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still confused
I was told I was exposed to HSV-2 this past July. Doctor didn't really have any answers after doing research I see that's a nice way to say you have it. Im in the military and they use a test called MULTIPLEX FLOW IMMONASSAY and my results just say high (no numerical value). I do self checks even before the news and have never seen any bumps or blisters or anything to draw concern. My partner of almost a year (almost always unprotected) has tested negative (test was taken 3 months after last sexual interaction due to deployment). I asked to be retested and the doctor told me that would be pointless because of the IGG test being positive. Then he compared it to my past experience with chickenpox and how I would test positive for that since I had that as a child... and stated exposed does not necessarily mean that I have it. My question is, should I still try to get retested with a different test that can provide me index values or does that not matter?
inf on how to get it done is in our read before posting post.
Ok. So how do I go about aquiring a WB test. Do I just go to a clinic and request that test?
you certainly need better testing to know what your status is. there are false positives so since you've had no lesions to culture, getting a herpes WB blood test is the best course of action at this point though it sounds like you might have to pursue that outside of the military doctors.
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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.
