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eye herpes

by lynn3212, Jun 17, 2008 09:18AM

I know that this is really stupid, but I can't help freaking out. I have never had any herpes symptoms or anything but last night I masturbated mutually with my boyfriend and then rubbed my eye a few min. laters. He nor I have ever had anything but yet I can't stop being freaked out about ocular herpes. can someone pleaseeeeeee give me any information. i keep checking my eye every few minutes and i am really scared :( PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME!!!!!!

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by lynn3212, Jun 17, 2008 06:23PM

To: PLEASE ANSWER ANYONE

PLEASE ANSWER ANYONE

by Emma_08, Jun 17, 2008 07:27PM

To: lynn3212

Ocular herpes (herpes keratitis) is caused by HSV-1, which in most people is an oral, not genital, infection. It's not an overly common condition and if you had it, you would probably know. It is very painful, you would have light sensitivity, and possibly begin to lose vision in the affected eye. I'm sure you did not get ocular herpes from this encounter. Even if your boyfriend had genital herpes, HSV-2 does not cause herpes of the eye in most cases.
Best,
Em

by lynn3212, Jun 18, 2008 11:04AM

To: anyone

thanks, i feel a little better. how long do you think it would take for something like to show up, maybe a few hours? a few days? a few months?

by gracefromHHP

, Jun 18, 2008 02:54PM

As far as you know, neither of you have herpes so why the worry???

grace

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