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Are false-positives possible for a culture test?
I was in a malaria-prone country two weeks ago when I feel ill. Given my many mosquito bites, I self-diagnosed myself as having malaria. I did not have flu-symptoms per se (as I have had the flu before and I did not feel the same), but I would feel very hot one moment, and then cold the next. I did not have painful urination. I attributed my swollen nodes to the frequency of sex i was having in the days leading up to my illness. My vagina felt swollen and I believed that, because I started drying up rather quickly during sex, I had vaginal cuts. I was taking ibuprofen as a result, but felt that it was not very helpful. So I applied Neosporin in my vagina (very stupid - I know). I also took medicine to treat the "malaria". My urine was a different color because of the treatment. As such, I thought my vaginal discharge changed color also because of the medicine. There was no blood in my urine, but while ill, I would see blood when I wiped. By the end of the malaria treatment, I felt much better. After the malaria treatment, I was still experiencing a sore feeling. I attributed discomfort during subsequent sex attempts to this soreness.
After I returned, I went to the doctor to make sure I no longer had malaria in my system. I also made an appointment at a clinic. I went to the clinic and upon physical exam, the dr was convinced I had herpes. She said that I had one ulceration...but that it may have been several that merged into one. She also proceeded to take swab samples as well as other std exams. Today I received a result of positive for HSV-1 in my genitals. I realize that it is possible for my partner to never have symptoms...but I am wondering how possible it is to get HSV-1 from genital-to-genital contact, as opposed to oral-to-genital contact? Can you have oral herpes and never have symptoms? I am very confused right now.
After I returned, I went to the doctor to make sure I no longer had malaria in my system. I also made an appointment at a clinic. I went to the clinic and upon physical exam, the dr was convinced I had herpes. She said that I had one ulceration...but that it may have been several that merged into one. She also proceeded to take swab samples as well as other std exams. Today I received a result of positive for HSV-1 in my genitals. I realize that it is possible for my partner to never have symptoms...but I am wondering how possible it is to get HSV-1 from genital-to-genital contact, as opposed to oral-to-genital contact? Can you have oral herpes and never have symptoms? I am very confused right now.
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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.
