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am I at raisk of transmitting herpes?
(just posted this in STD forum but thought it better here)
Dear Grace
I've had replies from you in the past but I need to put the question again due to new worry. The facts are these:
1. One protected extra-marital exposure - July. No previous such exposure in more than 20 years.
2. October - reddening of scrotum and tingling/burning over several days. Spouse had lymph/ovarian area internal feelings of burning over three days. I have had the tingling come back every month or so for a few days, plus groin pains/unpleasant sensations over longer periods - both tingling and other other sensations very responsive to anxiety - appear when I think about them but sometimes seem to have life of their own. Spouse had recurrences of lymph/ovarian area cramps following menstruation in two further months, with declining severity, then these disappeared. The first time she did have two 'insect bites - one on each thigh, but these did not recur and susequent bites in other places suggest there may have been insects. I assumed herpes was the cause. Only other factor - I did take male performance tablets (we are both middle-aged) and the symptoms first appeared a few days came after unusually vigorous love-making.
3. October - twice negative for urine PCR tests (I've since been advised this is not a very useful test)
4. November-December: two type-specific blood tests (13 weeks and 24 weeks after exposure) - negative for both HSV1 and 2 in both tests (although I've read that Type 1 can take much longer). I have also been examined three times and told I haven't got it - but I fear this is just because health providers are looking for the classic symptoms, which I have not (yet) had.
I still get tingling/twinges under and around the scrotum and (for the first time recently) around the -enis. I would rather not go for another test and would like just to forget about it whether or not I have it but I am afraid of passing it on to my teenage daughter, She used my towel by mistake some weeks ago (some hours after I had used it) and she recently had a pink diaper rash around her vulva for 3-4 days before and during her menses (I didn't see it but was told there were no spots or blisters, just an inflamed pink area as if due to overheating). My questions - do I have herpes and could I have passed it on within the family through towels or casual contact? They say it can only be transmitted through skin to skin contact with a affected area but then there is a lot of advice about washing hands and not sharing towels. Thanks very much for your help
Dear Grace
I've had replies from you in the past but I need to put the question again due to new worry. The facts are these:
1. One protected extra-marital exposure - July. No previous such exposure in more than 20 years.
2. October - reddening of scrotum and tingling/burning over several days. Spouse had lymph/ovarian area internal feelings of burning over three days. I have had the tingling come back every month or so for a few days, plus groin pains/unpleasant sensations over longer periods - both tingling and other other sensations very responsive to anxiety - appear when I think about them but sometimes seem to have life of their own. Spouse had recurrences of lymph/ovarian area cramps following menstruation in two further months, with declining severity, then these disappeared. The first time she did have two 'insect bites - one on each thigh, but these did not recur and susequent bites in other places suggest there may have been insects. I assumed herpes was the cause. Only other factor - I did take male performance tablets (we are both middle-aged) and the symptoms first appeared a few days came after unusually vigorous love-making.
3. October - twice negative for urine PCR tests (I've since been advised this is not a very useful test)
4. November-December: two type-specific blood tests (13 weeks and 24 weeks after exposure) - negative for both HSV1 and 2 in both tests (although I've read that Type 1 can take much longer). I have also been examined three times and told I haven't got it - but I fear this is just because health providers are looking for the classic symptoms, which I have not (yet) had.
I still get tingling/twinges under and around the scrotum and (for the first time recently) around the -enis. I would rather not go for another test and would like just to forget about it whether or not I have it but I am afraid of passing it on to my teenage daughter, She used my towel by mistake some weeks ago (some hours after I had used it) and she recently had a pink diaper rash around her vulva for 3-4 days before and during her menses (I didn't see it but was told there were no spots or blisters, just an inflamed pink area as if due to overheating). My questions - do I have herpes and could I have passed it on within the family through towels or casual contact? They say it can only be transmitted through skin to skin contact with a affected area but then there is a lot of advice about washing hands and not sharing towels. Thanks very much for your help
It's not herpes. You'll need to follow up with your provide to find out what is going on.
grace
grace
Thanks for your reply - I really want to believe I haven't got it, but my fear is that I could be one of the 'late seroconverters' - are these really so rare? And could this regular discomfort be psychological?
Thanks for your patience
Thanks for your patience
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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.
