virus and it came up as HSV-1. What does this mean for me? Can I transmit this through kissing or oral sex? Do I really have genital herpes then, and not cold sores? I am not currently in a relationship but if this happens, I want to be able to explain the situation correctly. Thank you very much for your help.
Scarednunsure
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Good news for you is HSV-1 is extremely common I've heard numbers from 60%-80% of the adult population has it. So chances are likely that most anyone you meet will already have it.
Yes, you can transmit it orally and potentially genitally. If you get coldsores you want to avoid kissing, sharing drinks, oral sex etc during your outbreak.
I did have a genital outbreak of herpes and so far I haven't noticed any cold sores. I haven't had an outbreak since December on my genitals. I have been tested for the type and it is HSV-1.
Unless you get an obvious cold sore - there's no easy way to know if you also have hsv1 orally. According to the few studies done on it - at least 1/4 of folks who contract hsv1 genitally also contract it orally around the same time. I think it's best to err on the side of caution and discuss that possibilty with partners when having your "talk" about your herpes and all other std's.
grace