confused and depressedd regarding herpe reports

[jillbear]

just got my herpes results back  i have never had a outbreak, never had a pain, or nything, and my results came as postive, my ex ha d herpes, but that was over 20 yrs ago, and i have been to many doctors     how do i read the report?

[Mistakeguy789]

Please in the future don't open more threads.  Keep everything in this thread.  Thank you.

[jillbear]

thank you !

[Mistakeguy789]

A few things to remember is that we don't really know what all causes outbreaks.  We have educated guesses as to what causes some of those things (stress, sun, etc) but nothing is for sure.  

You may have had outbreaks and they be so mild you thought they were something else.  Don't feel bad it is how HSV is spread is by someone not knowing they have HSV and then spreading it.  Condoms are not as effective at preventing HSV.  

The things that will help you in preventing the spread to your future husband is by getting on daily supressive therapy which will help reduce the number of outbreaks you have and also the time when the virus is "shedding" without symptoms.  Given that you don't have to give up sex. People who have HSV have an active and healthy sexual life.  The odds with you taking antivirals and avoiding sex during outbreaks is around 98% chance he WON'T catch it.  If I had those odds I would personally take the chance because the person I am with is worth it.  Plus honestly who cares.  HSV isn't life threanting and it is a skin condition.  

You should consider working with a professional on the stress and helping you to relax.  This is something that can be hard to take but really when you got this doesn't matter.  Who had what and where won't change that you have HSV.  You have it so do a lot of people in the world.  If your partner doesn't want to be with you because of a microsopic thing then really is he who you will want when the time comes and the world is falling apart around you both?  

I would suggest reading the herpes handbook found at http://www.westoverheights.com/ along with Terri Warren's book.  

Feel free to continue to ask questions here.  We will gladly help you through this.

[jillbear]

july 4, 2009  i just talked to someone that i was with and he had hsv1 all of his life..  i am worried about the  july 4 2009 , wonderring if he was hsv 2..  now i am in a new family and fii want to marry this man.. i have known him for 15 yrs..   he wants to look at my medical records i told him that there was a situation with my tests and i am being retested by another place tommrroow..  or do i just give up on sex forever?  btw , i have a female tumor on top of all of this..  ffibroids, and they doc wants me to do sugery..  but my blood pressure is very  high right now..  i might have lost my insurance when i got laid off 6/30  how much of all of this stress can i handle?  but i thought that stress makes you have herpes  i have no signs of anything..   i think that i should be one big blister.by now

[jillbear]

di have been so careful all of my life  except for a july 4 fing  how long  does it take to ow in your systom?  i never had any cold sores,  x svaginal or anal sores, anything on my tongue,  i am cuirrently with a very hyper guy who is like tony randall on the ocscar and feliix tv show..   he has had tests and show nothing, i will have him retested   we were using condoms then recently stopped  he has asked me to marry him.. if we use condoms fro the rest of our lives will that we ok, and never do oral sex    how do i know if i am contagios since i have never had a outbrreak?  is if possible since my ex had both types of herpes, cold and genttial, could i have been exposed and it is in my system?  i would not have sex with him when he had out breaks and we always used condoms..  i am 53 yrs old..  i enen to doctors to ask for a ureaplama screening to see if i ever had any bacteriia

[gracefromHHP]

you are hsv1+. Most adults are whether they can recall a history of obvious cold sores or not.

your hsv2 is also +. It's above the typical false positive range.

has your bf been tested to know his own status?

grace

[jillbear]

went  to a doctor to get tests done, since i will be losing my insuraance

i have never had a cold sore, never had any tingling. , never had a outbreak , my ex had herpes over 20 yrs ago  i have not been with him and were careful, i have had numerous doctor appts over the yrs ,nothiingnd today back s postive , my new boy friendl just canceled our wedding

HSV antibodies    Ab screen IgM      out of range says detected  ,under reference range says not deteched

HSV Ab TITER IgM      ARROW points to the left to 10  i can not find the symbol    lab wass QN


HSV Abs land2  HERPESELECT       [R]  .SP

Hsv1    type specific Ab IgG            OUT Of rNGE  SAYS 2.47 H
Hsv1 IgG    results                                '\OUT OF RANGE SAYS POSTIVE     reference range says negitive

HSV2  TTPE specfic Ab IgG            SYMBOL points to the right  5.00 H
HSV2 IgG RESULT                          out of range says postive, reference range says negitive

[Mistakeguy789]

Few questions:

1.  What was the results on?  Lab Work?  Culture?  What?

If this was labwork can your provide the test name and the values of the test.  If this was a type specific test it will be something like HSV1 igg 1.83 HSV2 igg 2.42.  Let us know.

If this is an IgM test it is flawed and shouldn't be used.  About half the adult population has HSV-1 (orally from those kisses from auntie back in the day).  Majority of us won't make it to the old folks home without it.

HSV testing is not mainly a part of routine STD testing.  You may have had this your whole life.