Herpes? Should I worry?

[canadiangirl905]

I have been suffering from really bad anxiety over this the last few days.

In September, I had unprotected sex with a male partner two times. After the second time I started experiencing symptoms that I thought was a yeast infection.The doctor examined me in my initial visit and ruled out yeast, but did not see anything abnormal. So I went to get tested and came back positive for Chlamydia.

I had a full STD panel done after that incident (or so I thought) and have recently followed up all tests two weeks ago, all negative.
I am just concerned by the fact that I did not realize the STD panel does not test for HSV of either kind.

I have never had a cold sore or any other symptoms, and I am very conflicted as to whether or not I should go and get this test due to the controversy surrounding herpes testing and why it is not normally recommended. Due to my anxiety I am now worrying that my initial symptoms were that of a primary herpes infection without lesions, as my doctor did not see anything.

What do you think I should do? Suck it up and get the herpes test? Or assume that infection was solely from chlamydia and leave it at that.

Also reading on here and other sites about the amount of false positive tests I just don't know if testing without symptoms is a good idea or not. I honestly don't know what I would do if it came back positive and since most people have it anyways that are not testing..why should I? I'm just very conflicted on this issue and don't know what to do.

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[canadiangirl905]

Also Merry Christmas to you and thank you so much, if anything you have helped get a girl through something really stressful. Haha, I have been reading about this day and night (almost lost my job for failing to complete a task due to research on this topic...embarrassing but true) and have not slept or been able to eat in ages because of the anxiety this is causing me, so you are at least helping to relive that.
Whatever the results I am able to see in a couple weeks tell me, I am thankful for your responses.

[canadiangirl905]

The fact you're telling me that makes me feel a whole lot better. You're really helping me get through this, as I apparently won't be able to get a test untill Jan 6-9th. (too long from today to be able to deal lol). The fact that I have had to go to the extent to order a test and pay almost $500 for it to get here makes me feel like its not worth the risk, but I do think I need the peace of mind (if there is any).
I honestly hope you are correct, and I now have decent faith that you will be.
I have just read too too many stories on this board and others of individuals who have less risky situations than mine and have turned out pos and had a horrible time.
I guess it is just kind of the luck of the draw with this one...who knows, I will test when I can and untill then will do my best not to worry about it (or shall I behave like I am worried about it?)

[feelingundone]

The fact you think it will be pos is your anxiety and emotion talking. The fact I think you will be neg is based on transmition facts and the science of it. Guess wich one wins in the end. Do the math. No symptoms and the likely hood of your partners being pos. Then the very very very small chance that you were infected...... breathe easy the odds are stacked in your favor.
Nothing and I mean nothing you have said points to a genital hsv infection.

[canadiangirl905]

You're providing a whole world of comfort for me right now, ahaha, I do believe that I would have had some symptoms at some point that I would have noticed if I were infected, or I wouldve heard form a former partner that they had. I just had this one incident and since then have been absolutely freaking out, and now I have found one more thing to be worrying about.
But reading up about it makes me think that most people just do not see it, or notice it, or anything. Which makes me think it is likely that I have it.
I will go get the test done where I can find one (I am from Canada and it is hard to acquire). I really do think it will come out positive, for whatever reason be it my past or now but its alwasy better to know than to not know I guess.  Thank you so much, honestly it means a lot to have you respond to my specific situation.

[feelingundone]

Please don't worry so much. When you research things like hsv the internet is full of half truths and miss information. Like most people not knowing they have hsv. If you were infected you would most definitely have had symptoms that a worrier like you would notice. I know because I am the same way. You will test neg I would bet on it. Please don't worry over you past amount of partners. Take the test then practice safer sex.

[canadiangirl905]

Thanks for your response!
After that encounter I have gone to get what I thought to be a full work up of tests more than three times, which my doctor said was excessive (haha) because I am so paranoid.
We discussed it before we became intimate, obviously he said he was clean, and that also probably means he has also never been tested for hsv and would not be fully aware of his status.
I also just worry as in the past I have had a few more partners than I would like to admit, which made researching and finding out about HSV and its commonalities so late now really stressful. Especially because now I feel that if I am tested relying on this encounter solely, that it could more likely than not come back pos from further in my past (which gives me more anxiety). I guess the best thing to do is just to get tested and deal with it from there, I'm just finding it really hard to wrap my head around at this point.

[feelingundone]

I understand your anxiety over this and the testing. Really I do! That being said what you describe does not sound like hsv at all. An hsv outbreak especially the initial one without sores that blister would be super rare.
I would get an igg herpes test. This will put your mind at ease when it comes back neg. Believe me if you had acquired a new hsv infection from that exposure you would know it.
The odds of contracting hsv while no sores are pressent would be very low.  Have you asked the male partner if he has hsv?
Merry Christmas and don't be afraid to get tested. I am sure you are neg!