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antiviral drugs to prevent herpes infection with 3 days of possible exposure??

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hey i made a stupid decision and had sex with a prostitute, with condom but I am paranoid i might have gotten something like herpes-2 that i will have for the rest of my life... it was 2 days ago, if i take antivirals or something right away like they do w...

herpes whitlow potential and antibody bloodwork without outbreak

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Hello. Thank you for all of your work and public service. I have a couple of questions I apologiize if they've been answered before. I work in healthcare ad recently was touching a patients lower back/sacrum without barrier protection. After contact sh...

High level of HSV 1

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My blood test last week showed HSV 1 is positive (>50), but HSV 2 is negative. I have not have any breakout or any cold sore or any related symptoms for more than a year. After the result, my doctor prescribed me Famciclovir 500mg twice/day for 1 month....

What are the statistics/any other treatment?

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I found out about a month ago that I have HSV-2. I suspect that I have had the virus for about 3 years, due to a previous suspected "outbreak". The first time around, I tested negative for over 2 years (via blood test). I did not have another outbreak or a...

HSV1? Need your opinion!

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Hi! Sorry if there's some mistakes in this post, english isn't my first language. So there's my story. I will give you as much details as I remember. I haven't had story of cold sore in my life. 5 years ago, I was with a guy (my boyfriend of the ti...

HIV test conclusivity

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Hi all, I am 28hr old male from India. I had some queries regarding test conclusitivity and my risks. RIsks: I had sex with 20-25 sex workers in India last 1.5 year. All condom protected vaginal sex. No oral sex and little kissing. My last exposur...

HSV Antiviral Resistance

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I've suffered from multiple outbreaks of oral (Type 1) HSV for years. When I started prophylactic treatment with acyclovir, I saw a reduced occurrence for a few months, then they came back to about 4-5 outbreaks/year. I recently switched prophylactic medic...

Itchy and burning relief

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I have had oral sex with my partner who has Genital Herpes 2 and I thought we did everything 'right' in preventing it being passed on to me. He hasn't had it for some time. I now have burning when going to the toilet, incredibly itchy skin and a few 'sor...

Herpes 2 testing

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Hi, I had sex with many sex workers but always with condom protected vaginal sex.. I have cold sores(HSV-1) in mouth. My last sexual exposure was on 04-July-2011. Just 1 week before sexual exposure, I had finished taking Famciclovir 250mg for HSV-...

Question: HSV-1 Cross-contaminating Other Body Parts

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I've had HSV-1 since my college days. 15-20 years or so. I get outbreaks on and near my lips every few months, but after going on antivirals (Famciclovir 250 mg 2x/day) it's been lessened. My first question, being: if I have had the virus for this long...

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