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when to tell someone and how?
There is this coworker that I have the biggest crush on... he and I went out a time or two and I felt like the chemistry was great but he got a promotion and moved to another branch in another state which brought everything to a halt. We still text once in a while and there has been some suggestive drunk texts as well. This was all before I was diagnosed with HSV2. In two weeks we will both be traveling to another branch to help out staying in a hotel etc. I am terrified that the opportunity to hook up will arise and I have no idea what to do or say. Do I tell him and risk everyone I work with finding out? (I don't think he would say anything but I can't be sure) or do I just pretend I am on my period or something? I am freaking out because I haven't been in a situation like this yet. I really like him but I am scared of the repulsion/rejection or that if I ever tell someone they will tell the whole world. I don't think that I myself have really come to terms with it. I would just love some guidance on how to navigate through a situation like this.
Sorry if my post was confusing and thank you for the advice on the test. I will do some research. For further clarification my coworker and I have never hooked up but there have been some suggestive drunk texts back and forth so I am worried that he might try to make a move when we are out of town for work. I am not sure how to handle deflecting the situation or if I should tell him or not?
It seemed like it was a 'sudden' blood test from your first post!
You absolutely need to seek further testing for clarification.
You need to explicitly request IgG antibodies type specific for HSV1 and HSV2. Do not do any other test, regardless of what they offer, insist on this.
You absolutely need to seek further testing for clarification.
You need to explicitly request IgG antibodies type specific for HSV1 and HSV2. Do not do any other test, regardless of what they offer, insist on this.
I apologize for the novel Fleetwood but here is my story:
I went in for my annual exam and my gynocologist said she wanted to test my thyroid because I had significant weight gain and I feel fatigued all the time. She then asked if I wanted to do a blood test for stds while I was at it so I said ok. I have never had an outbreak or any symptoms that I know of but I thought why not it might be good to check. I got a call a week later and I was told everything came back ok but that I tested positive for genital herpes. I called back a few weeks later and asked to confirm my type after reading some stuff on this forum and she said it was HSV2. I never actually saw any test results and I do not know what test it was other than it was a blood test. I got a bill from the lab and it looks like it might have been an IG test? I don't know that I have ever had a blood test run for STDs until then so I may have contracted it a long time ago I am not sure but I hadn't been sexually active for about 2 years until I slept with someone unprotected at a wedding after too many drinks back in Feb. Before then I used condoms on and off but not as much as I should have. I have an appointment to get tested again on Tuesday just for some peace of mind. I am also trying to figure out which test I took and I tried to find out which one pp uses but the lady on the phone told me it depends on the lab my insurance uses??
I went in for my annual exam and my gynocologist said she wanted to test my thyroid because I had significant weight gain and I feel fatigued all the time. She then asked if I wanted to do a blood test for stds while I was at it so I said ok. I have never had an outbreak or any symptoms that I know of but I thought why not it might be good to check. I got a call a week later and I was told everything came back ok but that I tested positive for genital herpes. I called back a few weeks later and asked to confirm my type after reading some stuff on this forum and she said it was HSV2. I never actually saw any test results and I do not know what test it was other than it was a blood test. I got a bill from the lab and it looks like it might have been an IG test? I don't know that I have ever had a blood test run for STDs until then so I may have contracted it a long time ago I am not sure but I hadn't been sexually active for about 2 years until I slept with someone unprotected at a wedding after too many drinks back in Feb. Before then I used condoms on and off but not as much as I should have. I have an appointment to get tested again on Tuesday just for some peace of mind. I am also trying to figure out which test I took and I tried to find out which one pp uses but the lady on the phone told me it depends on the lab my insurance uses??
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
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STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
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