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Diagnosis
by just30, Jul 02, 2008 12:24PM
I'm 26 year old male. I recieved blood labs back today in which the doctor said that I tested negative for both HSV-1 and HSV-2 (Sorry I don't have exact numbers). It has been four weeks since my unprotected oral sex encounter (giving and receiving) and I have not had any symptoms, even mild ones (I would have noticed I have been a bit ocd since the encounter). Even though the blood work was done relatively early at 3 weeks, my doctor feels confident that I don't have herpes. She said that for piece of mind I could come in agin in a month or so and be retested, but she feels 99% sure that the results will be the same. So I'm asking the community their thoughts... Should I feel confident that i don't have herpes or should I bother taking another blood test? Should I feel confident and safe about resuming normal sexual relations with my wife? Thanks for everyone's help and advice.
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If you really, really feel the need to retest - don't bother doing so until 4 months after the encounter.
Don't confuse guilt with risk or symptoms.
grace