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Is there a simple test to find out if you have genital hsv1 or 2?
I just called my doctor to see what type I had and all they say is on the notes it says genital herpes. Which I always assumed for the past decade means I just have hsv2. I've never had anything around the mouth so assumed that I don't have hsv1... But then I was reading on posts that genital herpes can be either hsv1 or 2. Can I take a test to find out as my doctors notes are not specific.
That was answered above. IgG antibodies are present when a person is infected. This is regardless of whether they are having an outbreak or not. The antibodies are permanent.
Thanks for the comment, I'm confident i have never had an outbreak around my mouth but thats why i was wondering if when you have a test can they tell you what types are present or is oral HSV1 only diagnosed by physical signs?
Most people are infected in their youth with many have no recollection owing to age or awareness of being infected. I'd suggest your partner is more likely to have had HSV1 since their youth than a recent infection, so no not really much evidence it came from you.
You not recalling a facial outbreak does not give assurance that you do not have HSV1.
You not recalling a facial outbreak does not give assurance that you do not have HSV1.
No what i meant was i have never had a facial breakout but my new gf recently got a breakout of hsv1 whilst having flu and we can only assume it has come from me as she is aware i have HSV2. But we haven't had intercourse or oral yet so I'm trying to work out if i passed it on by having it and no symptoms or whether she picked it up somewhere else either recently or in the past and its just been dormant until she was low in her immune system
Is it possible to get HSV1 and not show any symptoms until a later period of time as above?
Is it possible to get HSV1 and not show any symptoms until a later period of time as above?
If you have both HSV1 and HSV2, it is a very safe assumption you have oral HSV1 and genital HSV2.
Yes, an igg blood test would tell you which you have. but hsv2 is more common genital
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Can it tell if you have both? e.g. Could it tell me if i have HSV2 genital and HSV1 oral?
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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.
