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Very worried

Pleasehelp1113

Hello I have been having really bad anxiety since October of 2018 I haven’t been able to sleep I’ve caused my period to come late from wo...

2 answers | 5 comments

can I catch herpes with another I'm sharing water

ramyqqq

OCD contamination fear and intrusive thoughts....

1 answer

Just a genital contact causes herpes?

Lifetimeofregrets

I was fooling around with another man in a public background at a park, his penis merely touched my anus. I saw his penis, it looked norm...

1 answer | 1 comment

FOLLICULITIS or Herpes

ardixo01

So I went to the doctor on 1/21/2019 and had a lesion on my upper leg next to my groin. Doc said he was sure that it was 99.9% sure it w...

4 answers | 9 comments

HSV-1 from unprotected oral sex for about 3-4 minutes ?

Specile10

Hi ... I am going insane about this , please someone tell me the percentage of getting Herpes type 1 from receiving blowjob for about 3-...

7 answers | 2 comments

chances of actually having HSV2?

ttt75

I'm a 44 year old male in a 2 year+ relationship with a 37 y.o female. As far as I know she is faithful. She has an IUD so we have unpro...

1 answer | 2 comments

Hsv1 igg results

Paronoidd

Had a recent exposure about 5 weeks back and igg results for hsv1 is 0.8 (highest number along the negative range). Will this be accurat...

3 answers

Have I risked passing herpes??

BrookeDavis90

I was given herpes 9 years ago after wrongly trusting an ex partner. I didnt have sex for 8 years because of this... I have recently beco...

2 answers | 12 comments

Are false negative herpes blood tests possible?

ReneeF69

Six years into our marriage, after my husband had sex with another woman, I was tested for all STDs and all were negative; about seven ye...

1 answer

HSV2 advice needed

redrobin1

Hi I am HSV2+ male 4 days ago I had protected sex with HSV2- female, now I'm freaking out because of my shameful actions.... 1. We onl...

2 answers | 18 comments

Herpes or something else?

Hesace1

A year ago I had unprotected sex with a female partner and began to experience leg pain after but after repeated test nothing came up pos...

1 answer | 1 comment

Can my herpes test be wrong?

Amess140

Last summer I got diagnosed with hsv1 in the genital area. I keep thinking the diagnosis was wrong with the way everything happened. I ha...

1 answer | 1 comment

Tingling/Burning sensation on buttocks, groin, and behind (inner) thighs.

elsacapz1

Hello Doctor, I've read through multiple posts on here and would like some reassurance and expertise on my specific problem. I went to...

6 answers | 33 comments

HSV1 be transmitted genital to genital

Jerm1116

Is it possible for some to have genital herpes by hsv1 then transmit that hsv1 to someone else genitally? How does testing work if this i...

1 answer | 1 comment

Can Antibiotics allow for a harsh outbreak?

Hush0003

I recently had a case of prostatitis, went to the doctor and was given Cypro. Felt better in about 4 days. But then I had the worst hsv2 ...

2 answers | 14 comments

Viagra and Herpes?

YodatheJediMaster

Can viagra cause an increase in herpes outbreaks? I noticed since I started taking viagra more regularly I went from 3 to 4 outbreaks a y...

1 answer

Real incubation period for hsv1

OneKiss

Hi can someone really tell me the real incubation period for transmission of hsv1 or HSV2 .Today makes day 20. I saw on here incubation ...

1 answer

Anyone tried monolaurin capsules to prevent OBs?

arabella7

I have, they worked and I'm passing on the info. I'm 55, going through menopause and have been plagued by genital herpes (from oral sex) ...

24 answers | 1 comment

Do I or don’t I? CONFUSED

AFKR

Nov 2016 first outbreak (horrible) w/ lesions and severe flu-like symptoms, culture from lesion came back positive for HSV2. I have tak...

1 answer | 3 comments

Should I be worried?

Jerm1116

So, I had sex with a girl I was dating back in February. About 2 days after the last time we had sex (protected) I began to feel dryness ...

2 answers | 4 comments

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