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Test results Help/Opinions/Reassurance
I just got my test results back. Negative for HSV2 but positive for HSV1 (1.13). Should I assume this is STD HSV1? Is there any other kind? I've read where 70% or so of people have HSV1. I'm looking for opinions/reassurance. I don't know what I'm looking for. I guess someplace to tell my story.
Ocular herpes tends to spread like wildfire on this forum. Once somebody mentions it, there is a whole flurry of posts from paranoids who believe they are infecting themselves with ocular herpes just by wiping away a tear or scratching an itchy eye.
Power of suggestion, I guess.
Yeah, welcome to the majority. Everybody has HSV1. No biggie.
Power of suggestion, I guess.
Yeah, welcome to the majority. Everybody has HSV1. No biggie.
Dude, it's most likely oral herpes. You may have carried it for many years without symptoms. Don't do like I did and totally freak out. I ended up washing my hands dozens of times a day until they became dry and cracked. Then everytime my eyes got irritated I thought I spread it to my eyes (occular herpes) and was on my way to going blind. Then I thought no woman on the planet was going to "get with me" ever again. Just remember about 70 of the population has it. Just relax.
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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.
