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Genital HSV-1 Positive

Hello,

I got diagnosed with genital HSV-1 over 10 months ago. That OB has been the only one I had since well... I gave it to myself!

Of course, at first I was crying my eyes out and all that fun stuff... But my mom put some sense into me and now I'm ok with it.

I haven't been sexually active since then up until now... Where I made a big mistake... I went out with a guy I've known for a few months, had a couple of drinks and... you know what happened next. That happened around 1 week ago and we hung out lots just me and him since then. I feel terrible for sleeping with him and not telling him, I really like him but I'm so scared of his reaction when I tell him, and I'm not sure when to tell him since we've only been hanging out for a week and I'm leaving for school next week!

The thing is, I went for a brazilian wax yesterday... The wax was super hot. But today I noticed a little sore red spot in the genital area and I'm afraid that it may be an OB. Either that or just a burn from the wax. I'm just... freaking out because I don't know how to tell him that! I know I need to tell him ASAP.....

Thanks.
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101028 tn?1419603004
yep - time to talk about all std's, testing , condom use and birth control if you want to continue seeing him . odds are he's never been tested for herpes to know his status so he'll need tested.   of course with a long distance relationship, talking about fidelity is also important.

have you had your gardasil shots for hpv?
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Thanks Grace, and yes I would like to continue seeing him. We're in a complicated situation since I'll be moving 530 kms away next week. I guess I'll need the relationship talk with him and after that I could slowly have the H talk.
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101028 tn?1419603004
indeed the "trauma" from getting a wax could trigger a recurrence.  no reason to think that you had active hsv1 genitally a week ago and is just now causing an obvious recurrence.

do you plan on continuing to be involved with this fellow? if you aren't , probably not worth bringing this up after the fact.

grace
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