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Oral HSV1
I took my 17 month old to the dr approx 2 weeks ago for sores in his mouth and was told he had oral herpes. I don't know where he got it from so I went last week and got tested just on GP. My results came back yesterday and reads:
HSV I/II VALUE 47.7 RANGE 0.0-0.8 INDEX
The dr comments: Your HSV antibody is positive. Please see below for interpretation of result:
Note: Negative indicates no antibodies detected or either HSV-1 or HSV-2. Equivocal may suggest early infection. If clinically appropriate, retest at a later date. Positive indicates antibodies detected to HSV-1 and.or HSV-2.
This is scary because 1.) I have never had a cold sore, fever blister, or genital wart, not to mention, any other type of symptom. I would have never known had my baby not had it. And 2.) How did I pass it on to my baby? Is it that contagious? I do have a good idea where I may have contracted it, though. Baby's daddy! That's why he's "baby's daddy" and not boyfriend. He's a cheater! (he's been with 7 other girls that I know of during our relationship) I can live with my mistakes, but is it possible that this thing can go away in my baby? I read on webMD that approx 30-40% of people with herpes become herpes-free.
HSV I/II VALUE 47.7 RANGE 0.0-0.8 INDEX
The dr comments: Your HSV antibody is positive. Please see below for interpretation of result:
Note: Negative indicates no antibodies detected or either HSV-1 or HSV-2. Equivocal may suggest early infection. If clinically appropriate, retest at a later date. Positive indicates antibodies detected to HSV-1 and.or HSV-2.
This is scary because 1.) I have never had a cold sore, fever blister, or genital wart, not to mention, any other type of symptom. I would have never known had my baby not had it. And 2.) How did I pass it on to my baby? Is it that contagious? I do have a good idea where I may have contracted it, though. Baby's daddy! That's why he's "baby's daddy" and not boyfriend. He's a cheater! (he's been with 7 other girls that I know of during our relationship) I can live with my mistakes, but is it possible that this thing can go away in my baby? I read on webMD that approx 30-40% of people with herpes become herpes-free.
http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_learn_oralherpes.cfm is a terrific website for learning more about oral herpes in general.
The blood test you had done was the wrong test. It was the combined test which doesn't tell you what you need to know. your provider will need to repeat it with a type specific test that gives you 1 result for hsv1 and 1 result for hsv2, not the combined result.
Babies can contract oral herpes from sharing food and drinks with others who are infected, putting toys with saliva from infected play mates in their mouths, kisses from infected adults as well as putting their hands into infected adults mouths and then into theirs ( you know, the things normal babies do all the time ). they are more vulnerable to infection with oral herpes than we adults are and in fact about 1/3 of us contract hsv1 orally before we enter into kindergarten. it's incredibly common.
You can never get rid of herpes. it's with you for life regardless of if you are having obvious cold sores or not. I think you misunderstood the information you read.
keep asking questions if you have them!
grace
The blood test you had done was the wrong test. It was the combined test which doesn't tell you what you need to know. your provider will need to repeat it with a type specific test that gives you 1 result for hsv1 and 1 result for hsv2, not the combined result.
Babies can contract oral herpes from sharing food and drinks with others who are infected, putting toys with saliva from infected play mates in their mouths, kisses from infected adults as well as putting their hands into infected adults mouths and then into theirs ( you know, the things normal babies do all the time ). they are more vulnerable to infection with oral herpes than we adults are and in fact about 1/3 of us contract hsv1 orally before we enter into kindergarten. it's incredibly common.
You can never get rid of herpes. it's with you for life regardless of if you are having obvious cold sores or not. I think you misunderstood the information you read.
keep asking questions if you have them!
grace
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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.
