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HSV transmission risks and suppressive therapy affect/skew blood tests results?
I'm a female and have HSV1 and HSV2 confirmed by Western Blot in 2012. I have genital OB 1-2/year, and I don't recall getting oral OBs, but I don't take suppressive therapy. My new partner was visually diagnosed with oral HSV, and he is on Acyclovir suppressive therapy since 2013.
I have couple of questions regarding transmission risks and HSV1 and 2 serology testing results while on suppressive therapy.
My partner plans to have a blood test done, does suppressive therapy skew or affect the Herpes Select results? Will suppressive therapy have an effect on Western Blot test results as well?
If yes to both tests, how long will he have to be off Acyclovir before he can get the test done?
I plan to take suppressive therapy with this new relationship, If I'm the giver of oral sex, can I give him genital HSV1 despite him having oral HSV?
If he is the giver of oral sex, can he get HSV2 orally from me?
With condom use and both us are on suppressive therapy (my partner for his oral HSV and mine for my HSV2), what are his risks of getting genital HSV?
Thank you for your time and help.
I have couple of questions regarding transmission risks and HSV1 and 2 serology testing results while on suppressive therapy.
My partner plans to have a blood test done, does suppressive therapy skew or affect the Herpes Select results? Will suppressive therapy have an effect on Western Blot test results as well?
If yes to both tests, how long will he have to be off Acyclovir before he can get the test done?
I plan to take suppressive therapy with this new relationship, If I'm the giver of oral sex, can I give him genital HSV1 despite him having oral HSV?
If he is the giver of oral sex, can he get HSV2 orally from me?
With condom use and both us are on suppressive therapy (my partner for his oral HSV and mine for my HSV2), what are his risks of getting genital HSV?
Thank you for your time and help.
Antivirals can delay a positive test. Meaning if someone very recently contracted hsv and was on antivirals then it nay take longer for them to test positive. Western blot is a much more thorough test and as long as enough time passes from the last exposure then it should be no problem.
Since your partner has been on since 2013 there shoukd be no issues. That being said hsv1 igg bloodtests can miss up to 25% of infections. So it's not uncommon to test negative but have cold sores.
Giving him oral sex is really safe. He has it orally and contracring the same strain on the genitals later (after the first 3 months or so) is incredibly rare.
Oral hsv2 is not common as hsv2 simply doesn't like the oral cavity. When it does it's usually very mild. Has few if any outbreaks and sheds only a few % of days. In other words i doubt he would notice as hsv1 oral would be the dominant infection.
With suppressive therapy and condom protected intercourse the odds are extremely low. Not zero but very very low.
Since your partner has been on since 2013 there shoukd be no issues. That being said hsv1 igg bloodtests can miss up to 25% of infections. So it's not uncommon to test negative but have cold sores.
Giving him oral sex is really safe. He has it orally and contracring the same strain on the genitals later (after the first 3 months or so) is incredibly rare.
Oral hsv2 is not common as hsv2 simply doesn't like the oral cavity. When it does it's usually very mild. Has few if any outbreaks and sheds only a few % of days. In other words i doubt he would notice as hsv1 oral would be the dominant infection.
With suppressive therapy and condom protected intercourse the odds are extremely low. Not zero but very very low.
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