Testing and First Outbreak?

[sickornotsick]

Hello.
I've been checking for information on the post and not getting any of my questions answered, so i hope you can do help me.

1. If there is no outbreak how likely is to get hsv-2 in a sexual protected encounter? (i know numbers are difficult but would love to get the idea.

2. I got a 100.4 fever last week, (40 days after the "exposure"). I got some itching on my pubes around day 20 but no sores and itching (i think its "normal" itching around inner tights).  Finally i got what i think its a hemorroid. Does any of this talks herpes?

3. Lets assume i didnt have an outbreak, is there any way i can know for sure that i dont have any of the types of the virus? How long before the exposure do i have to wait?

I hope anybody can help me with this, you know how anxiety is.
Thank you in advance

[gracefromHHP]

if you were infected with herpes, your body started making protective antibodies against it soon after you were infected. You don't have to wait for any obvious lesions to utilize the igg testing, just have to wait for enough time to pass.

grace

[sickornotsick]

Grace, i thank you deeply for your answer.
Just one follow up question, do i have to have an "active" herpes, i.e having any symptoms for the antibodies to show up on the screening?
Thank you again.

[gracefromHHP]

at this point all you can do is wait and get a type specific herpes igg blood test 3 months post encounter. should you get a return of symptoms, be seen promptly for a lesion culture and typing.

you won't get a fever 40 days later and have it be due to herpes.  

the risk of contracting hsv2 from a protected encounter is so low that we don't even recommend testing for it routinely just from a one time encounter.

grace