reinfecting

[kim190]

Me and my husband are newly diagnosed with genital herpes by a culture? We both had our first outbreak on the same day. So my question is , if we have sex can we reinfect eachother, and do we need to not have sex durring an outbreak? Also should i have my kids tested?

[kim190]

ok thank you... if i did not ask it would forever bother me!!! thanks your the best help ever!!

[gracefromHHP]

correct - you didn't get your own oral herpes back genitally as hsv2. One of you had hsv2 genitally and gave it to the other.

grace

[kim190]

thanks....so then my theory of me having it on my mouth and then transforing it to him down there and then him transfering it back to me down there is wrong??? I mean I am not going to dwell on it but it would be nice to know? Thanks again

[gracefromHHP]

A lesion culture only shows what is the cause of that lesion which it appears is hsv2 from what you posted. since you have a history of cold sores, you know already that you have hsv1 orally.  If your husband had hsv1 orally and gave it to you genitally, it would've been hsv1 genitally, not hsv2 just because it's below the belt. they are seperate viruses. make sense?

At this point figuring out who had hsv2 first and gave it to the other is going to be impossible since chances are good that neither of you were ever tested for it before.

grace

[kim190]

So i have another question for you. I finally got my lab results in the mail and it came back that i have hsv 2. If they just cultured it would they know if i have both hsv 1 and 2?? The reason I ask is because I have gotten cold sores on my mouth sence I was a teen, and I was woundering if that was hsv 1 and then my husband got it from me, then he gave it back to me genitally????? There was no blood test but that was my thought of how we got this?? What do you think? Thanks again

[kim190]

THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU ARE MY ONLY HELP..I WILL LET YOU KNOW IF I HAVE ANYMORE QUESTIONS THANKS AGAIN

[gracefromHHP]

of course mother nature decided to just make you more miserable just as you started feeling better - that's a given right?

At this point, I'd just soak in the tubby with some epsom salts or a packet of aveeno bath thrown in as needed. If a few days after your period you still don't feel quite  back to normal down yonder, I'd return to your provider and get tested for yeast and bacterial vaginal infections - both are common with a doozey of an ob and then getting your period just "feeds" both to overgrow even more.

grace

[kim190]

Thanks again you have been soo helpfull to me! So my next question is, I have had this now for almost 3 weeks, I am just today done with my meds. I started feeling better (my sore is gone and the tingling began...thought i was getting better. Then I started my period....ughhh so now I am feeling all these body achs from my head to my toes, i also feel like my body is on fire? a little itchy down there but still no sore? So am I going to get that sore back again?? Or am I wrriing too much?? And last but not least do I get another rx. of my meds, or do I wait and see?? Ohhh man thank you and I just want to be normal again!!!! :(
Kim

[gracefromHHP]

valtrex is probably the other medication you are referring to.  It's not a better drug, it's just less often dosing which is more convenient :)

keep asking questions in this thread if you have more :)


Also your kids if they had contracted herpes from you during birth, would've been obviously ill soon afterwards and would've been tested for herpes properly then. No reason to test them now . of course once they are older and sexually active, whole new set of rules apply to them then *shudder*.

grace

[kim190]

Yes the doc. gave us both Acyclovir to take for 10 days. I have been hearing alot about another med. on here but i cant remember the name? Is it better? And thanks by the way for that websight i went on it and started reading!!

[gracefromHHP]

did they give you any medication for your current ob?

the herpes handbook at www.westoverheights.com is a terrific resource to start learning more about herpes if you haven't already read it.

grace

[kim190]

thank you guys so muchits so nice to actually get some answers. The only reaso i asked about my kids is because i might have had this when i had them?? we dont know who had h? But one of us must have but never knew it! And no we have not had any blood test done yet, so i have no clue which type it is. My next question is how do i know when this is going away????
thank you!!!!!!!!

[gracefromHHP]

No the kids don't need tested for herpes. First off we don't have an accurate blood test currently available in children under 14 years of age.  Also since it's genital herpes, you don't have the kind of contact it takes to transmit to the children so it's not an issue.  Just washing your hands after using the bathroom or touching your genitals intimately is all you need to do - something we all do anyways regardless :)

Do you and hubby know if you have hsv1 or hsv2 genitally?

Since you both have the same type we can assume, no worries about "ping ponging" the virus back and forth or anything. Avoid sex for comfort reasons during ob's, not because of fear of making it "worse" for the other or anything.

keep asking questions if you have them :)

grace

[gogoboy]

i'm no expert but i've done quite a bit of study... my understanding is that if one of you received the virus from the other then you two are free to have fun provided you have allowed primary infection to pass. antibodies in your system will keep the virus from spreading.

you can have you're children tested but... they are not in danger of getting the disease from you. when having outbreaks then its a good idea to be clean, change your underwear often (and don't let the kids touch this stuff) and wash your hands after touching your genitals, dirty underwear etc...