herpes testing

1. Negative herpes select blood test at 7 weeks for hsv-2 and negative biokit rapid blood test at 16 weeks. Have had hsv 1 since I was a baby though. Extremely unlikely that these tests are wrong? Especially if I have never noticed any symptoms ?

2. How likely is it to pass hsv-1 to hsv-2 through oral sex with no cold sore present ?

[gracefromHHP]

A negative biokit at 16 weeks means it's very, very unlikely you have hsv2.

I'm not sure what your 2nd question is.  Hsv1 stays hsv1 regardless of location. It can' t turn into hsv2.  As far as is it easy to transmit to the genital area if you don't perform oral sex when you have obvious symptoms? Well not really but obviously it happens.  If your partner also has hsv1, the risk is very, very small of it happening. If your partner doesn't have hsv1 and is concerned about transmission, utilize barrier protection for oral sex.

grace

[sally92]

thank you so much.
"very, very unlikely" should i get tested agian ?
and for 2. so your saying there is a risk of transmitting hsv-1 to their genital area through oral sex without protection ? is the risk very small ? even with no cold sore present ?

Thanks for your help.

[gracefromHHP]

we don't have good stats on how likely it is to transmit hsv1 to the genital area thru oral sex. it happens but still less often than hsv2 is transmitted from genitals to genitals.  It's up to you and your partner to decide if the risk is worth it or not and whether to utilize barrier protection or not.

No need for further hsv2 testing from that encounter.

grace

[sally92]

hey im sorry lasstttt question ! i realize I might be running around the same answer but I just wanna clarify.
i don't really know how hsv-2 works with all the testing. so your saying it's very unlikely that I have hsv-2-could I maybe have symptoms that I either did not notice or mistook for something else? everytime i think back on the last four months I wonder if i mistook symptoms. but then I would have given me a positive result at 4 months correct?

I'm very sorry if this is repetitive, I just wanted to make 100% I understood you.

[gracefromHHP]

It's time to stop worrying about hsv2 from the encounter you are worried about. If you are having genital symptoms, see your provider for further evaluation.

grace