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When i was 10 i got herpes, i have no clue how it happend...because i never had sex. I did some research and i found out there are many types of herpes, i don't know if i have type 6 or 7 or if its the sexually transmitted kind, but anyways i do remember getting the painful rash on my genitals,so I'm worried about that. Also years later i fingered a girl, and i cut my hand on her shorts so my cut would have been very fresh i don't know if the cut came in contact or how big it was because i cant remember, and now I'm freaking out about STDS, can you get Stds from this event also is my risk of Hiv higher do to the fact i have herpes... do you think i need testing??? please help I'm really worried!
let's start at the very beginning - how were you diagnosed as having herpes? was it oral or genital?
you won't get a std from fingering someone. there's no need for worry or testing from that.
grace
you won't get a std from fingering someone. there's no need for worry or testing from that.
grace
thank you for the reply...i was tested when i was 10.. i was so young..my mom tells me that the doctor said it wasnt the sexually transmitted kind but...i dont know if she really remmebers that well, so i have always been worried about that. but even with a fresh cut you dont think its a concern.
we don't have blood tests that are actually accurate in 10 year olds. I recommend at this point you repeat your herpes igg blood tests now that you are older and tests would be accurate for you. if it wasn't the genital herpes though then you tested + for hsv1 which is what 1 out of every 2-3 people you know has!
http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_learn_oralherpes.cfm has terrific info on oral herpes for more reading. they are switching servers right now so if you can't access it the first time, try again later.
no, even a cut isn't a concern.
http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_learn_oralherpes.cfm has terrific info on oral herpes for more reading. they are switching servers right now so if you can't access it the first time, try again later.
no, even a cut isn't a concern.
sorry to keep bothering you but i read on a couple other sites that say having herpes increases the risk of hiv transmission if this is the case would my fingering risk be higher. do to the fact i have herpes.
hsv2 infection increases the risk of hiv. you don't have hsv2 and your genitals weren't in contact with someone else wh was infected with hiv. you don't get hiv from fingering either.
what if someone had hsv2 and fingered with a cut would that increase it though, or is it only during sex
most of us have hhv 6 and 7 by the time we reach adulthood. it's not an increased risk for hiv.
hsv2 causes changes in the genital skin that allows someone to be more easily infected with hiv. a cut on your finger would be meaningless.
hsv2 causes changes in the genital skin that allows someone to be more easily infected with hiv. a cut on your finger would be meaningless.
hey, its me again i just wanted to specify, when i cut my self it was like a scrap and it was proably like 1inch long and it was when i went down into her shorts i scarped my hand,like if you can imagen rubbing your hand up against something and scarping , they were 2 scaps an inch long.
im sorry im keep bugging you but i was worried about hpv also because a few months after i got like a white bump on my knuckle, and i was freaking out about that too, also a white bump on my thumb i picked off and now i still have like excess skin there. you think that i should be concered of genital warts on my hands. sorry again
well i asked him awhile back and if he would be concerned about the incident and he said no, but i never showed him my hand, ultimatley i dont really like going to the doctor so i just was wondering if u think theres good chance the two are related, or if you stick to your original post
you need to be seen if you are concerned.
why would I say something different now?
why would I say something different now?
sorry i wont ask anymore because i understand you cant make a diagnoses online but to clarify i was just wondering, that with your knowledge that you might think maybe i was one of the small number of people that may have got something from mutual masterbation or if you highly doubt its anything.
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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.
