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Should I get a 2nd opinion for my Herpes Diagnoses?
Hello, about 2 weeks ago my boyfriend and I had oral sex and the very next day my vagina was very irritated and I persisted to scratch it. After scratcing for a night, the next day a few fairly noticable red bumps appeared around the same areas that i scratched so I thought that it was just irritated and scratching caused the red bumps. But as the day went on,more red bumps appeared( no head or puss was there.) The itching got worse also.The bumps lasted for 6 days. I went to the gynochologist and she said that I had about a dozen ulcers and she took a swab sample of my vagina.She also took a urine test and culture sample The Urine test came back negative, the culture test came back negative but the Herpes test came back positive. Is it possible to have a negative culture result and a positive herpes result? What exactly does a culture sample detect? Should I get another test done to make sure that Herpes is what I have? Also, obvious it was contracted orally from my boyfriend. Is it okay to kiss him? Is it possible for me to contract oral if I already have vaginal Herpes?
herpes doesn't show up the next day after sex. I do think the answer to your bumps you answered. You scrathed them till bumps started forming. Sounds like a lot of irritation going on down there. Leave it alone and i will go away..
the herpes test came back + - which herpes test was that - a culture of the lesions you had? do you know if it was + for hsv1 or hsv2? if they didn't tell you then call and ask. if they tell you it wasn't typed then be very insistant that they contact the lab they use and see if they still have the specimen to type it for you. You'll get faster answers that way. it's really irresponsible not to order a culture typed :(
Once you know what type of herpes you have, your bf can get tested to see what type he has and then you can make educated decisions as to what precautions, if any, are necessary in your relationship.
meanwhile be sure that both of you read the herpes handbook at www.westoverheights.com and watch the video there too.
grace
Once you know what type of herpes you have, your bf can get tested to see what type he has and then you can make educated decisions as to what precautions, if any, are necessary in your relationship.
meanwhile be sure that both of you read the herpes handbook at www.westoverheights.com and watch the video there too.
grace
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
