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Herpes from receiving oral sex?
About a week and a half ago I had an encounter with a female. We ended up being intimate and I only fingered her while she performed oral sex on me over the course of maybe 20-30 minutes. Every post I've seen from Drs. HHH and EWH basically confirm that HSV 2 is exceedingly difficult to spread from oral to genital transmission. Am I worrying over nothing? I have already tested positive for HSV 1 in the past as have many others so that's not an issue. I know it's obviously too early to be tested but what would be the earliest I could reliably do so and be able to trust that my result is conclusive?
Apparently Terri thinks I'm crazy...despite my continuing symptoms should I just let this go?
blood testing only tells you what you have and with hsv1, a + hsv1 result would not help you at all since you wouldn't know where it's at. you'd need a lesion culture of hsv1 to show that it was hsv1 genitally.
feel free to pay to post to Terri.
feel free to pay to post to Terri.
Would it be worth asking Terri about my persisting issue? I've had my own sister (also a physician) tell me that she doesn't thing HSV-1 is to blame for anything I'm experience, but I am skeptical. Would 4 month testing be useful?
So I saw a urologist last week...and according to his estimation I don't have prostatitis, and what I'm experiencing could be completely idiopathic and now I've been downgraded to this "may go away over time" so that is not terribly comforting. Sorry for the bombarding of my topic with paranoia, but it's scary to not feel what I've known to be "normal" and being constantly worried that I'll infect someone with something or even the people around me because I mistrust my hands as well because I fear Whitlow. I still need a dermatology consult, so that hopefully I can finally be told that random bumps and things I have aren't herpes. Thank you for reading any and all who have.
I'm honestly not sure that there is anything I can help you with at this point. You don't have herpes from the encounter you are so worried about. continue to follow up with your providers as needed. Don't hesitate to call the specialists and see if they can get you in sooner due to insurance issues.
are you talking to a professional at all about your anxiety from all of this? sometimes not feeling like yourself is a sign of depression that develops from anxiety from a worrisome situation.
are you talking to a professional at all about your anxiety from all of this? sometimes not feeling like yourself is a sign of depression that develops from anxiety from a worrisome situation.
A month or so after my last post and almost 3 months after my encounter I am still experiencing the leg/arm numbness and weakness that I had described before. A neurology consult didn't show anything abnormal but I do have a follow up next month. I have been paranoid about Whitlow even though I had not had any visible lesions on my hands (or on my genitals for that matter), just very dry, cracked hands with some aching and pinprick sensations that are quite scary. I have avoided touching things (and people) because of it.
I am also hoping to have dermatology and urology referrals some time soon because I was diagnosed with prostatitis recently and the Cipro I took for about ten days did not do much of anything. I also have continued feeling fatigued and just odd feeling most of the time and haven't felt like myself since late June. My doctors insist that this will all go away in time but if three months have produced no positive results I am worried and skeptical that any more time will help the situation. I lose my health insurance benefits in January so I am very scared that I will not be able to resolve this in time.
I'm afraid to have sex or even touch my girlfriend because I don't want to make sure deal with the issues I've been facing. I am due for 12 week testing which may turn into 13 week testing if I don't get an appointment this week. I just don't know what to do and living this way is feasible but very difficult. I just want to feel like myself again and I don't know how.
I am also hoping to have dermatology and urology referrals some time soon because I was diagnosed with prostatitis recently and the Cipro I took for about ten days did not do much of anything. I also have continued feeling fatigued and just odd feeling most of the time and haven't felt like myself since late June. My doctors insist that this will all go away in time but if three months have produced no positive results I am worried and skeptical that any more time will help the situation. I lose my health insurance benefits in January so I am very scared that I will not be able to resolve this in time.
I'm afraid to have sex or even touch my girlfriend because I don't want to make sure deal with the issues I've been facing. I am due for 12 week testing which may turn into 13 week testing if I don't get an appointment this week. I just don't know what to do and living this way is feasible but very difficult. I just want to feel like myself again and I don't know how.
Next Friday will officially be 8 weeks since my encounter that basically ruined my entire summer and my relationship. If I get confirmatory negative testing for HSV-2, HIV and all the others I've tested for, should I abandon this issue?
What is the likelihood that I might have transmitted something to my girlfriend based on that single (probably no more than 5 minute) oral sex encounter?
What do you think the likelihood would be that I contracted HSV-1 genitally and that it might be asymptomatic?
At my girlfriend's request, I resumed oral sex on her, is she at any risk for developing symptoms based on what you already know about my situation? We have only done this one time.
Thank you for everything...in the event that anything changes I will probably post something here though I realize you're probably tired of me at this point. Anxiety sucks.
really nothing more I can say that I haven't said already about your situation.
So far my only "symptoms" seem to be the groin issue I mentioned before and some slight numbness in my leg and arms along with some weakness. I still worry that I might test positive but I'm trying to put your words into perspective. I have tested negative for HSV-2 at the baseline and 4 week periods and will test again at 8 weeks and 12 weeks. After twelve weeks am I ok to let this go? I worry about infecting my girlfriend who I reconciled with last week.
I'm still having groin/anal itching and prickliness. Would something like that continue on this long if this was a primary HSV outbreak?
you really don't need any testing at all from this encounter. you already know you have hsv1. you don't need tested for hsv2 from this. you've had no symptoms suggestive of std's so really no reason for any std testing. continue to follow up on your symptoms with your provider for non-std related causes.
If at the end of September (3 months past exposure) I receive a negative result for HSV-2 would it be ok to let go of the issue or would you recommend 4 month testing?
Thank you for responding, I will try...it's just so hard to do that when there are tangible symptoms I'm having that match up with something a HSV-2 positive person has dealt with, even if that's incredibly rare. I know I'm probably a difficult person to correspond with as well so thank you.
Would anything like this be likely as part of any HSV-1 recurring symptoms?
Would anything like this be likely as part of any HSV-1 recurring symptoms?
we've discussed your situation thoroughly. keep reading what was written until you start to believe it!
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