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URGENT ADVICE REQUIRED!! HELP
Dear Doctor,
A few months back I was dating a girl for a short while. Few weeks into our relationship we got intimate. She performed oral sex on me after which she developed flu like symptoms with running nose and sore throat and all. She also had this weird dry skin around her nose BUT it was not a cold sore. It was just dry skin peeling off and this was confirmed by her doctor. A swab was taken from the dry skin area and also her mouth for testing. Test was normal. The doctor said there was nothing out or the ordinary to be found. Because this was a long distance relationship I came back to my town after weekend with her. Three weeks later I went to visit her again. By now her dry skin had healed. We stayed the night at a hotel and we had sex again. She performed oral sex on me again and two days later she developed an actual cold sore. She consulted her local GP who herself wasn’t sure if it was a cold sore at first, she had to get a 2nd doctors opinion for confirmation. The first doctor actually thought it was just a skin irritation. Even after three weeks from getting intimate for the first time, and after her “flu” had gotten better, she complained of sore throat again a day before we had sex 2nd time ( my 2nd visit). She did happen to inform me that she does get bad sore throat every winter which causes the skin around her nose to peel. She said shes had it worse before but she did say shes never had a cold sore before, well not one like this anyways! Is it just coincidence or could I have infected her?
My question is with the above facts presented to you is it possible that I may have hsv-2? I have no symptoms at all!!! I have a new partner now, and she has performed oral sex on me several times and she has never developed any flu like symptoms or any cold sores? I have had a few partners over the years. I do get myself checked up every year! I have done a lot of research on herpes. I do understand the if a person has never had cold sores as a kid, having oral sex with a person infected with hsv 2 virus can trigger hsv 1 in the mouth area, but if a person already has been infected with hsv 1 in childhood than it is considered highly unlikely for a person to get re-infected with hsv 1 again. Hsv2 virus only seems to like the groin area and you are unlikely to get it in the mouth area. Research also shows that you are 95% unlikely to infect someone if you do not show any symptoms at all. PLEASE HELP!!
A few months back I was dating a girl for a short while. Few weeks into our relationship we got intimate. She performed oral sex on me after which she developed flu like symptoms with running nose and sore throat and all. She also had this weird dry skin around her nose BUT it was not a cold sore. It was just dry skin peeling off and this was confirmed by her doctor. A swab was taken from the dry skin area and also her mouth for testing. Test was normal. The doctor said there was nothing out or the ordinary to be found. Because this was a long distance relationship I came back to my town after weekend with her. Three weeks later I went to visit her again. By now her dry skin had healed. We stayed the night at a hotel and we had sex again. She performed oral sex on me again and two days later she developed an actual cold sore. She consulted her local GP who herself wasn’t sure if it was a cold sore at first, she had to get a 2nd doctors opinion for confirmation. The first doctor actually thought it was just a skin irritation. Even after three weeks from getting intimate for the first time, and after her “flu” had gotten better, she complained of sore throat again a day before we had sex 2nd time ( my 2nd visit). She did happen to inform me that she does get bad sore throat every winter which causes the skin around her nose to peel. She said shes had it worse before but she did say shes never had a cold sore before, well not one like this anyways! Is it just coincidence or could I have infected her?
My question is with the above facts presented to you is it possible that I may have hsv-2? I have no symptoms at all!!! I have a new partner now, and she has performed oral sex on me several times and she has never developed any flu like symptoms or any cold sores? I have had a few partners over the years. I do get myself checked up every year! I have done a lot of research on herpes. I do understand the if a person has never had cold sores as a kid, having oral sex with a person infected with hsv 2 virus can trigger hsv 1 in the mouth area, but if a person already has been infected with hsv 1 in childhood than it is considered highly unlikely for a person to get re-infected with hsv 1 again. Hsv2 virus only seems to like the groin area and you are unlikely to get it in the mouth area. Research also shows that you are 95% unlikely to infect someone if you do not show any symptoms at all. PLEASE HELP!!
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just looking for signs of herpes ob's isn't helpful at all.
you can both seek out type specific herpes igg blood tests to see who has what.
you can both seek out type specific herpes igg blood tests to see who has what.
i've had a full sexual health check up every year. as part of my check up, they examined my skin for any possible signs of herpes out breaks. thats about it. i did ask my doctor for a blood test to checkmy herpes but she told me that they only do swab tests if you have symptoms. I live in New Zealand so things work slightly here. i've had unproteced sex with my partner few times, she seems normal with no symptoms what so ever. may be the girl i was seeing previously just had reoccurring cold sores like alota people do. how can i get tested? waht is the test called?
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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.
hsv1 can never turn into hsv2. they are 2 totally different infections. you can contract hsv1 genitally, it stays hsv1 and can't turn into hsv2.
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