I suspect the boyfriend also. Perhaps you were his "first" but maybe not the first girl he had oral sex with & he's afraid how you'll react if he admits this. Just gors to show you can't protect yourself enough. you have to assume that every body is a threat no matter how much they try to tell ther's NO WAY you could possibly get anything
Just 2 weeks ago my best friend went to her doctor because she had sores near her genitals. She called me crying because her doctor said it was herpes. She is over 50 yrs old and married. She thought maybe her husband has had it and never mentioned it (they have only been married a few yrs). Turned out her doctor was wrong. Wait for the test results.
If it wasn't through oral sex then I would really be having a conversation w/ my equally "first time" boyfriend and ask him to be honest. Assure him that you are asking for your health reasons and need him to just be up front. He is still at risk even though he has shown no symptoms. It takes men longer to show symptoms of GH.
Let us know how it goes.
I was diagnosed with genital herpes about 10 years ago. I was with 1 guy for 2 years, and he never had any symptoms. It would be years between outbreaks for me until about 2 years ago, they started coming regularly. The strain can lie dormant for up to 5 years and it can be passed with no symptoms. You can also have lesions inside your vaginal area, like on your cervix, so you never see some outbreaks. You may just have additional discharge. If he had a cold sore, or was about to get one, that could have passed it along. Make sure he is honest as well with you as to wether or not he has been with anyone else. He, or even you, can contract it and pass it on without either party having any symtoms.
I suggest you go to the STD Forum and read some of the information the Doctor provides. I've read that you can have it for months or years before you show symptoms. But probably most people's symptoms are so mild they dismiss it for something else. The only way you will know for sure is a culture or a Herpes Select Blood Test.
Yeah, but he hasnt preformed oral sex on me in MONTHS! we both cant even remember the last time that happened, and this is the first outbreak.
Ive had cold sores before (who hasnt?) but not in a while..
The thing that we cant figure out is that everything i read says initial outbreak occurs with in 2-14days of infection, and i havent had ANY sexual contact in over a month.
When i told my gyno that i hadnt had sex in over a month she stared at me confused, as almost as she didnt believe me, but she didnt offer any options other than herpes.
Do you let him perform oral sex on you? If so it is possible to have genital herpes due to HSV1 (normally causes cold sores). If you already have cold sores which more than 50% of the population does you would be immune to catching it down there, but if not and he has them he can give it to you by performing oral sex.