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Herpes Exposure! Please Help
(I am a male, couldnt figure out how to change it on profile) 20yr old male
Two weeks ago I had unprotected sex with this woman. A week later I started experiencing pain, and burning while urinating. The next day I noticed my groin lymph nodes, were swole and my whole body ached. I immediately went to the doctor to have this looked at. He did all the test on me as well as an exam. He told me I had folliculitis due to the irritated hair follicles at the base of my penis. I told him about my other symptoms and he did all the blood work (this is before the girl told me). The tests came back the following monday and everything was negative. He gave me some antibiotics to clear up whatever anitbacterial infection it could be. Just the other day I talked to the girl and she experienced the same problems the following week on the same day, which I thought was ironic. She thought she had gotten infected by me. She went and got tested and was positive from herpes. So apparently she was infected from her ex boyfriend. So I went back to the doctor and told him the news, he felt I didnt have herpes but said he would run a test that would show if I did get it from her. I am currently waiting on that news, but am freaking out! My question is could 1)I have had those symptoms and not be infected by Herpes? 2) I know it takes a while for your body to build up antibodies to the disease so the first test only a week later im sure did not show any true results right? 3) Will this test he said he did show if I have it or not with it being two weeks later. Im not sure what test it was but it was blood related and he assured me this would show recent results! Any advice or opinion would be of great help. I am OCD so this has stayed on my mind 24-7. I know if she was shedding the virus it makes me more prone to getting it also know that theres a chance I didnt recieve it, but is that possible with the symptoms I had?? (The meds he gave me has ended the burning, glands still slightly swollen meds were cipro, arithmiacine)
Two weeks ago I had unprotected sex with this woman. A week later I started experiencing pain, and burning while urinating. The next day I noticed my groin lymph nodes, were swole and my whole body ached. I immediately went to the doctor to have this looked at. He did all the test on me as well as an exam. He told me I had folliculitis due to the irritated hair follicles at the base of my penis. I told him about my other symptoms and he did all the blood work (this is before the girl told me). The tests came back the following monday and everything was negative. He gave me some antibiotics to clear up whatever anitbacterial infection it could be. Just the other day I talked to the girl and she experienced the same problems the following week on the same day, which I thought was ironic. She thought she had gotten infected by me. She went and got tested and was positive from herpes. So apparently she was infected from her ex boyfriend. So I went back to the doctor and told him the news, he felt I didnt have herpes but said he would run a test that would show if I did get it from her. I am currently waiting on that news, but am freaking out! My question is could 1)I have had those symptoms and not be infected by Herpes? 2) I know it takes a while for your body to build up antibodies to the disease so the first test only a week later im sure did not show any true results right? 3) Will this test he said he did show if I have it or not with it being two weeks later. Im not sure what test it was but it was blood related and he assured me this would show recent results! Any advice or opinion would be of great help. I am OCD so this has stayed on my mind 24-7. I know if she was shedding the virus it makes me more prone to getting it also know that theres a chance I didnt recieve it, but is that possible with the symptoms I had?? (The meds he gave me has ended the burning, glands still slightly swollen meds were cipro, arithmiacine)
so you never had any urine testing done? just blood tests?
seeking out a type specific herpes igg blood test now will tell you your status from prior to this partner more than show recent infection. You will need to repeat the testing 3 months post encounter if it's negative just to err on the side of caution. do you know if your partner was diagnosed with hsv1 or hsv2 genitally?
grace
seeking out a type specific herpes igg blood test now will tell you your status from prior to this partner more than show recent infection. You will need to repeat the testing 3 months post encounter if it's negative just to err on the side of caution. do you know if your partner was diagnosed with hsv1 or hsv2 genitally?
grace
I had urine test and blood test done. I was tested for everything. I believe it was hsv2 because in was in her genitals. Do you think there is a chance I did not contract herpes even with the symptoms I had?? Also I am assuming that the test he preformed on me a few days ago will not do much good either?
Do you think I may be ok?? and she had the same symptoms a week later we had sex as well, so she had never experience any symptoms before then. So do you think having sex caused her to shed the virus afterwards or is there a high chance she was shedding when we had sex. I am pretty sure she got it in august, thats when she hooked up with her x before she came to school.
the only testing accurate 2 weeks post encounter is chlamydia, gonorrhea, trich and ngu if you were tested for those. all other testing was done too early.
also no, you can't assume hsv2 since it's genital. get your own testing done and follow up at the proper times if you are negative.
also no, you can't assume hsv2 since it's genital. get your own testing done and follow up at the proper times if you are negative.
Thanks for your response! I will go around February and get retested I guess. Im scared though that I for sure have it since she tested positive for it and I had the exact symptoms as her. :/.....
did you get your herpes igg blood test results back yet from the testing you recently had?
your test results now will help your partner determine if it's a newly acquired herpes infection for her or not , not accurately reflect a recently acquired infection for you. it gives you a baseline though.
From the post I put what do you think my chances are contracting herpes from her? Based on symptoms, time, etc?
Also how would it determine if hers is newly acquired and not mine? For her tests to have come back positive it showed that she had already had the virus. The doctor told me based on my results from the first test I have never have contracted hsv from anyone previous to her. So now i have my fingers crossed that I did not contract it from her, and got lucky.
I just feel certain that I have it based on the symptoms so idk....also can symptoms include painful stool passing? For a couple of days I had frequent urges to use the bathroom and when doing so it hurt very bad and was difficult to pass stool. I was thinking it was from me lifting heavy weights due to the weight training I do but the more ive read the more I see different answers out there.
So grace heres the news!.....The first they did to me (a week after) exposure was the Igg test. Which from what ive learned is useless that soon but that was negative...So when I went back this past time, it was two weeks after exposure he just recently called me and said the IGM test was very negative as well. He said in the early stages the Igm test would show early exposure and it was all negative. So I feel somewhat releved lol...what do you think?
herpes igm testing isn't recommended to be used on adults. your provider needs to read the 2010 cdc herpes guidelines and update their herpes testing knowledge.
a negative igm doesn't really mean anything either.
you had negative igg results initially so odds are if you had contracted herpes from this partner, you would've had very obvious and "classic" symptoms which you did not. really no reason for repeat testing.
do you plan on being involved with this partner more?
a negative igm doesn't really mean anything either.
you had negative igg results initially so odds are if you had contracted herpes from this partner, you would've had very obvious and "classic" symptoms which you did not. really no reason for repeat testing.
do you plan on being involved with this partner more?
I wasnt sure if I had the leg/join pain because I lift weights regularly. So I did experience weird but/thigh feelings but I figured that was from my leg workout.
classic symptoms are obvious and painful lesions - you wouldn't miss them.
it's been a few weeks now, time to move past hsv2 from this encounter.
it's been a few weeks now, time to move past hsv2 from this encounter.
So your saying even if majority of people never have major symptoms, at some point.I would have had the lesions. Thanks for all your help and time!
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